The work of all students in the Irvine Division shall be reported in the following grades:

(1) Passing: A+ (extraordinary), A, A-(excellent); B+, B, B(good); C+, C, C- (fair); P (passed); D+, D, D- (barely passing); S (satisfactory [graduate only]);

(2) Not Passing: F (failure); NP (not passed); U (unsatisfactory [graduate only]);

(3) Undetermined: I (incomplete).

Grade points per unit shall be assigned by the Registrar as follows: A:4, B:3, C:2, D:1, F and I:O. Minus grades carry three-tenths of a grade point less per unit, and plus grades (with the exception of the A+) carry three-tenths of a grade point more per unit than unsuffixed grades. Faculty are instructed to use the A+ grade only for truly extraordinary performance. (Am 13 April 89)

All grades except Incomplete are final when filed by an instructor in end-of-quarter course reports. However, the correction of a clerical or procedural error may be authorized as the Division directs. (See IR A365.) No change of grade may be made on the basis of reassessment of the quality of a student's work. No term grade except Incomplete may be revised by reexamination except as provided in IR A365.

Repetition of courses not authorized by the Committee on Courses to be taken more than once for credit is subject to the following:

(1) Conditions (Undergraduate)--Students may repeat only those courses in which they received a grade of C-, D+, D, D-, F, NP, or a permanent Incomplete [see F(2)]. All courses which were originally taken for a letter grade must be repeated for a letter grade. Courses originally taken on the P/NP basis may be repeated for a P/NP or for a letter grade if the course is so offered. (Am 28 Nov 84)

(2) Approval--Repetition of a course more than once requires approval in all instances of the School (or equivalent) in which the student is enrolled.

(3) Degree Credit--Degree credit for a course will be given only once; but the grade assigned at each enrollment shall be permanently recorded.

(4) Grade Point Average (Undergraduate)--In computing the grade point average of undergraduates who repeat courses in which they received a grade of C-, D+, D, D-, F, or NP (if repeated for a letter grade), only the most recently earned grades and grade points shall be used for the first 16 units repeated. In the case of further repetitions, the grade point average shall be based on all grades assigned and total units attempted. (Am 28 Nov 84)

A graduate student may repeat only once a course in which a grade below B or a grade of U was received, subject to IR A345 (D)(2-3). Only the most recently earned grades shall be used in computing the student's grade point average for the first eight units of repeated Graduate Studies work; thereafter both the earlier and later grades will be used.

(1) Conditions--The grade Incomplete may be assigned when a student's work is of passing quality but is incomplete for good cause. The I grade may be replaced by a passing grade and to receive unit credit provided the student completes the work of the course in a way authorized by the instructor. (Am 28 Nov 84)

(2) Time Limits--(a) Registered Students--The grade Incomplete may only be replaced by another grade or notation subject to the following: 1) The action must be taken prior to the end of the third quarter following the quarter in which the grade Incomplete was originally awarded, or prior to the end of the quarter immediately preceding award of the degree, whichever comes first (instructors, however, are not obligated to allow the maximum time period). 2) Only quarters in which a student is enrolled will be counted in determining the time after which the grade Incomplete can no longer be replaced. (b) Formerly Registered Students--Students not currently enrolled may replace the grade Incomplete by another grade or notation subject to the following: 1) they have a maximum of one calendar year in which to replace the grade Incomplete; however, 2) in exceptional individual cases involving the student's prolonged inability to pursue a course of studies, extensions of up to two additional years may be granted by the instructor with the approval of the Dean of the unit offering the course; further, 3) students must petition for such an extension within one calendar year following award of the grade Incomplete.

(3) Grade Point Average--Until graduation the grade of Incomplete shall not itself be calculated in the student's grade point average. However, at graduation, courses graded I must be treated as courses attempted in computation of the student's grade point average in assessing a student's satisfaction of Irvine Regulation A525. This computation affects neither the grade point average on the student's permanent record nor the appearance of the I grade on the student's permanent record.

(1) The Notation In Progress (IP)--In the Irvine Division, for a course extending over more than one quarter where the evaluation of a student's performance is deferred until the end of the final quarter, provisional grades of In Progress (IP) shall be assigned in the intervening quarters. The provisional grades shall be replaced by the final grade if the student completes the full sequence. If a student who was assigned the provisional notation IP for one or several quarters of a course sequence fails to complete the sequence, the instructor may assign a final grade and request the Registrar to replace the IP with that final grade on the permanent record. In the event that no action is taken to replace the IP with a final grade, the IP will be changed to an I at the end of the third quarter following the quarter in which it was originally assigned or at the end of the quarter immediately preceding award of the degree, whichever comes first. Incomplete grades which arise in this manner may not be replaced by another grade or notation. Only quarters in which a student is enrolled will be counted in determining the time at which an IP is changed to an I. Courses annotated IP carry no grade points and shall not be included in any calculation of the student's grade point average.

(2) The Notation No Report (NR)--The notation NR shall be made on a student's permanent record when the student's name was on the official class roster but the instructor turned in no grade for the student. The notation NR may be removed from the student's record by the action of the instructor of the course, providing that a clerical or procedural error has occurred. Depending on the circumstances, the instructor may request the Registrar to change the NR to a grade, including Incomplete, or the instructor may request that the NR be changed to a W. If no action is taken to remove the NR from the permanent record, the NR will be changed to an F or NP at the end of the first quarter following the quarter in which it was originally assigned or at the end of the quarter immediately preceding award of the degree, whichever comes first. Only quarters in which a student is enrolled will be counted in determining the time at which an NR becomes an F or NP. Courses annotated NR carry no grade points and shall not be included in any calculation of the student's grade point average. (Am 28 Nov 84)