Transcript Key
Grading System
The University of Missouri uses a letter grading system.
Fall 1997 – Present
A = Outstanding
B = Superior
C = Adequate
D = Marginal (not awarded to graduate students)
F = Unacceptable
W = Withdrew
WF = Withdrew failing
S = Satisfactory
S* = Satisfactory with honors (medicine only)
HN = Honors – (medicine only)
LC = Letter of commendation (medicine only, beginning summer 1998)
U = Unsatisfactory
I = Incomplete
H = Hearer or auditor
IP = In progress
PR = Preregistered
NR = Not reported
CR = Credit
E = Exam
Explanation of Remarks
C = Computer and information proficient
H = General honors
M = A course including a substantial amount of mathematics reasoning
R = Repeated course, grade not figured in CUM GPA (effective fall 2000)
S = Service learning
W = A course requiring 5,000 words of writing and revisions
* = An official change has been made to this record
Grade Point Values
Grade point average
is calculated on a four-point system.
A = 4.00
B = 3.00
C = 2.00
D = 1.00
F = 0.00
WF = 0.00
Plus/Minus System
The University of Missouri uses a plus/minus grading system. A plus (+) or minus (-) sign after a letter grade indicates an increase or decrease in point value.
Fall 2011 – Present
- A plus (+) sign following a letter grade adds an additional 0.33 grade points per credit hour. Exception: No additional grades points are awarded for an A+.
- A minus (-) sign following a letter grade subtracts 0.33 per credit hour.
- Plus/minus grade points apply to undergraduate and graduate students.
Fall 1998 – Summer 2011
- A plus (+) sign following a letter grade adds an additional 0.33 grade points per credit hour. Exception: No additional grades points are awarded for an A+.
- A minus (-) sign following a letter grade subtracts 0.33 per credit hour.
- Plus/minus grade points apply to undergraduate students only.
Fall 1995 – Summer 1998
- A plus (+) sign following a letter grade adds 0.33 grade points per credit hour.
- A minus (-) sign following a letter grade subtracts 0.33 per credit hour.
- Plus/minus grade points apply to undergraduate students only.
Undergraduate Grading System
September 1969 – August 1987
A = Superior
B = Above Average
C = Average
D = Below average
F = Failure
Del. or (6) or DL, = Delayed or incomplete
Exc. or (0) or EX, = Excused from course
H = Hearer or Auditor
S = Satisfactory (A, B or C grade)
U = Unsatisfactory (D or F grade)
September 1958 – August 1969
A = Superior
B = Above Average
C = Average
D = Below average
F = Failure
Del. or (6) or DL, = Delayed or incomplete
Exc. or (0) or EX, = Excused from course
H = Hearer or Auditor
Before September 1958
E = Excellent
S = Superior
M = Medium
I = Inferior
F = Failure
Del. or (6)
Exc. or (0)
Graduate Grading System
Graduate: September 1940 – August 1987
A
B
C
D = No graduate credit (D grades discontinued March 1966)
F = Failure
Del. or (6) or DL = Delayed or Incomplete
Exc. or (0) or EX = Excused from course
H = Hearer or Auditor
N or NG = No graduate credit
G = Graduate credit awarded to an undergraduate student
Before September 1940
For exclusively graduate courses:
Passed
Not passed
To receive graduate credit in any course, a student must have enrolled in graduate school or as a post-baccalaureate special. All courses taken in graduate school or as a post baccalaureate special are graduate level.
Law School Grading System
Law: Fall 2007 – Present
Since 1987, the University of Missouri has used only a numeric grading system. Letter grades are listed as an approximate correlation and are for reference only. There is no definitive numeric-grade-to-letter-grade translation.
A = 92–100
B = 84–91
C = 77–83
D = 70–76
F = 65–69
Law: Fall 1987 – Summer 2007
Approximate letter grade correlation.
A = 90–100
B = 80–89
C = 70–79
D = 60–69
F = 55–59
Law: Fall 1975 – Summer 1987
A = Superior
B = Above average
C = Average
D = Below average (no graduate credit)
F = Failure
H = Hearer or auditor
S = Satisfactory (A, B or C grade)
U = Unsatisfactory (D or F grade)
DEL or DL = Delayed or incomplete
Exc or EX = Excused from course
Grade Point Average
Effective fall semester 1971, term and cumulative GPA reflect only University of Missouri course work. The term and cumulative-hour totals on the transcript include only those hours used in computing the GPA and do not include credit hours earned on satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis, advanced standing, credit by examination or physical education prior to August 1972.
Transcripts for students enrolling in the fall semester 1985 and after reflect the UM System cumulative grade point average for all prior course work taken at any of the campuses of the University of Missouri System. Repeated courses, marked R, are excluded from the GPA. In computing the cumulative GPA, the grade points assigned to students’ UM transfer courses are assigned as if the course had been taken on campus.
Course Numbering System
Fall 2004 – Present
0000 to 0999: Skill-development courses: courses that do not count toward degree requirements
1000 to 1999: Freshman level courses
2000 to 2999: Sophomore level courses
3000 to 3999: Junior/senior level courses (upper division)
4000 to 4999: Junior/senior level courses (upper division)
5000 to 6999: Professional level courses
7000 to 7999: Beginning graduate courses
8000 to 8999: Mid-level graduate courses
9000 to 9999: Upper-level graduate courses
Course numbering system through summer 2004
1 to 99: Courses primarily for freshmen and sophomores
100 to 199: Courses primarily for undergraduates: no graduate credit
200 to 299: Courses for undergraduates, appropriate professional students and graduate students except for those graduate students whose major is in the department in which the course is offered
300 to 399: Courses for undergraduates, appropriate professional students and graduate students, without restriction to major
400 to 499: Primarily for graduate students and appropriate professional students in special programs. Undergraduates admitted only with the approval of the instructor of the course and the dean of the division in which the course is offered
500 to 599: Law, medicine or veterinary medicine courses