Grading Basis defines the range of valid grades for a class.
Each course will be coded with one of the following grading basis options:
Grading Basis Code Description
Opt: Grad | OPG | Standard grading for graduate courses. Student has the option to choose either Letter grading or Audit (graduate students) or Elective P/F (undergraduate students enrolled in 500-level courses). |
Mand. P/F | MPF | Mandatory Pass/Fail, for approved* undergraduate courses |
Mand. Satis | SAT | Mandatory Satisfactory/No Credit, for approved* graduate courses |
GR Letter | LTR | Letter-grades only, for approved* graduate courses |
UG Letter | LET |
Letter-grades only, for approved* undergraduate courses |
Thesis/Dis | TDS |
IP grading for dissertation/thesis courses |
Stdnt Opt | OPT | Standard grading for undergraduate courses. Student has the option to choose either Letter grading or Elective P/F. |
Year Let | YRL |
Year-long with letter-only grading for approved* undergraduate courses, to allow the submission of a “Y” grade until completion of the second semester’s registration in the course |
Year Mand | YRM |
Year-long with mandatory pass/fail only grading for approved* undergraduate courses, to allow the submission of a “Y” grade until completion of the second semester’s registration in the course |
Year Opt | YRO | Year-long with standard grading for approved* undergraduate courses, to allow the submission of a “Y” grade until completion of the second semester’s registration in the course |
Although 500-level courses are considered both undergraduate and graduate courses, for the purposes above, they should be treated as graduate courses.
* “Approved” indicates that these options require Faculty Senate/Provost approval.