Undergraduate Bulletin - Loyola Marymount University

62 / ACADEMIC DEGREE REQUIREMENTS AND POLICIES
Grades
Final grades are submitted by the student’s instructors and
are issued to the student by the Office of the Registrar via
PROWL at the end of each term.
Grade Appeals
It is understood that, except in rare instances, only the
instructor, with the Department Chairperson’s, Program
Director’s, or equivalent to the Dean of the instructor’s
college or school (hereafter called Department Chairperson)
and Dean’s approval, may change the final grade through
the Office of the Registrar. The Dean may, however, change
the grade if all of the following processes of appeal have
been followed. The Dean must notify the instructor, in
writing, of the change in final grade.
1. No later than three weeks into the semester
following the issuance of a disputed grade, the
student must meet with the instructor to review
the reasons for the grade.
2. If the instructor is not available for discussion
or if discussion fails to resolve the problem, the
student may ask the appropriate Department
Chairperson to meet with both the instructor and
the student. If the chairperson and the instructor
are in agreement about the validity of the grade,
the student may appeal to the appropriate
Dean. If the chairperson cannot agree with the
instructor, he will automatically refer the student
to the Dean.
3. The student who appeals beyond the department
level must file a written appeal to the appropriate
Dean. The Dean, upon receipt of the written
appeal, will bring all parties together in an attempt
to resolve the matter by mutual agreement. If
agreement cannot be reached at this meeting,
the Dean may appoint a committee of three
impartial persons to investigate the matter and
make a recommendation to the Dean. The Dean
will normally follow the recommendation of the
committee; however, the decision of the Dean is
final.
Grading System
The work of all students at LMU is reported in terms of
grades. Instructors are required to assign a final grade for
each student registered in a course.
Undergraduate Grades
The following grades are used to report the quality of
undergraduate student work at LMU:
A Superior
B Good
C Satisfactory
D Poor
F Failure
CR Credit—Equivalent to grade of C or higher
NC No Credit—Equivalent to grade of C- or lower
NR Not reported by instructor
AU Audit
I Work incomplete
W Official withdrawal from course
A grade of A may be modified by a minus (-) suffix, and
grades B and C may be modified by a plus (+) or minus (-)
suffix. Grades A, B, C, and CR denote satisfactory progress
toward the degree, but a D grade must be offset by higher
grades in the same term for students to remain in good
academic standing. Note that a “C-” grade is not a passing
grade in courses requiring a minimum grade of “C.” An F or
NC grade yields no unit or course credit.
Failure to withdraw officially from a course will result in a
grade of F (see Withdrawal).
Graduate Grades
The following grades are used to report the quality of
graduate student work at LMU:
A Superior
B Satisfactorily demonstrated potential for
professional achievement in field of study
C Passed the course but did not do work indicative
of potential for professional achievement in field
of study
F Failure
CR Credit—Equivalent to grade of B or higher
NC No Credit—Equivalent to grade of B- or lower
NR Not reported by instructor
AU Audit
I Work incomplete
IP Work in progress (for courses requiring more than
one semester to complete)
W Official withdrawal from course