Interpretive Guide to Undergraduate Grading Systems

Transcript key for: 1846 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON

Time Period: 01/2020 to 12/9999

   
Term/Credit Type: SEM 1 CRED=1 SEM HR  

Grade Conversion Table

LSAC Conversion Scale School Grading Scale
4.33 (A+)
4.00 (A) A = 4.0
3.67 (A-)
3.50 (AB) AB = 3.5
3.33 (B+)
3.00 (B) B = 3.0
2.67 (B-)
2.50 (BC) BC = 2.5
2.33 (C+)
2.00 (C) C = 2.0
1.67 (C-)
1.50 (CD)
1.33 (D+)
1.00 (D) D = 1.0
0.67 (D-)
0.50 (DE, DF)
0.00 (F = 0.0,IF,U,N,UD) F = 0.0
  Excluded from School's GPA: IF,U,N,UD

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: CR,S,SD
Omitted: AU,DEF,DR,EI,EX,I,IN,NR,NW,P,PE,PI,Q,R,W
Nonpunitive:

Degree Requirements: MINIMUM 120 DEGREE CREDITS WITH A 2.0+ GPA. MORE CREDITS ARE REQUIRED IN PHARMACY,ENGINEERING, ETC. AND A HIGHER GPA IS REQUIRED IN SOME PROGRAMS.
Institution Statements:

At the end of the Spring 2020 term, instructors will submit a standard grade to the Office of the Registrar. After the grade is received, students may choose to convert their letter grade in any course to one of two new grades: SD (Satisfactory-Disruption) and UD (Unsatisfactory-Disruption). The SD grade will count for all University General Education, degree/major, certificate, and PhD minor requirements and will satisfy future course prerequisites. The UD will not count for any credit. Neither of the new grades will be included in GPA calculations.

Definition of Symbols:

EFFECTIVE SPRING 2020: NR=NO REPORT; R=REGISTERED; DEF=DEFERRED; EX=EXCUSED; PE=PERMANENTLY EXCUSED; P=PROGRESS; EI=EXTENDED INCOMPLETE; PI=PERMANENTLY INCOMPLETE; Q=QUESTION ON CREDITS; NW=NO WORK; N=NO CREDIT; U=UNSATISFACTORY; CR=CREDIT; S=SATISFACTORY; DR=DROPPED; I=INCOMPLETE; IN=INCOMPLETE IN CREDIT/NO CREDIT COURSE; W=WITHDREW; AU=COURSE TAKEN FOR AUDIT CREDIT; IF=INCOMPLETE FAILURE (MEDICAL SCHOOL COURSES ONLY); SD=SATISFACTORY-DISRUPTION; UD=UNSATISFACTORY-DISRUPTION

EFFECTIVE SUMMER 1999: NR=NO REPORT; R=REGISTERED; DEF=DEFERRED; EX=EXCUSED; PE=PERMANENTLY EXCUSED; P=PROGRESS; EI=EXTENDED INCOMPLETE; PI=PERMANENTLY INCOMPLETE; Q=QUESTION ON CREDITS; NW=NO WORK; N=NO CREDIT; U=UNSATISFACTORY; CR=CREDIT; S=SATISFACTORY; DR=DROPPED; I=INCOMPLETE; IN=INCOMPLETE IN CREDIT/NO CREDIT COURSE; W=WITHDREW; AU=COURSE TAKEN FOR AUDIT CREDIT; IF=INCOMPLETE FAILURE (MEDICAL SCHOOL COURSES ONLY)

EFFECTIVE FALL 1973: NR=NO REPORT; R=REGISTERED; DE OR DEF=DEFERRED; EX=EXCUSED; PE=PERMANENTLY EXCUSED; P=PROGRESS; EI=EXTENDED INCOMPLETE; PI=PERMANENTLY INCOMPLETE; M=MISSING; Q=QUESTION ON CREDITS; NW=NO WORK; N=NO CREDIT; U=UNSATISFACTORY; CR=CREDIT; S=SATISFACTORY; DR=DROPPED; I OR INC=INCOMPLETE; IN=INCOMPLETE IN CREDIT/NO CREDIT COURSE; W=WITHDREW; AU=COURSE TAKEN FOR AUDIT CREDIT; IF=INCOMPLETE FAILURE (MEDICAL SCHOOL COURSES ONLY) 

EFFECTIVE FALL 1954: NR=NO REPORT; DEF=DEFERRED; EX=EXCUSED; PE=PERMANENTLY EXCUSED; P=PROGRESS; U=UNSATISFACTORY; CR=CREDIT; S=SATISFACTORY; DR=DROPPED; I=INCOMPLETE; AU=COURSE TAKEN FOR AUDIT CREDIT; DRP=DROPPED WITH PERMISSION

EFFECTIVE FALL 1932: S=SATISFACTORY

Notes: SYMBOLS
-              Failed course that has been repeated.  Credits are not
               used to calculate cumulative GPA
#              Course taken On a pass/fail basis
*              Grades of Failure Or No Report-Credits do not count
               toward degree
* With Name    Full name in body of transcript
? On Credits   Question on credits
@              Repeat of a failed course
>              Course does not count toward degree
X              Repeat of a non-repeatable course
¢              Credit/No Credit course in progress 
RECORDING OF UW WORK PRIOR TO JANUARY 1972
Prior to January 1972 all courses and grades for work taken within the former University of Wisconsin System (UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Green Bay, UW-Parkside, UW-Centers, and UW-Extension) were recorded on one record may appear on this transcript.

LAW SCHOOL GRADES
The Law School has its own grading scale. Law students entering in 2005 and thereafter are given letter grades of A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, and so on through F.
Law students entering in 1992 through 2004 were graded on a numerical scale of 65 through 95. Letter grade equivalents during that time period are as follows:

  • 87 through 95 - A
  • 85 through 86 - AB
  • 83 through 84 - B
  • 80 through 82 - BC
  • 77 through 79 - C
  • 70 through 76 - D
  • 65 through 69 - F

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