Grades
Grading - Computation of the grade point average is based on the following format:
A.....4.00
A-....3.67
B+...3.33
B.....3.00
B-....2.67
C+...2.33
C.....2.00
C-....1.67
D+...1.33
D.....1.00
D-....0.67
F.....0.00
Other letter grades may appear on the grade report. For more information about these grades, contact the Records and Registration Office:
W...Withdrawn: Student withdrew from course; credits will not be counted in GPA.
I.....Incomplete: Limited time has been granted to complete required work. A student must complete the course by the midterm point of the next semester in which he/she is enrolled or the Incomplete will be converted to an F. If the student does not register for one calendar year after the Incomplete is awarded, the Incomplete becomes permanent.
Letter grades of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C- will convert to "S*" (satisfactory) while grades of D+, D, D- and F will convert to "U*" (unsatisfactory). S* grades count toward graduation; U* grades do not. Upon a student's request, a student-opted S* or U* mark may be changed back to a regular letter grade, which will then be counted in the cumulative average and appear on the College record. Such a request will be honored for a period of three calendar years after the semester in which a student has earned a student-opted S* or U* mark or until the student graduates, whichever period is shorter.
Courses that have been elected satisfactory/unsatisfactory will NOT be counted towards the fulfillment of requirements for General Education, Writing Intensive, the Education curricula, the major, the minor, or the Engineering curriculum, unless the student requests that the S* or U* be changed to a regular letter grade.
Independent study courses also may not be taken satisfactory/unsatisfactory. Graduate students may not elect satisfactory/unsatisfactory for courses in their plan of study. The deadline for choosing the satisfactory/unsatisfactory option is one week later than the course withdrawal deadline. See the Academic Calendar in the Schedule of Classes for the exact date each semester.
The form for satisfactory/unsatisfactory is filed with Records and Registration; the course instructor is not informed that a course is being taken U*/S*. The forms are 2-part Optical Scan Form which must be obtained from the Office of Records and Registration or your department Advisor.
After your professor has submitted your grade to the office of Records and Registration at the end of the session, you may view your grade report in My.NewPaltz at my.newpaltz.edu. Grades are not available until after the grade submission date for each session, regardless of when a course ends.
