Grading System
Courses will be marked as follows:
| Grade | Legend | Quality Point |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.00 quality pts. | |
| A | Superior | 4.00 quality pts. |
| A- | 3.67 quality pts. | |
| B+ | 3.33 quality pts. | |
| B | Very Good | 3.00 quality pts. |
| B- | 2.67 quality pts. | |
| C+ | 2.33 quality pts. | |
| C | Average | 2.00 quality pts. |
| C- | 1.67 quality pts. | |
| D+ | 1.33 quality pts. | |
| D | Passable | 1.00 quality pts. |
| D- | 0.67 quality pts. | |
| F | Failure | 0.0 quality pts. |
| P | Pass | |
| I | Incomplete | |
| N | Audit | |
| W | Withdrawal | |
| S | Satisfactory | |
| U | Unsatisfactory |
Students must maintain an overall grade point average of 3.0 in graduate studies and 2.5 at the undergraduate level to advance. A student will be subject to review if less than satisfactory grades occur. The grade I (incomplete) is used when the professor is not prepared to give a definite mark for the term in view of illness or some other justifiable delay in the completion of certain assignments on the part of the student.
An incomplete must be removed within 30 days after the beginning of the next regular semester or be replaced by an N (no credit).
The grade W (withdrawal) is assigned when a student withdraws from a course after the drop/add period.
Courses for which a student received I, W, N, S or U are not computed in the QPA.
An overall average of B is required for graduation. It is the student’s responsibility to ascertain that all requirements are fulfilled in a degree program.
Repeat Course Policy
This policy allows students to repeat a course to improve their understanding and potentially their grade. While both the original and repeated grades will appear on the transcript, only the most recent grade will be factored into the GPA. Attempted credits from the first attempt will count toward the student's academic record, but only the most recent completion will count toward total completed credits.
For more information please review the full policy:
Quality Point Average (QPA)
To determine a student’s quality point average, consider each course taken at Niagara University for which the student has received A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C- or F. Convert this mark to the corresponding quality points given in the preceding chart. For each course, multiply the number of quality points by the number of semester hours assigned to that course. (Number of semester hours are indicated at the end of the course descriptions in this catalog.)
Compute the quality point average by adding these products and dividing by the total number of semester hours for which a student received marks of A+ to F. Courses for which a student received I, W, N, S, U or R are not computed in the QPA.
Good Standing
Students are considered to be in good academic standing as long as they are permitted by their dean to remain in school matriculated toward a degree.