Grading Scales

Bryn Mawr College grades on a 4.0 scale and records its courses as units. 1 unit is equivalent to 4 credits (or semester hours).

Undergraduate Grades Undergraduate PE Grades Graduate Grades

Undergraduate Grades

Bryn Mawr grades on a 4.0 scale. A student's performance in academic work is expressed by the following grades.

Merit Grades

4.0	A	Excellent
3.7	A-	Excellent –
3.3	B+	Very Good
3.0	B	Good
2.7	B-	Good -
2.3	C+	Satisfactory +
2.0	C	Satisfactory

Below Merit Grades

Students must earn a 1.0 or higher in a course to receive credit. Students must earn a 2.0 or higher (grade above merit) to count towards college requirements and major requirements.

Faculty: Please be prepared to submit the following information to the Dean’s Office for students earning below merit grades:

attendance and participation
quality of written work
failure to turn in work
performance on exams
communication with you (or lack thereof) during the semester.

1.7	C-	Below Merit
1.3	D+	Below Merit
1.0	D	Below Merit
0.0	F	Failure

Non-Numeric Grades

One of the following abbreviations may be assigned in lieu of a grade. Courses with these grades are not included in the GPA.

I	Incomplete, agreed with the student and must be approved by the Instructor and the Dean.
AUD	Audit: for non-degree students who are not participating in the course work.
CIP	Course in Progress: for year-long courses, especially thesis, where the spring grade will be assigned for both terms.
CR/ NC	Credit/ No Credit: assigned for Credit/No Credit courses only. Students who have requested Credit/No Credit grading should be given a numeric grade.

Historic and Administratively Assigned Grades

NGR	No Grade Reported
INC	Permanent Incomplete
UI	Unauthorized Incomplete
WD	Withdrawal
S	Satisfactory
U	Unsatisfactory
DR	(Haverford College course) Drop without authorization. Evaluated as a failure.
UI	Unauthorized Incomplete
X	Following Grade. Credit not given but grade is included in GPA
Y	Following grade. Credit is given but grade not included in GPA

Undergraduate PE Grades

The Physical Education courses and their grades do not appear on the transcript. The grade assigned to the PE course represents the number of PE credits earned for the course.

1	1 Credit Earned
2	2 Credits Earned
3	3 Credits Earned
NCR	No Credit
P	Passed/ Participated (Used for Swim Test and Varsity Sports)
I	Incomplete

Graduate Grades

Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading

Grade	GSAS - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
S	Satisfactory: Work is of sufficient quality for graduate level credit, minimum of 3.0 equivalent.
U	Unsatisfactory: Work is not of sufficient quality, less than 3.0 equivalent.

Grade	GSSWSR - Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research
S	Satisfactory; equivalent to a B (3.0) or better: Passing
S-	Marginal Satisfactory; equivalent to a B- (2.7): Passing (This grade can only be used for GSSWSR courses.)
U	Unsatisfactory; below the equivalent of B- (2.7): Failure

Other Grades

I	Incomplete: Additional work required to complete the course
AUD	Audit: for Auditors only.
CE	Continuing Enrollment: Assigned to students in 800-level Continuing Enrollment courses.

Historic and Administratively Assigned Grades

CP	Completed course
CR	Credit
INC	Permanent Incomplete
MS	Marginally Satisfactory
NC	No Credit
NGR	No Grade Reported
SAT	Satisfactory - MLSP Special Project
TI	Temporary Incomplete
WD	Withdrew
WV	Course Waived