The Grading System
Letter grades, including their plus and minus combinations, are utilized by the School of Graduate Studies. The following grade point equivalents will be used to compute cumulative grade averages: A (4.00); A- (3.70); B+ (3.30); B (3.00); B- (2.70); C+ (2.30); C (2.00); C- (1.70); D+ (1.30); D (1.00); D- (0.70); F (0.00). No planned program credit is awarded for grades of C- or below, but all grades received in post-baccalaureate status at Central Connecticut State University remain on the graduate transcript and are included in the student's cumulative grade average. A grade of NR (not recorded by instructor) will be entered if grades are not submitted in a timely manner. Grades of NR not changed to another grade by the instructor within a year will be changed to an F. (For undergraduates the deadline is the first eight weeks of the subsequent major semester.) Responsibility for removing an NR within this time limit rests with the student.
Additional grades used at CCSU include:
AU Audit (no credit)
INC Incomplete
IP In Progress (Doctoral)
NC Satisfactory completion of a non-credit course
S Satisfactory performance in a non-credit course
TR Transfer credit
U Unsatisfactory performance in a non-credit course
W Withdrawal
The Pass/Fail grading option is not available to graduate students, other than for recording performance on the Comprehensive Examination. Programs may receive permission to use the pass/fail option for specific courses.
SPRING & FALL 2020 STATEMENT
The COVID-19 pandemic required significant academic changes. Unusual enrollment patterns and grading reflect the disruption of the time, not necessarily the student's work. The university’s pass/fail policy was temporarily modified. Two additional grades were in-use:
Grade Points
P^ Pass --
P* Low Pass --
At the undergraduate level, a P^ indicates an original earned grade of C- or higher.
At the graduate level, a P^ indicates an original earned grade of C or higher.