AU—Audit; indicates attendance as a visitor only.
NR—Not reported.
NV—Not valid.
FF—Used only in courses taken under the pass/fail grading
option from Spring 1968 through Fall 1974. A minimum of D was required
for passing.
W—Approved withdrawal without credit.
I—Incomplete. Approved extension of time to complete the
final examination or other requirements of the course. Applies to
both undergraduate and graduate students. (Entitles the student
to an examination later without fee, or to additional time to complete
other requirements of the course. The final grade must be reported
on the Supplemental Grade Report Form.)
(1) Undergraduate Students
Only the dean of the student’s college may authorize such
extension of time in individual cases. A grade of “incomplete”
that is not removed by the end of the first eight weeks of instruction
in the next semester in which the student is enrolled on the Urbana-Champaign
campus becomes the grade of F. (Consult the online Class Schedule
for the exact date.) If the student receiving the incomplete grade
does not reenroll on the Urbana-Champaign campus, the incomplete
grade, if not removed, becomes an F after one calendar year. With
the approval of the dean of his or her college, the student who
has not made up an “incomplete” examination may be
withdrawn from the course retroactively, provided such withdrawal
is completed before the grade of “incomplete” automatically
becomes a grade of F. In exceptional cases, a student who, because
of absence for active military service, physical disability, or
other sufficient cause, is unable to comply with the rule by removing
the I grade within the specified time may be granted a limited
extension by the dean of his or her college. A student whose status
cannot be determined because of “incomplete” grades
may register again only with the approval of the dean of his or
her college. (See §§ 3-313 and 3-201.)
(2) Graduate Students
The instructor may authorize such extension of time for a graduate
student regardless of the level of the course. A grade of “incomplete”
must be replaced by a letter grade no later than the end of the
next semester in which the student is registered or it automatically
becomes an F grade. If the student does not enroll the following
semester, the incomplete grade becomes an F after one year. Reasonable
extensions of time are granted by the Graduate College for justifiable
reasons.
CR—Credit earned. To be used only in courses taken under
the credit-no credit grading option. Instructors report the usual
letter grades. Any grade of C- or better will automatically be
converted to CR. Prior to spring semester 1975, CR was assigned
for course work taken through the Study Abroad Program with a
grade of D or better.
NC—No credit earned. To be used only in courses taken
under the credit-no credit grading option. Instructors report
the usual letter grades. A letter grade of D+ or lower or a grade
of ABS will automatically be converted to NC.
DFR—Grade temporarily deferred. To be used only in those
thesis, research, and special problems courses extending over
more than one semester that are taken by graduate students as
preparation for the thesis and by undergraduate students in satisfaction
of the requirements for graduation with honors, and in other approved
courses that extend over more than one semester.
Requests for approval to use the DFR grade in courses that extend
over more than one semester, which therefore require postponement
of the final grade report, must be submitted in writing by the
executive officer of the department offering the courses to the
dean of the college for concurrence. A copy of the approval will
be sent to the Office of Admissions and Records, which maintains
a list of all courses approved for the DFR grade.
Graduate students: The symbol DFR in courses other than thesis
(499/599) must be converted to a permanent grade no later than
the end of the next semester in which the student is registered.
If no grade change is submitted within that period, the DFR will
be converted to an F. The DFR symbol for thesis courses
(499/599) stands indefinitely until a Supplemental Grade Report
Form is submitted by the adviser at the completion (successful
or unsuccessful) of the thesis.
S—Satisfactory.
U—Unsatisfactory.
Satisfactory and Unsatisfactory are to be used only as final grades in graduate
thesis research courses, in graduate and undergraduate courses
given for zero credit, and in other courses that have been specifically
approved by the head or chairperson of the department concerned,
with concurrence of the college dean. A current list of courses
that have received such approval is maintained in the Office of
Admissions and Records. The fact that a particular course or a
section of a course will be offered on the S/U basis must be clearly
announced in the Class Schedule along with other pertinent course
or section information.
PS—Used for test-based credit (proficiency or special
exam). A minimum grade of “C-” is required.
