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 | Very high quality, clearly above average work |
| A- | 3.67 | |
| B+ | 3.33 | |
| B | 3.0 | Above average |
| B- | 2.67 | |
| C+ | 2.33 | |
| C | 2.0 | |
| C- | 1.67 | Below Average |
| D+ | 1.33 | Unsatisfactory |
| D | 1.0 | Unsatisfactory |
| D- | .67 | Unsatisfactory |
| F | 0.0 | Failing |
| P | NONE | Pass |
| I | NONE | Incomplete |
| DP | NONE | Dropped |
| W | NONE | Withdrawn |
| WP | NONE | Withdrawn Passing |
| WF | NONE | Withdrawn Failing |
| X | NONE | Audit grade: No Academic Credit awarded |
| TC | NONE | Transfer Credit |
| PLA | NONE | Credit from review of Prior Learning Experience |
| R | NONE | Course No Longer Counted in APUS GPA as it was Retaken. However, the previous grade would still be counted by a third parties, such as the federal government for Financial Aid eligibility and by the military for calculating a GPA for TA eligibility. |
| S | NONE | Satisfactory: No Academic Credit awarded |
| U | NONE | Unsatisfactory: No Academic Credit awarded |