Grades
Lafayette uses a five-letter plus / minus grading scale to evaluate and report a student's academic performance. The course letter grade of "A" indicates excellent, "B" indicates good, "C" indicates satisfactory, "D" indicates passing, and "F" indicates failure. Grades of C-, D+, D, and D-, though passing, fall below the minimum grade point average required for graduation. The following system of grade points and letter codes is used in computing grade point averages. All courses considered in determining the grade point average are listed in the student's permanent record. Starting with the class of 2001, a grade point average of at least 2.00 both overall and in the major is required for graduation.
| 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 |
| F |
0.0 |
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| INC |
INCOMPLETE: course requirements not completed; no credit (temporary grade, given only in extenuating circumstances) |
| P |
PASS: course credit received but no effect on average |
| WD |
WITHDRAWAL: with permission of the Academic Progress Committee; no credit and no effect on average |
| AU |
AUDIT: no credit and no effect on average |
| NG |
NO GRADE (temporary) |
| NF |
NO GRADE (permanent): used in cases of academic dishonesty; carries value of the grade of "F" (zero quality points) in computing semester and cumulative averages |
| CR |
CREDIT: course credit received |
| CRX |
CREDIT course credit may not be used toward minimum degree requirement |
| NC |
NO CREDIT: no course credit received |