UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH POLICY 09-01-01

CATEGORY:         STUDENT AFFAIRS
SECTION:          University Grading
SUBJECT:          Grading System
EFFECTIVE DATE:   August 29, 2005 Revised
PAGE(S):          2

I.    SCOPE

      This statement establishes the official University grading policy, and 
      includes:

      -     All grades and their corresponding definitions

      -     All available grading options and their use

II.   POLICY

      The letter grade (LG) grading system identified below will be followed 
      without exception:

                                    Level of Attainment

                        Undergraduate     Graduate       First Professional
            A+  4.00
            A   4.00    Superior          Superior       Exceptional
            A-  3.75

            B+  3.25
            B   3.00    Meritorious       Adequate
            B-  2.75

            C+  2.25
            C   2.00    Adequate          Minimal        Adequate
            C-  1.75

            D+  1.25
            D   1.00    Minimal
            D-  0.75

            F   0.00    Failure           Failure        Failure

      The following grades carry no quality points:

            G -   Unfinished Class Work
                  Class work unfinished because of extenuating personal 
                  circumstances.

            H -   Honors
                  Honors (exceptional) completion of class requirements.

            HS-   High Satisfactory
                  Used by School of Medicine only.

            I -   Incomplete
                  Incomplete course work, due to the nature of the course, 
                  clinical work, or incomplete research work in individual 
                  guidance courses or seminars.

            LS -  Low Satisfactory
                  Used by School of Medicine only.

            N -   Audit
                  Noncredit.

            NC -  No Credit
                  Noncredit.

            R -   Resignation
                  Student resigned from the University for the term.

            S -   Satisfactory
                  Satisfactory completion of class requirements.

            U -   Unsatisfactory
                  Unsatisfactory completion of class requirements.

            W -   Withdrawal

            Z -   Invalid Grade
                  Invalid grade reported.

            ** -  No grade
                  No grade reported.

      The following are available course grade options:

            LG                Letter Grade
            H/S/U             Honors/Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
            S/NC              Satisfactory/No Credit
            LG and H/S/U      Letter Grade and Honors/Satisfactory/ 
                              Unsatisfactory
            LG and S/NC       Letter Grade and Satisfactory/No Credit
            H/HS/S/LS/U       Honors/High Satisfactory/Satisfactory/Low 
                              Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (School of Medicine 
                              only)

      Where no grade option is indicated for a class by the department, Letter 
      Grade will be the only option.

      All Thesis/Dissertation type classes are limited to the S/NC 
      (Satisfactory/No Credit) grade option.