Grading Systems

This page describes the grade systems used at the University of New Haven. The grading system described was in effect during the time period listed in each table.

In effect since September 2006 (4.0 scale)
UndergraduateQuality PointsGraduate
A+4.0A+
A4.0A
A-3.7A-
B+3.3B+
B3.0B
B-2.7B-
C+2.3C+
C2.0C
C-1.7C-
D+1.3 
D1.0 
D-0.7 
F (fail)0.0F (fail)
 0.0P (pass)
 0.0P+ (pass with distinction)
S (non-credit courses)0.0S (non-credit courses)
U (non-credit courses)0.0U (non-credit courses)
W (withdrawal)0.0W (withdrawal)
INC (incomplete)0.0INC (incomplete)
 0.0T (incomplete thesis)
AU (audit, no credit)0.0AU (audit, no credit)
DNA (did not attend)0.0 

 

The following grade system was in effect September 1987 – August 2006 (4.3 scale): 

UNDERGRADUATE              QUALITY POINTS            GRADUATE           

A+ 4.3 A+
A 4.0 A
A- 3.7 A-
B+ 3.3 B+
B 3.0 B
B- 2.7 B-
C+ 2.3 C+
C 2.0 C
C- 1.7 C-
D+ 1.3  
D 1.0  
D- 0.7  
F (failure) 0.0 F (failure)
  0.0 P (pass)
  0.0 P+ (pass with distinction)
S (non-credit courses) 0.0 S (non-credit courses)
U (non-credit courses) 0.0 U (non-credit courses)
W (withdrawal) 0.0 W (withdrawal)
INC (incomplete) 0.0 INC (incomplete)
  0.0 T (incomplete thesis)
AU (audit, no credit) 0.0 AU (audit, no credit)
DNA (did not attend) 0.0  


The following grade system was in effect prior to September 1987 (4.0 scale):
 
UNDERGRADUATE              QUALITY POINTS             GRADUATE

A 4.0 A
B 3.0 B
C 2.0 C
D 1.0  
F (failure) 0.0 F (failure)
  0.0 P (pass)
S (non-credit courses) 0.0 S (non-credit courses)
U (non-credit courses) 0.0 U (non-credit courses)
W (withdrawal) 0.0 W (withdrawal)
INC (incomplete) 0.0 INC (incomplete)
  0.0 T (incomplete thesis)
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