Grade Symbols and Details
- Springman, Roxanne V
Grade Symbols and Details
The Office of the Registrar provides information about authorized grades and valid symbols.
Grades
All M.A. in Design students are held to the academic standards of The University of Texas at Austin. Students will receive a letter grade for each course determined solely by the M.A. in Design faculty. Each instructor determines grading metrics and what constitutes successful academic performance in the course relative to those metrics. Courses in the M.A. in Design Program may not be taken on a pass/fail or credit/no credit basis.
Official grade point averages are calculated by the Registrar and appear on the student academic record maintained by the Registrar. The grade point average does not include any graduate or undergraduate courses the student took at the University before enrolling in the UT Austin Graduate School, credit by examination, or courses taken at other institutions.
The following are the numerical equivalents of letter grades used in the calculation of the graduate grade point average:
| A | 4.00 | B- | 2.67 | D+ | 1.33 |
| A- | 3.67 | C+ | 2.33 | D | 1.00 |
| B+ | 3.33 | C | 2.00 | D- | 0.67 |
| B | 3.00 | C- | 1.67 | F | 0.00 |
Every course in the M.A. in Design Program is considered part of the official course of study. To graduate, all students must maintain an overall grade point average of at least 3.00 and make a “C” or better in all courses. If a student receives a C- in a course, they will have to re-take the course as this grade does not meet the minimum requirement to earn course credit.
Credit/No Credit
Courses in the M.A. in Design Program may not be taken on a pass/fail or credit/no credit basis unless the Graduate Advisor gives approval. A student must request this option within the first eight weeks of the semester. Credit/No Credit grades are not computed in the grade point average. A performance level of “C” or above shall constitute a grade of Credit (Cr). Changes in grading option cannot be made after the mid-semester class day of long semester sessions or summer sessions.
Incomplete Grades and the Symbol X
Incompletes are not issued for student or faculty convenience (i.e., lack of work or unfinished work); they may be issued only in the case of approved, compelling, non-academic circumstances beyond the student’s control. If there is a compelling reason, the instructor may report the symbol X (incomplete) to the Registrar in place of a grade. The student must then complete the course requirements, and the instructor must report a final grade by the end of the grade-reporting period in the student’s next long- session (i.e., fall or spring) semester of enrollment. If this deadline is not met, the symbol X is converted to the symbol I, which can never be converted into a grade.
Incompletes may not be listed on the Application for Degree Candidacy unless they will be cleared by the beginning of the final semester of coursework. A student may not graduate with an incomplete grade (X) on the Program of Work.