Nevada System of Higher Education
Board of Regents Handbook
Title 4 - Codification of Board Policy Statements
Chapter 16
STUDENT ADMISSION, REGISTRATION, GRADES AND EXAMINATIONS

A	Superior  4.0
A-	3.7
B+	3.3
B	Above Average 3.0
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	Average 2.0
C-	1.7
D+	1.3
D	Below Average 1.0
D-	0.7
F	Failure 0.0
H	Honors (for Medical School only)*
HP	High Pass (for Medical School only)*
P	Pass *
S	Satisfactory (undergraduate courses: C or above; graduate courses: B or above)*
U	Unsatisfactory (undergraduate courses: D or below graduate courses: C or below)*
I	Incomplete*
X	In Progress (research projects or courses extending beyond one semester)
AD	Audit*
W	Withdrawal*
NR	Not Reported--Assigned by registrar pending faculty submission of final grade* (B/R 6/05)

* No grade points assigned

1.   The "plus" and "minus" is a part of the grading scale of each institution. It is up to the individual faculty member to exercise this option.
 
2.  An F grade shall be a part of the grading scale for each institution. It is up to the individual faculty member to exercise this option.
 
Campuses may retain institutional practices related to forgiveness or academic renewal policies in which, under certain circumstances, students may repeat failed courses or disregard course work.
 
3.   All withdrawals indicate that the student did not complete the course. Each institution determines the timeline for assigning the W.
 
4.   The course syllabus shall contain a clear explanation of the grading scale to be used by the faculty member. Students may not appeal the format an instructor chooses.
 
These recommendations become effective Fall 1993.(B/R 6/93)

University of Nevada, Reno Questions may be asked at: mfcronin@unr.nevada.edu Last Modified: May 12, 2006

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