It is well recognized that these deadlines are at times uncomfortably demanding. Nevertheless, there are good and proper reasons for both the University and the students to have final grades available promptly. Please see the respective catalogues for further details. The effect of a plus or minus is reflected in the grade point average as specified in the catalogue. F Fail is used if the course is failed.
Practice admits either grade.
Z Audit - means that the student has a right to at least sit in the class. The is no attendance requirement and the course obtains no credit. Satisfactory U Unsatisfactory Incomplete Grades X Indicates the instructor did not submit the grade in time for inclusion on the grade report. Justifiable reasons obtain from conditions beyond a student's control such as involvement in a project in which delay is necessitated, e.g. perhaps an interlibrary book, though requested on time, does not arrive in time, or perhaps the fruit flies will not reproduce quickly enough to reveal the genetic trend being studied. Y Also means the grade will not be given until the end of the course hence it is a mid-course grade.