Grading Practices
Rockford University uses a 4.0 grading system, with specific numeric values assigned to each grade for calculating grade point averages:
| A |
4.0 |
Excellent |
| A– |
3.7 |
|
| B+ |
3.3 |
|
| B |
3.0 |
Good |
| B– |
2.7 |
|
| C+ |
2.3 |
|
| C |
2.0 |
Average |
| C– |
1.7 |
|
| D+ |
1.3 |
|
| D |
1.0 |
Passing |
| F |
0.0 |
Failure |
| W |
0.0 |
Withdrawal |
| I |
0.0 |
Incomplete |
| IM |
0.0 |
Medical Incomplete |
| MW |
0.0 |
Medical Withdrawal |
| NG |
0.0 |
No Grade – (for labs/clinicals with lectures; lecture grade covers both) |
Note: Not all faculty members award plus and minus grades. The course syllabus provided at the beginning of the course will indicate the grading used in the course.