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Universal Grading

Purpose: The universal grading procedure establishes a standardized grading scale to ensure consistent submission of letter grades and numeric grade ranges across all Schools at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ. This procedure supports consistency and promotes equity, transparency, academic integrity, and transferability.

Scope: This procedure applies to all credit bearing courses offered by the College. This procedure is not applicable for non-credit-bearing courses and for special accreditation guidelines.

Definitions:

Credit-Bearing Course: A course that carries academic credit applicable toward a certificate or degree program.

Non-Credit-Bearing Course: A course that does not carry academic credit, typically offered for professional development, personal enrichment, or skill-building purposes.

Letter Grade: The alphabetic designations (as in A, A-, B, C) assigned to represent a student’s academic performance.

Universal Grading: The College-wide grading scale that aligns numeric grades with corresponding letter grades to ensure consistency across all Schools.

Universal Grading Scale:

• A: 94-100
• A-: 90-93
• B+: 87-89
• B: 83-86
• B-: 80-82
• C+: 77-79
• C: 70-76
• D: 60-69
• F: 0-59

Responsibilities:

Office of Academic Affairs – Approves requests for grading exceptions related to accreditation requirements.  

Faculty – Apply the Universal Grading scale consistently in all credit-bearing courses and clearly communicate grading standards to students through course syllabi.

Effective Date: Fall 2026

Approved: February 2026
Approved by: Cabinet
Category: Academic Affairs
Subcategory: Grading Policy
Scheduled for Review: February 2028
Responsible Department: Academic Affairs

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