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Gradeshttp://catalog.utk.eduGrades that do not Influence Grade Point AverageThe following grades carry no quality points and hoursfor which these grades are earned are not counted incomputing a student’s grade point average.satisfactorily when taken on an S/NC basis.when a course is taken on an S/NC grading basis.student has officially withdrawn from the university.W is also assigned in courses when a studentwithdraws from a course between the 11th and 84thcalendar day of classes. Regulations concerningwithdrawal from courses or from the universityappear under Changes in Registration.Satisfactory/No Credit Grading SystemThe purpose of this system is to encourage the studentto venture beyond the limits of those courses in whichthe student usually does well and, motivated byintellectual curiosity, explore subject matter in whichperformance may be somewhat less outstandingthan work in other subjects. To this end, Satisfactory/No Credit (S/NC) grading has been developed forundergraduate courses (100-, 200-, 300 and 400-levelcourses).average, but, like all other grades, is entered on thepermanent record.gradingscale and NC is given for grades of C-, D+, D, D- andF.letter grade or vice versa is not permitted unless anerror is determined by the Office of the UniversityRegistrar.Repeating CoursesFor the first three repeated lower-division courses (100-200 level), only the last grade earned in the repeatedcourses will be counted in computing the grade pointaverage. In the case where a student earned a grade ofC-, D+, D or D- in the course and subsequently repeatsthe course with a failing grade (F), the grade of C-, D+,D or D- will be counted in computing the grade pointaverage. If the same course is repeated more than once,the additional repeats count as part of the repeat total.Repeating a course in which an NC grade has beenearned does not count as one of the repeats coveredby this policy. Grades of W do not count as one of therepeats covered by this policy. For all courses repeatedafter the first three, all grades will be included whencomputing the grade point average. All grades for allcourses remain on the transcript.Unless it is otherwise specified in the course description,no course may be attempted more than three times.A grade of W does not count as one of the availableattempts. Grades of C-, D+, D, D-, F, I and NC arecounted as one of the available attempts. No coursemay be repeated in which a grade of C or better hasalready been earned. Exceptions to the number oftimes a course may be repeated will be allowed onlywith prior written permission from the head of thedepartment where the course is being offered andthe student’s college dean or designee. Each courseis counted only once in determining credit hourspresented for graduation.is received.student received a conventional grade (A, A-, B+, B,B-, C+, C, C-, D+, D, D- and F).grades of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C will be recorded onthe student’s permanent academic record as S, andC-, D+, D, D- or F as NC.as an SI, which will not be computed in the average.grading in a course through the add deadline.Office of theUniversity Registrar209 Student Services BuildingKnoxville, TN 37996-0200Phone 865-974-2101Fax 865-974-2606http://registrar.tennessee.edu/18