Grading

Tandon Policies on Grading and Grades

Computing the Grade-Point Average for Graduate Students

For the purposes of computing GPAs for graduate students and graduate courses, the following schedule is used.

 Grade  Point Value      Description

 A         4.000                Excellent

A-         3.667               Excellent

B+        3.333               Good

B          3.000               Good

B-         2.667               Deficient, but Passing

C+        2.333              Deficient, but Passing

C          2.000              Deficient, but Passing

F          0.000              Failing

P                                 Pass (no GPA value)

S                                Satisfactory

U                                Unsatisfactory

W                               Withdrawal

I Incomplete, converts to F after 180 days

AUD Audit

 Grades S and U reflect progress on research efforts. Once the thesis or dissertation is completed, the letter grade is entered on the transcript for all research registrations. Noncredit seminar courses are graded P or F. Other than research credits, no credit-bearing courses can be assigned S or U grades. A student cannot graduate if a grade of U is on the transcript for any credit-bearing course or for research efforts at the time of graduation. A grade of Incomplete cannot be assigned to M.S. thesis, M.S. project, or Ph.D. dissertation courses. These courses are continuing research courses, and must be assigned either Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U) grades until the project, thesis, or dissertation is completed. Upon completion, all prior and current registration for these courses should be assigned the same, regular letter grade. Grades S, U, I, W and AUD are not included in computing the GPA. This information can be found in the bulletin.

Tandon School of Engineering Repeating Courses Policy

The first time a graduate student repeats a course, the lower grade is not counted towards the GPA. All subsequent grades in a course repeated more than once are included in the GPA, although degree credit is earned only once. Please see the Bulletin for the official policy