The CGPA is calculated by dividing the total quality points (grade points earned multiplied by course credits) earned by the total semester credits for courses completed at West Coast University. Please refer to the West Coast University Grading Scale for courses that are not included in the CGPA calculation.
Grade Rounding
At West Coast University, all student assignments, quizzes, tests and examinations are entered into the learning management system gradebook as points are earned. When points earned are fractional/decimal score, faculty will enter to one decimal place without rounding and automated scores are populated as earned. For programs with a critical assignment grade, the learning management system automatically calculates cumulative achievement or non-achievement.
At the end of the course, the final grade will be entered as a percent for each student by the faculty. The final course percent is rounded to the nearest whole number using the tenths place (i.e., one number past the decimal point). A score of .5 and above is rounded up and a score below .5 is rounded down.
Examples of rounding for final course percent for final course grades:
89.7 = 90%
83.2 = 83%
75.5 = 76%
Undergraduate Grading Scale
Students work is assessed by the use of a standard 4.0 grading scale as follows:
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Grading Scale
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Points
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Conversion Percentages (%) and/or Definitions
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Attempted
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Successfully Completed for:
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General Education
Courses
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Nursing
Courses
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Dental Hygiene Courses
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A
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4.0
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93 - 100
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Y
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Yes to All
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A-
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3.7
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90 - 92
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Y
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Yes to All
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B+
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3.3
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87 - 89
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Y
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Yes to All
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B
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3.0
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83 - 86
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Y
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Yes to All
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B-
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2.7
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80 - 82
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Y
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Yes to All
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C+
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2.3
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76 - 79
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Y
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Yes to All
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C
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2.0
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73 - 75
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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C-
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1.7
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70 - 72
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Y
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No to All
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D+
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1.3
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66 - 69
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Y
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No to All
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D
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1.0
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63 - 65
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Y
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No to All
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D-
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0.7
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60 - 62
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Y
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No to All
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F
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0.0
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59 and below
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Y
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No to All
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AU
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0.0
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Audit
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N
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No to All
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CR
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0.0
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General Education:
Credit
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Nursing & Dental Hygiene: Credit for Nursing Advanced Standing Credit, or 76% or higher on Challenge Exams
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Y
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Yes to All
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P
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0.0
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Pass
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Y
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N/A
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Y
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N/A
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NP
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0.0
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No Pass
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Y
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N/A
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N
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N/A
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I
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0.0
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Incomplete
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Y
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No to All
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TC
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0.0
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Transfer Credit
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Y
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Yes to All
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W
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0.0
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Withdrawal
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Y
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No to All
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WF
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0.0
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Withdrawal-Failure
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Y
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No to All
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Note: AU, CR, I, P, NP, TC, W, and WF are used on the Academic Record but have no point values and are not computed in the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) .
"C" is the minimum grade in the General Education Program.
“C+” is the minimum passing grade in the core Nursing and Dental Hygiene Programs.
“C*” grades in core Nursing, and core Dental Hygiene courses reflect that the course has not been successfully completed.
“P” or "NP" are the grades issued for all Nursing Clinicals, Global Studies/Symposium, and Capstone courses (e.g. NURS 492 and NURS 493).
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Each academic program has unique prerequisite requirements. Please see the specific program section for additional information.
Nursing Program Grade Requirements
Students must earn a minimum grade of “C+” in all NURS courses, using the scale outlined in the Grading section of this catalog. Courses in which a “C+” or better is not achieved must be repeated. Medication math competence is required in core clinical courses. If a student is unable to pass the medication math test after three attempts, the clinical course is failed. Withdrawal from the clinical course after the third math exam failure is not an option. The student will also be required to withdraw from the concurrent theory course. The specific course syllabus provides more information.
Pre-licensure didactic and clinical courses are taken concurrently (e.g. NURS 201 and NURS 211L). If a student fails a didactic course but passes the clinical course, it will be necessary to enroll in NURS 499 Independent Study in Nursing, when repeating the didactic course. This course provides the student an opportunity to apply knowledge to clinical practice.
Dental Hygiene Program Grade Requirements
Students must earn a minimum grade of “C+” in all DHYG courses using the scale outlined in the Grading section of this catalog. Due to the didactic and clinical practice requirements for licensure, progression in the Dental Hygiene program from one term to the next is imperative to student success and for patient safety; therefore, Dental Hygiene students who do not earn a minimum grade of “C+” in each DHYG course in each term will be dismissed from the program.
Graduate Grading Scale
Student work is assessed by the use of a standard 4.0 grading scale as follows:
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Grading Scale
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Points
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Conversion Percentages and/or
definitions
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Treatment for Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
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Included in Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
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Attempted
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Successfully Completed
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OT/DPT /MSN
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MHA, MPH and PharmD
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A
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4.0
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93-100
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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A-
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3.7
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90-92
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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B+
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3.3
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87-89
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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B
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3.0
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83-86
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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B-
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2.7
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80-82
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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C+
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2.3
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76-79
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Y
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Y
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Y
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Y
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C
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2.0
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73-75
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Y
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Y
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N
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Y
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C-
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1.7
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70-72
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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D+
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1.3
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66-69
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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D
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1.0
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63-65
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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D-
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0.7
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60-62
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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F
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0.0
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59 and below
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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AU
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0.0
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Audit
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N
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N
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N
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N
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CR
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0.0
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Credit
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N
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Y
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Y
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Y
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P
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0.0
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Pass
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N
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Y
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Y
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Y
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NP
|
0.0
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No Pass
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N
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Y
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N
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N
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I
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0.0
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Incomplete
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N
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Y
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N
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N
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TC
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0.0
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Transfer Credit
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N
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Y
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Y
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Y
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W
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0.0
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Withdrawal
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N
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Y
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N
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N
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WF
|
0.0
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Withdrawal-Failure
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Y
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Y
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N
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N
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Note: AU, CR, P, NP, I, TC, W, and WF are used on the Academic Record but have no point values and are not computed in the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).
A minimum passing grade is required for each course and varies by program.
Earned grades below the minimum passing grade reflect that the course has not been successfully completed.
Each academic program has unique prerequisite requirements. Please see the specific program section for additional information.