Understanding Your Grades and Transcript

Letter Grades and Grade Point Equivalents

The following tables list the grades that are used at Baruch College and show how they are calculated to determine the grade point average (GPA), or index.

Letter Grades and Grade Point Equivalents

Baruch uses a 4.0 grade point average scale to determine a student’s academic standing.

Grade	Grade Point Equivalent	Percentage Equivalent
A	4.0	93.0-100.0
A-	3.7	90.0-92.9
B+	3.3	87.1-89.9
B	3.0	83.0-87.0
B-	2.7	80.0-82.9
C+	2.3	77.1-79.9
C	2.0	73.0-77.0
C-	1.7	70.0-72.9
D+	1.3	67.1-69.9
D	1.0	60.0-67.0
F	0.0	below 60.0

Explanation

Excellent (A, A-).
Very good (B+, B, B-).
Average (C+, C).
Poor (C-, D+, D).
Failure (F).

Additional Grades

The following grades are also used on the transcript. A definition of each of these grades appears below.

INC*	Given only when the student has earned an average term grade of 50 percent or better for work already completed, but the term’s work is incomplete and the instructor agrees that the reason for the lateness is valid. Completed assignments must be handed in to the instructor so that the grade can be resolved by the end of the final examination period of the subsequent semester, or it becomes a grade of FIN, the equivalent of F.
P	Pass/fail option is only allowed to students in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences–read Pass/Fail option in the Undergraduate Guide to Academic Policies and Procedures. This grade is also used when a student completes a non-credit bearing course and certain internship courses. The P grade is not included in GPA calculation.
W	Withdrew without penalty within a specified period (see the Baruch College Academic Calendar).
R	Course must be repeated until minimum proficiency is attained.
AUD	Only for nondegree students (an auditor or listener in the class). No credit granted.
CR	Credit earned (transfer credits, military service, or exemption credit). Grades in these courses are not included in computation of the scholastic index or in computing class standing.
Y	An intermediate grade assigned after the first of a multi-semester Honors sequence course to signify work in progress. The Y grade is not included in calculating the grade point average. Each Y grade is replaced by the earned letter grade when the sequence has been completed.
PEN	Pending. Assigned when a student's coursework is under review by an academic committee for possible infraction of academic integrity standards.
WA	Administrative withdrawal, given when a student fails to document compliance with New York State Public Health Law 2165 regarding measles, mumps, and rubella within 30 days of the start of the semester (45 days for international students). Non-punitive.
WD	Assigned to students who officially drop a course and incur tuition liability. Non-punitive and does not appear on transcript.
WN	Assigned to students who never attended and did not officially withdraw. Non-punitive and does not appear on transcript.
WU	Withdrew unofficially. Student attended at least one (1) class session. A WU may not be assigned if a student has taken the final examination.

*Students must be doing passing work to obtain an instructor’s permission to receive a grade of incomplete (INC).

A grade of incomplete (INC) received in the fall semester must be resolved by the end of the following spring semester. A grade of INC received in the spring semester or summer term must be resolved by the end of the following fall semester.

Students who receive this grade may not register for or attend (“sit in”) the course in the following semester.

To resolve incomplete (INC) grades issued for missing course work and/or examination(s), the student should meet with the instructor and arrange to complete the requirements for a letter grade before the expiration of the following semester.

An unresolved INC grade will be converted to FIN and calculated as an F in the computation of the cumulative GPA after the grace period.