Registrar: Grades and GPAs
Your grades reflect your academic performance in each course and determine how your grade point average (GPA) is calculated. This page explains grade marks, how GPA is computed, policies for repeats and withdrawals, and requirements for earning a degree and academic honors. Review these guidelines to understand how your coursework impacts your academic standing at East Texas A&M.
| Grade Marks | Grade Meaning | Grade Points/Hour |
| A | Excellent | 4 |
| B | Good | 3 |
| C | Average | 2 |
| D | Passing (Minimum) | 1 |
| F | Failure | 0 |
| X | Incomplete | 0 |
| I | Incomplete (thesis & dissertation only) | 0 |
| IP | In Progress (only for classes that span longer than the normal term in which they are taken) | 0 |
| W | Withdrew | 0 |
| Q | Course Drop (after census) | 0 |
| RA | Remedial (Excellent) | 0 |
| RB | Remedial (Good) | 0 |
| RC | Remedial (Average) | 0 |
| RD | Remedial (Passing) | 0 |
| RF | Remedial (Failure) | 0 |
| S | Satisfactory | 0 |
| U | Unsatisfactory | 0 |
Beginning Fall 2008, the Q denotes a drop course. DP, DF, DS & DU no longer apply to dropped courses.
Passing Grades: A, B, C, D, S
Failing Grades: F, U, DF, DU
Grades of RA, RB, RC, RD, RF, S, and U do not affect the GPA.
The bachelor’s degree will not be conferred upon any student whose total grade average is less than “C” (2.00). Transfer students must also have a “C” average on work completed on this campus to qualify for the bachelor’s degree.
Developmental/Remedial Grading
- Fall 2018 to Present
- Grades of RA, RB, RC, RD and RF will be assigned to developmental/remedial courses and will not count in GPA
- Fall 2014 through Summer 2018
- Grades of DVA, DVB, DVC, DVD and DVF were assigned to developmental/remedial courses and counted in the GPA but did not count towards graduation.
- Prior to Fall 2014
- Grades RA, RB, RC, RD, RF were assigned and did not count in GPA.
Grade of D
A grade of “D” is the minimum passing grade for credit in a course.
Grade of F
The grade “F” means failure.
Grade of W
Students who officially withdraw from school prior to the date stated in the current Schedule of Classes will receive a mark of “W.”
Grade of X (Incomplete)
Students, who because of circumstances beyond their control are unable to attend classes during finals week or the preceding three weeks will, upon approval of the their instructor, receive a mark of “X” (incomplete) in all courses in which they were maintaining passing grades.
When an “X” is given for a grade in a course, the credit hours and grade point averages are not included until a grade is received which can be up to one year. If the “X” is not removed by that time, the grade becomes an F, and the hours are included in the number of hours attempted.
Recording a grade of “X” requires the filing of a plan for completion. The plan will be submitted with the official grade record sent to the department head who will forward it to the Dean’s office. The plan will include why the grade was given and steps necessary for the student to receive the final grade.
Grade of IP (In Progress)
A grade of “IP” (In Progress) will be used for courses that are scheduled over more than one semester. The grade of IP will not be computed in the grade point average and will be removed when the final grade is filed by instructor.
Grade of I
A grade of “I” will be given for courses in dissertation and thesis (including undergraduate honors thesis) for all semesters prior to the semester in which the final document is completed. After completion the I will turn to an S. Dissertation students will receive an S for as many hours as their program allows credit for (this information is provided by the graduate school). The time limit imposed on the grade of “X” (one year) does not apply for these courses.
Computation of Grade Point Averages
All grade point averages will be computed by dividing grade points accumulated by the number of hours attempted, with grades of “X”, “I”, “IP”, “Q”, and “W” being excluded. GPA is calculated to 2 decimal places and not rounded.
- Example: 80 grade points divided by 35 hours would be a 2.28 GPA and would not be rounded to 2.3.
Repeated Courses
When repeating a course, only the most recent enrollment for that course will be used in computing the grade point average. This grade would also be used to determine credit earned for the course. This procedure excludes the grade made the previous time the course was taken. Courses taken before a degree is awarded (regardless of whether the course is applied to the degree) cannot be repeated and the grade point average recalculated once the degree is awarded. While the grade of “Q” indicates the course was dropped, this grade will not be calculated in the GPA.
Any student who enrolls in the same course a second time must notify the Registrar’s Office during the semester in which the course is being repeated. For your convenience, we have provided the GPA Update Form. When the semester is completed and a grade has been assigned for the repeated course, we will process the submitted GPA Update form update the student’s grade average to reflect the duplication of the course. This process can be used for transfer work as long as it is the same course.
Enacted in the 78th Legislative Session, HB1 mandates that students repeating a course for a third or more times, will be subject to an additional fee for the repeated course.
Native GPA
Beginning Fall 2000, all new students who enter East Texas A&M for the first time will have their cumulative grade point average calculated on courses taken at East Texas A&M only. Courses taken at other institutions will no longer be considered in the calculation of the East Texas A&M grade point average.