required), necessary to complete undergraduate degree requirements for a program, shall be offered at least once every two academic years.

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

B Good Three quality points per semester credit hour

C Satisfactory Two quality points per semester credit hour

D Poor One quality point per semester credit hour

F Failure Zero quality points, zero credit

P Pass/Proficient Not included in grade-point average

AU Audit Not included in grade-point average

I Incomplete Not included in grade-point average

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

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 credit, the grade of P is equivalent to the minimum grade of C or above as required elsewhere in existing academic policies and regulations.

A student may challenge up to six (6) semester credit hours in the Liberal Studies Requirements, the major, minor, or area of specialization on a pass-fail basis if these courses are approved for challenge. Furthermore, a student may earn up to one fourth the minimum number of semester credit hours for completion of a baccalaureate degree or an associate degree through any combination of credit by examination/certification and credit for life experience. This does not apply to cooperative education courses.

Audit - The grading option of audit must be selected no later than the end of late registration and must be indicated on either the student's registration or add/drop form. Audited courses do not count toward the total number of hours nor in computing a grade point average.

Incomplete - A grade of I is to be assigned only for an unforeseen and extraordinary circumstance or situation which would have prohibited a student from completing a minor part of a course requirement, such as the final exam, one major exam, completion of a term paper or class project, or part of the requirements of a laboratory, and the student