Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Grading
Students at Augustana University may request to utilize the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading system as an alternative to the A-F grading system. In the S/U grading system, a grade of "S" (Satisfactory) indicates a performance equivalent to a C- or higher, while a grade of "U" (Unsatisfactory) reflects a performance of D+ or lower. A student may request the S/U grading system for a
maximum of two courses graded A-F throughout their enrollment at Augustana University up to graduation. The student must be currently enrolled in and actively attending the course for which the S/U grading option is requested, and the request must be submitted before the deadline listed in the academic calendar. Students are discouraged from using this option for courses required for their major or minor, and if they want to pursue this, they must obtain departmental approval prior to submitting an S/U request for a course requirement within their major or minor.
If a student's S/U request is approved, their grading system cannot be reverted back to the A-F grading system. Instructors are not notified when a student submits an S/U request for their class and will award the student's earned letter grade during the grading period. Letter grades will be appropriately changed to an S or a U by the Registrar's Office at the end of the final grading period. Since a minimum of 12
letter-graded credit hours are required to qualify for the Dean's List, an S/U grade may disqualify a student from that list.