American Public University System: American Military University and American Public University
2011/2012 Catalog

As of Sept 2011, until Sept 2012

 

Grading Policies

The APUS grading system is provided in the following chart. Additional information regarding the posting of grades and the petitioning of grades is available in the Student Handbook.

Grade

Quality Points

Description

A

4.0

All: Very high quality, clearly above average work

A-

3.67

 

B+

3.33

 

B

3.0

Undergraduate: Above average
Graduate: Expected performance level

B-

2.67

 

C+

2.33

 

C

2.0

 

C-

1.67

Undergraduate: Below Average
Graduate: Failing

D+

1.33

Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory
Graduate: Failing

D

1.0

Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory
Graduate: Failing

D-

.67

Undergraduate: Unsatisfactory
Graduate: Failing

F

0.0

Undergraduate: Failing
Graduate: Failing

P

NONE

Undergraduate: Pass
Graduate: Pass

PD

NONE

Graduate Comprehensive Exam Only: Pass with Distinction

FAIL

NONE

Graduate Comprehensive Exam Only: Failed the Exam

I

NONE

All: Incomplete

DP

NONE

Dropped

W

NONE

All: Withdrawn

WF

NONE

A Withdrawal that was allowed but instructor requested a failing notation

X

NONE

Audit grade: No Academic Credit awarded

R

NONE

Previously failed course that was retaken

S

NONE

Satisfactory:
No Academic Credit awarded

U

NONE

Unsatisfactory
No Academic Credit awarded

RW

NONE

A retroactive withdrawal from a course

PLA

NONE

Credit awards for prior learning