CU Grading Policies

University of Colorado Grading System

Letter Grades: 4.0 absolute scale

A	4.0 (points per credit hour)	No A+ grade allowed
B	3.0
C	2.0	minimum for proficiency grade
D	1.0	D-, minimum passing grade
F	0.0	Failing, no credit, no F+ or F- grades

Plus/Minus Grades (faculty option)

+ grade, add 0.3 points. If you earn a B+, it is worth 3.3 points per credit hour

- grade, subtract 0.3 points. If you earn a C-, it is worth 1.7 points per credit hour

Optional Grades

Incompletes (IW or IF)

• Given by faculty discretion when there are special circumstances that preclude course completion
• Only a small portion of the course remains: 75% of the work in the course must be completed
• Up to 12 months to complete the unfinished portion of the course
  • After 12 months, IF will become an F
  • After 12 months, IW will become a W

Pass/Fail

• Core knowledge areas and electives are the only courses that can be taken pass/fail
  • No Core Skills courses or major/minor courses
• D- or better is translated by the Records office into a P (pass) grade.
• P grades do not affect your GPA

No Credit

• This will appear on your official transcript and audit as non-credit course

Repeated Courses

• Credit is only given once.
• Both grades will appear on the transcript
• Both grades will be configured into the cumulative GPA
  • no course forgiveness policy at UCD

Cumulative Grade Point Average

The cumulative grade point average is a numeric average of the letter grades received in CU courses.

Included in GPA	Excluded from GPA
CU letter graded courses	MSCD common pool courses
CU extended studies courses	Transfer courses into CU
CU correspondence courses	Courses with IW or IF grades
Repeated courses

GPA = total grade points ÷ total graded credits attempted.

Click here for a simple online GPA calculator.