GRADUATE CATALOG - The Petroleum Institute

Graduate Catalog | Academic Year 2013 – 2014Grades and Grade Point AveragesEvaluation of Students and GradingWhen a student registers for a course, one of the following grades will appear on his/her academic record. Theassignment of the grade symbol is based on the level of performance. It represents the extent of the student’sdemonstrated mastery of the material listed in the course syllabus and achievement of the stated courseobjectives.A = 4.00 ExcellentA– = 3.75B+ = 3.25B = 3.00 SatisfactoryB– = 2.75 UnsatisfactoryC+ = 2.25C = 2.00C– = 1.75 FailureD = 1.00F = 0.00XF = 0.00 Failure due to Academic DishonestyW = WithdrawnI = IncompleteWA = Withdrawn AdministrativelyWI = Withdrawn Involuntarily (Terminated)WF = Withdrawn after DeadlineCR = CreditNC = No CreditPR = ProgressZ = Grade not SubmittedQuality Hours and Quality PointsIn order to graduate a student must successfully complete a certain number of required credit hours and mustmaintain grades at a satisfactory level. The system for expressing the quality of a student’s work is based onquality hours and quality points. The grade 'A' represents four quality points, 'B' three, 'C' two, 'D' one, 'F' none.For purposes of quality point calculation, a grade of 'XF' or ‘WF’ is equivalent to a grade of 'F'. The number ofquality points earned in any course is the number of credit hours assigned to that course multiplied by thenumerical value of the grade received. The quality hours earned are the number of credit hours in which gradesof 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', or 'F' are awarded. To compute a grade-point average, the number of cumulative quality pointsis divided by the cumulative quality hours earned. Grades of 'W', 'WI', 'I', 'NC' or 'Z' are not counted indetermining quality hours.Transfer Credit Excluded in GPA CalculationTransfer credit earned at another institution will be recorded on the student’s permanent record. Calculation of thegrade point averages for transfer students will be based only on grades earned in degree courses completed atthe Petroleum Institute.Credit HoursThe number of times a class meets during a week (for lecture or laboratory) usually determines the number of credithours assigned to that course. Lecture sessions are normally 50 minutes long and typically represent one hourof credit for each 50 minutes the class meets in a week. Two to four hours of laboratory work per week aretypically equivalent to one hour of credit.Grade-Point AveragesGrade point averages are calculated to two places following the decimal point.Page 28