Grades and symbols
Servants University operates on a semester basis using a 4-point grading scale as follows:
| Grade | Score | Percent | Rating |
| A | 4.00 | 93 – 100 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.67 | 90 – 92.99 | |
| B+ | 3.33 | 87 – 89.99 | |
| B | 3.00 | 83 – 86.99 | Above Average |
| B- | 2.67 | 80 – 82.99 | |
| C+ | 2.33 | 77 – 79.99 | For everything below a B-, our teachers work with students to help them improve their grade to at least a B. Students who choose not to seek a better grade will get the grade they have earned. |
| C | 2.00 | 73 – 76.99 | Average |
| C- | 1.67 | 70 – 72.99 | |
| D+ | 1.33 | 67 – 69.99 | |
| D | 1.00 | 63 – 66.99 | |
| D- | 0.67 | 60 – 62.99 | Pass (lowest passing grade) |
| F | 0.00 | 0 – 59.99 | Fail – No credit for coursework |
| X | Officially Dropped: Course was dropped by drop date. It does not affect GPA and will not appear in the final transcript. | ||
| W | Official Withdrawal: Student withdrew from Institution during the permitted withdrawal period. GPA is not affected. However, attempted credit is affected and will appear on transcript. | ||
| WF | 0.00 | Failure to officially withdraw. The student left class after the permitted withdrawal period. This is not an allowed withdrawal and will be counted as an F in the computation of the GPA. | |
| I | Incomplete (does not impact grade point average until completion or conversion to grade) | ||
| IP | In progress – For projects spanning more than one trimester | ||
| P/F | Pass/Fail | Student is registered on the credit/no credit or pass/fail basis |
To receive credit for a course, an undergraduate student must earn a grade of at least D. To include a course in the Program of Work for a graduate degree, a graduate student must earn a grade of at least C.
One of the following symbols may be assigned instead of a grade. Courses in which these symbols are recorded are not included in the grade point average.
| CR | Credit | |
| NC | No credit earned, non-graded | |
| P/F | Pass / Fail: Student is registered on the credit/no credit or pass/fail basis | |
| S | Satisfactory, credit earned, no effect on GPA | |
| U | 0.00 | Not passing/Unsatisfactory, no credit earned, GPA is affected. |
| # (pound sign) | Grade was not submitted in time for this report | |
| TR | Student transfers in credits from another institution. | |
| NG | Grade was not recorded by the instructor | |
| AU | Audit. Does not yield credit. |
To receive the symbol CR, an undergraduate must earn a grade of at least D. To receive the symbol CR, a graduate student must earn a grade of at least C.
Taking a class pass/fail or credit/no credit
Students at Servants University may take some courses as pass/fail or credit / no credit. Students may choose to take a course pass/fail when they register for the course or after the semester has started. During the first two weeks of class, a student may request for the status to be changed. The deadline for changing the status of a class to pass/fail or from pass/fail to a letter grade is the end of the second week of class.
The rules for taking classes pass/fail are as follows:
- You must have completed 30 hours or more.
- Only electives may be taken on a pass/fail basis.
- No course in the student’s major may be taken pass/fail, unless it is offered only on that basis.
- No more than two (2) courses per semester may be taken on a pass/fail basis.
- A maximum of 15 hours total may be taken pass/fail for degree credit.
- If a class is taken pass/fail and a grade of F is assigned the F will be averaged into the GPA.
