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<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>POLICY TITLE:</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Grading System</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APPLIES TO:
Students and Faculty</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY:
Division of Academic &amp; Student Affairs
Office of the Provost and Vice President of Academic &amp; Student Affairs</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>APPROVED BY:
Kentucky State University Board of Regents</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>EFFECTIVE DATE:
August 8, 2025</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>NEXT REVIEW DATE:
August 8, 2028</td></tr></table>

## 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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<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Grade</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Meaning</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Quality Points per Credit Hour</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Included in GPA</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>A</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Excellent</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>4.0</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Yes</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>B</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Good</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>3.0</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Yes</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>C</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Satisfactory</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>2.0</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Yes</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>D</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Poor</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>1.0</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Yes</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>F</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Failure</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>0.0</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Yes</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>FX</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Failure due to Academic Dishonesty</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>0.0</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Yes</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>P</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Pass/Proficient</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Not applicable</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>No</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>AU</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Audit</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Not applicable</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>No</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>I</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Incomplete</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Not applicable</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>No</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>W</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Withdrawal</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Not applicable</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>No</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>AW</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Administrative Withdrawal</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Not applicable</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>No</td></tr></table>

## REFERENCES AND RELATED MATERIALS:

KSU Incomplete Grade Regulation

KSU Course Withdrawal Regulation

KSU Audit and Pass/Fail Regulation

KSU Academic Integrity Code

## CONTACTS:


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Subject</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Office</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Telephone</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>E-mail</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Policy Questions</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Office of the Provost</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>(502) 597-6946</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Michael.Dailey@kysu.edu</td></tr></table>

## HISTORY:


<table border=1 style='margin: auto; word-wrap: break-word;'><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Revision Type</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Date of Issuance/Revision</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Drafter(s)/Editor(s)</td></tr><tr><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Issued (New Policy)</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>June 2025</td><td style='text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;'>Zach Atwell</td></tr></table>