Academic Standards
At the conclusion of each course, students will be assigned a course grade as determined by the individual course syllabus. The academic transcript for each student depicts the students’ progress through the program curriculum and the final course grades and grade point average (GPA). For all programs, students must earn an 80% (B-) or higher for academic courses and an 85% (B) or higher for clinical courses to remain enrolled in the program and graduate.
Grades are determined as follows:
Percentage |
Letter grade |
Grade points |
93 – 100% |
A |
4.00 |
89 - 92.9% |
A- |
3.75 |
86 – 88.9% |
B+ |
3.25 |
83 – 85.9% |
B |
3.00 |
80 – 82.9% |
B- |
2.75 |
75 – 79.9% |
C |
2.00 |
70 – 74.9% |
D |
1.00 |
<70% |
F |
0.00 |
Withdrawal |
W |
N/A |
Withdrawal
Grade Point Average (GPA)
Grade point average is the numerical average of all course grades completed during the semester (term GPA) or entire program tenure (cumulative GPA) and is calculated as follows:
Sum of all course points earned
Sum of all course credit hours
Grading Policy
Academic grades are achieved through written and/or oral examination, quizzes and homework assignments. Additional assignments may be given at the discretion of the instructor. Academic grades for each course are determined in the following manner:
Homework Assignments 10%
Quizzes 20%
Tests 30%
Final Exam 40%
Maximum Academic Score 100%
Percentages and letter grades for all assignments, quizzes and tests are calculated using the course grade rubric in the course grades section.