Interpretive Guide to Undergraduate Grading Systems

Transcript key for: 0996 UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO

Time Period: 09/1971 to 12/9999

   
Term/Credit Type: YR 1 CR = 6 SEM HR  

Grade Conversion Table
LSAC Conversion Scale School Grading Scale
4.33 (A+) 90-100= A+
4.00 (A) 85-89= A
3.67 (A-) 80-84= A-
3.50 (AB)
3.33 (B+) 77-79= B+
3.00 (B) 73-76= B
2.67 (B-) 70-72= B-
2.50 (BC)
2.33 (C+) 67-69= C+
2.00 (C) 63-66= C
1.67 (C-) 60-62= C-
1.50 (CD)
1.33 (D+) 57-59= D+
1.00 (D) 53-56= D
0.67 (D-) 50-52= D-
0.50 (DE, DF)
0.00 (42-49= F+, 35-41= F, 0-34= F-,DNW,WF,FTC,NMR,NCR,RPL) 42-49= F+, 35-41= F, 0-34= F-,DNW,WF,FTC,NMR
  Excluded from School's GPA: NCR,RPL

Excluded From Both LSAC and School☼ Calculation
☼ Passing grades from systems with fewer than three passing grades (e.g., High Pass/Pass/Fail) are not necessarily excluded from the school's GPA calculation.
Unconverted: AEG,CR,P,PAS,SAT
Omitted: ACC,AUD,DEF,EX,INC,IP,J,MM,NAC,NG,POS,T,UR,WD
Nonpunitive:

Degree Requirements: A GREAT VARIATION DEPENDING ON PROGRAM AND FACULTY.
Institution Statements:

 
Definition of Symbols: EFFECTIVE FALL 1971: AEG=AEGROTAT; NMR=NO MARK REPORTED; DNW=DID NOT WRITE; UR=GRADE UNDER REVIEW; WD=WITHDREW; MM=MISSING MARK; NG=IN PROGRESS GRADE; CR=CREDIT; FTC=FAILURE TO COMPLETE INCOMPLETE WORK; NCR=NO CREDIT; WF=WITHDREW/FAILING; POS=POSTPONED; INC=INCOMPLETE COURSE WORK, NO CREDIT GRANTED; PAS=PASS; AUD=AUDIT ONLY, NO CREDIT GRANTED; J=IN PROGRESS; IP=COURSE IN PROGRESS, NO GRADE ASSIGNED AT THIS TIME AND NO CREDIT GRANTED; P=PASS; DEF=DEFERRED EXAMINATION; SAT=SATISFACTORY; EX=EXEMPT; RPL=SUPPLEMENTAL GRADE CONFIRMING A FAILED COURSE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE PASSED COURSE

EFFECTIVE FALL 1950: AEG=AEGROTAT; NMR=NO MARK REPORTED; DNW=DID NOT WRITE; WD=WITHDREW; CR=CREDIT; NCR=NO CREDIT; WF=WITHDREW/FAILING; POS=POSTPONED; INC=INCOMPLETE COURSE WORK, NO CREDIT GRANTED; PAS=PASS; AUD=AUDIT ONLY, NO CREDIT GRANTED; J=IN PROGRESS; E=LESS THAN 50 (ENGLISH ONLY); P=PASS; DEF=DEFERRED EXAMINATION; SAT=SATISFACTORY; EX=EXEMPT; RPL=SUPPLEMENTAL GRADE CONFIRMING A FAILED COURSE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE PASSED COURSE
Notes: Grades of "INC" for graduate students are punitive at The University of Waterloo and will be summarized as failures by LSAC. The University of Waterloo excludes grades of "NCR" whereas LSAC will summarize these grades as failures.

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