Grades

Grade of F

An F grade is used for students who have been doing unsatisfactory work and who resign from a course after the tenth week of the semester. (For the exact date in any given semester, please see “Last Day to Resign without Academic Penalty” in the Academic Calendar on the John Jay website: www.jjay.cuny.edu). This grade may also be awarded for excessive absences, or for very unsatisfactory work, or for student withdrawal without official approval. The grade of F on the graduate level cannot be eliminated by retaking the course and remains permanently a part of the student’s grade point average. If the F grade was received for a required course, the student must retake the course.

Grade of INC (Incomplete)

A grade of INC is given in lieu of a grade only in exceptional circumstances for students who have been doing satisfactory work and have been unable to complete course requirements. Students who receive an Incomplete must fulfill their academic obligation within one calendar year of the end of the semester in which the grade of Incomplete is given. In extraordinary circumstances and with the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies or the Vice President for Enrollment Management, the time limit may be extended one additional year. Incompletes unresolved in the above-mentioned time period become permanent entries in students’ records as an Incomplete (no-credit) and may not be changed thereafter. A maximum of three grades of Incomplete may be converted to regular grades during the course of a student’s enrollment in graduate studies at John Jay College. In rare circumstances, more than three grades of Incomplete may be converted to regular grades with the approval of the Dean of Graduate Studies or the Vice President for Enrollment Management.

Incomplete grades that are not resolved within the above-mentioned time period become permanent Incompletes. Such grades will not be counted in the student grade point average. No credit is awarded for Incompletes that have not been appropriately resolved.

Grade of W (Withdrawal)

This grade indicates withdrawal with permission of the Registrar while students are doing satisfactory work. Normally this can be done only through the tenth week of the semester. This withdrawal is without academic prejudice.

Graduate students who receive loans or other forms of federal financial assistance should check with the Financial Aid Office before withdrawing from courses.

Grade of WN (Withdrawal – Did Not Attend)

This grade is calculated the same as a W grade and is assigned by the instructor when the instructor has no record of the student attending the course for the semester.

Grade of WU (Withdrew Unofficially)

The grade of WU is assigned by the instructor when a student has ceased attending class and has not officially withdrawn. The grade is computed as a failure (0.0) in the grade point average (GPA), which may result in the adjustment of financial aid funds. Up to 9 credits of WU grades are not computed in the grade point average when a student repeats a WU course and receives a grade of B or better, provided that a student may retake a particular WU course no more than once. Original WU grades, however, remain on the student's official transcript. Students who want to withdraw from a class are therefore advised to do so via CUNYfirst prior to the end of the tenth week of classes.

Pass/Fail Option

Graduate students taking undergraduate courses to meet conditions of matriculation, such as STA 250 or PSY 311, may take them on a Pass/Fail basis. Application for the Pass/Fail Option for a class must be made at the Office of the Registrar before the conclusion of the second week of classes or before the end of the first week of classes in summer session. Once granted, this option is irrevocable. Grades received for a Pass/ Fail Option are not computed in the grade point average.