Grading System
UNDERGRADUATE STUDIO AND COURSEWORK
| Grade |
Quality Points |
| A
|
4.00 |
| A- |
3.67 |
| B+ |
3.33 |
| B |
3.00 |
| B- |
2.67 |
| C+ |
2.33 |
| C |
2.00 |
| C- |
1.67 |
| D |
1.00 |
| F |
0.00 |
| W (Withdrawn) |
0.00 |
| INC (Incopmlete) |
0.00 |
| WA (Withdrawal, Administrative) |
0.00 |
GRADUATE STUDIO AND COURSEWORK
| Grade |
Quality Points |
| A |
4.00 |
| A- |
3.67 |
| B+ |
3.33 |
| B |
3.00 |
| B- |
2.67* |
| C |
2.00 |
| F |
0 |
| W (Withdrawn) |
0.00 |
| INC (Incomplete) |
0.00 |
| WA (Withdrawal, Administrative) |
0.00 |
* Doctoral students must receive a grade of B- or higher for a course to count toward completion of degree requirements.
ENSEMBLE AND CHAMBER MUSIC
| Grade |
|
| P+ |
Pass with honors |
| P |
Pass |
| P- |
Pass with reservations |
| F* |
Fail |
| WA |
Withdrawal, Administrative |
PROMOTIONAL, THESIS, AND RECITAL
| Grade |
|
| P |
Pass |
| IP |
In Progress |
| IPD |
In Progress, Deferred |
| U |
Unsatisfactory |
| WA |
Withdrawal |
The notation ND (Non-Degree) signifies that neither the grade nor the credit applies to the student’s program. For recitals, only grades of P appear on transcripts. For promotionals:
- A grade of P indicates a student has achieved the level of performance required for promotion.
- A grade of IP indicates a student has performed the promotional, and the work is not unsatisfactory, but the decision to promote is not unanimous, and the student therefore requires a rehearing at a later date.
- A grade of IPD indicates that a student has been approved for a deferral of the promotional for one semester. This grade appears on grade reports but will not appear on official transcripts.
- A grade of U indicates a student has not achieved the level of performance required for promotion or has failed to appear at a scheduled promotional.
COURSE CREDIT
One credit generally equals 14 hours of class instruction per semester; exceptions include studio and ensemble.
GRADE POINT AVERAGES
Each semester the Registrar’s Office calculates grade point averages (GPAs) for students by multiplying the credits for courses by the quality points for the grades in every course, then dividing by the total number of credits completed. Grades of P+, P, P-, F* (Ensemble and Intensive English only), INC, IP, IPD, W, WA, or U do not compute as part of the GPA. When an INC is replaced by a letter grade, the GPA is recalculated. The cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is the sum of all quality points divided by the sum of NEC averaging credits.
GRADE CHANGES
The Registrar and Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs for Advising approve grade changes to correct errors in calculation or recording. The instructor submits requests for such changes to the Registrar, using the Change of Grade form. Students who wish to appeal grades for reasons other than an error in calculation or recording must do so using the Grade Appeal process.
REPEATED COURSES
Except in specified cases, students may not earn academic credit twice for the same course. They may, however, retake a course for a higher grade. In that event, both grades will appear on the transcript; only the higher grade is calculated in the CGPA. Unless otherwise noted in the catalog, students may not repeat any class(es) among Conservatory programs that they would not be eligible to repeat within a single program.