KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
GRADING SYSTEM
The course instructor will report a final grade at the course conclusion for each student officially registered for the course. In the event an instructor becomes incapacitated or otherwise is unable to issue course grades, the academic unit administrator will be responsible for reporting final course grades. Only final grades specified below may be issued. Instructors are to report final grades to the Office of the Registrar in accordance with the procedures and deadlines required by the University. Only the Office of the Registrar has authority to issue official final grades.
Information regarding grading policies is available from the Office of Academic Affairs and in the course syllabus for each course. All policies established by academic units and/or by course instructors must be in compliance with University policies.
The following system of symbols will be used in grading students:
A Excellent Four quality points per semester credit hour
| A | Excitement | Four quality points per semester credit hour |
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| B | Good | Three quality points per semester credit hour |
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| C | Satisfactory | Two quality points per semester credit hour |
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| D | Poor | One quality point per semester credit hour |
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| F | Failure | Zero quality points, zero credit |
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| P | Pass/Proficient | Not included in grade-point average |
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| AU | Audit | Not included in grade-point average |
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| I | Incomplete | Not included in grade-point average |
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| W | Withdrawal | Reported for students who withdraw prior to the end of the tenth full week of classes of a semester or before two-thirds of the instructional days of the summer session; not included in grade point average |
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Pass-Fail (P/F) - Grading on a pass-fail basis is available only in the following situations: cooperative education course credit and credit for courses by special examination and/or certification, as described under Credit by Examination/Certification and Credit for Life Experience. A grade of P (pass/proficient) will be given to indicate satisfactory completion of the examinations and/or experiences eligible for pass/fail credit. A grade of F (fail, not proficient) will be given to indicate unsatisfactory completion of the examinations and/or experiences eligible for pass-fail credit. When a grade of P is earned through satisfactory completion of the examinations and/or experiences eligible for pass-fail