Grades
Academic Standards
The student’s proficiency in graduate coursework is recorded in the following manner on a 4.0 Quality Point Average (QPA) grading scale.
| A |
= 4.0 |
A- |
= 3.7 |
|
| B+ |
= 3.3 |
B |
= 3.0 |
B- |
= 2.7 |
| C+ |
= 2.3 |
C |
= 2.0 |
C- |
= 1.7 |
| D+ |
= 1.3 |
D |
= 1.0 |
D- |
= 0.7 |
A 3.0 QPA or “B” average in all graduate and required undergraduate work undertaken at Franciscan University of Steubenville should be maintained by graduate students. In order to qualify for graduation, the student must have a 3.0 average for all graduate courses attempted. According to University policy, graduate students must retake any graduate courses in which they earn less than a grade of “C” (2.0). These are minimum University standards; individual graduate programs may have more stringent requirements.
Other grades recorded:
| P |
Passing. No quality points. Used for specific courses. |
| W |
Withdrew - no quality points. |
| X |
Incomplete - no quality points |
| NR |
No grade reported to the Registrar - no quality points |
The grade of Incomplete indicates that the work has not been completed because of factors outside of the control of the student. Students must complete the work 30 days after the beginning of the succeeding semester to remove the Incomplete grade. If it is not removed within this period, the grade becomes an “F.”