Grading System Policies

Each student is expected to attend all class meetings in which he or she is enrolled. Being absent from class therefore may affect the final grade assigned for the course. Butler is on a 4.0 grading system. When a student completes a course, one of the following grades with the corresponding grade points will be assigned:

A 4.00 grade points
A- 3.67 grade points
B+ 3.33 grade points
B 3.00 grade points
B- 2.67 grade points
C+ 2.33 grade points
C 2.00 grade points
C- 1.67 grade points
D+ 1.33 grade points
D 1.00 grade points
D- 0.67 grade points
F 0.00 grade points

The following grades are not computed in the grade point average (GPA):

W – Official withdrawal. Permitted through the 10th week of a fall or spring semester. Withdrawal deadlines for the summer term can be found at www.butler.edu/registrar/summer-registration/.
P – Passing grade. Semester hours are counted as hours passed but are not used in computing the GPA.
PV – Pass with validation. Grade given in student-teaching classes to students who may be certified to teach.
AUD – Audited course.
NC – Enrollment in a course on a non-credit basis. A student may change from credit to non-credit in a course through the 10th week of a fall or spring semester. The instructor’s signature is required. An instructor may change the non-credit grade to withdrawal if the student does not attend class.
NR – Grade not reported.
I – Incomplete grade. This grade may be assigned by an instructor when exceptional circumstances prevent a student’s finishing all work required in a course. The “I” must be removed by the close of the semester after it was assigned. If the “I” is not removed within the stated time, or the student chooses to graduate without completing the class, the “I” will be changed to “X.”
X – Unredeemed incomplete grade. This indicates no credit earned, no hours attempted, and no grade points.
T – Transfer credit.
Z – Undergraduate course taken by a graduate student; no credit or grade points earned.