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POLICY TITLE:

Grading System

APPLIES TO: Students and Faculty

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Division of Academic & Student Affairs Office of the Provost and Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs

APPROVED BY: Kentucky State University Board of Regents

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 8, 2025

NEXT REVIEW DATE: August 8, 2028

POLICY STATEMENT:

Kentucky State University (KSU) maintains a uniform grading system to ensure consistency in the evaluation of student academic performance. All academic units and course instructors must adhere to the grading system established in this policy and its implementing regulations. The course instructor is responsible for reporting a final grade for each officially registered student at the conclusion of a course. Only the Office of the Registrar has the authority to issue official final grades.

DEFINITIONS:

All operational definitions are located in the implementing regulations.

PROCESS:

The following system of symbols and quality points is used for grading students at KSU.

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Grade	Meaning	Quality Points per Credit Hour	Included in GPA
A	Excellent	4.0	Yes
B	Good	3.0	Yes
C	Satisfactory	2.0	Yes
D	Poor	1.0	Yes
F	Failure	0.0	Yes
FX	Failure due to Academic Dishonesty	0.0	Yes
P	Pass/Proficient	Not applicable	No
AU	Audit	Not applicable	No
I	Incomplete	Not applicable	No
W	Withdrawal	Not applicable	No
AW	Administrative Withdrawal	Not applicable	No

REFERENCES AND RELATED MATERIALS:

KSU Incomplete Grade Regulation

KSU Course Withdrawal Regulation

KSU Audit and Pass/Fail Regulation

KSU Academic Integrity Code

CONTACTS:

Subject	Office	Telephone	E-mail
Policy Questions	Office of the Provost	(502) 597-6946	Michael.Dailey@kysu.edu

HISTORY:

Revision Type	Date of Issuance/Revision	Drafter(s)/Editor(s)
Issued (New Policy)	June 2025	Zach Atwell