A 4.0 A- 3.7 B+ 3.3 B 3.0 B- 2.7 C+ 2.3 C 2.0 D 1.0
F and WF 0.0 (calculated in GPA)
NR, X, I, P, W, WP 0.0 (not calculated in GPA)
X - Audit: Students must indicate at the time of registration
that they wish to audit a course rather than register for credit.
Any change from credit to audit or vice-versa must be made before the close of drop/add. Fees for audit classes
are the same as those for credit and are nonrefundable. Petitioning to move from audit to credit or vice-versa is not permitted under normal conditions. Extraordinary circum- stances must be documented.
I - Incomplete: At the instructor’s discretion, students who
have not completed required work in a course by the end of the term may be assigned a grade of I. In order for an I to be assigned, the student must have completed a substantial portion (at least a majority) of the course with a passing grade. The I is not computed in the grade point average. The time limit for removing the I is set by the instructor of the course. This time limit may not exceed one calendar year or graduation, whichever comes first. The time limit applies whether the student is in residence or not. To extend an incomplete beyond one year, the student must petition for a waiver of University policy.
An I will be changed to a final evaluative grade (one that is used in calculating GPAs) at the time the student completes the required work. Students may not register for courses in
which incomplete grades have been received. Any I grade
not removed by the end of the time limit will be changed to a final grade to be determined by the instructor. This grade will be used to calculate the student’s cumulative GPA. If no final grade is issued, the I will change to an F and will be calcu- lated in the grade point average.
Veterans and other eligible persons should contact the Office of Veterans Affairs concerning the effect of incomplete or failing grades upon certification.
NR - No Record: NR is assigned when grades for an entire
class or portion thereof are not submitted by the processing deadline. The Registrar’s Office will send a list of NR grades to the respective department chairpersons, who will be responsible for communicating with faculty members about removing the NR grade. The NR may remain on the record for up to one year but should not remain in the student’s transcript beyond graduation.
P - Passing: Indicates passing grade for the employment
experience in the Cooperative Education Program and, at the discretion of the college and departments, for thesis, disserta- tion, independent study, practicum and/or internship courses. Passing grades are not calculated in the grade point average.
W - Withdrawn: Indicates a student has withdrawn officially
from a course before the established deadline.
WP - Indicates a student has successfully petitioned to
withdraw from a course after the official deadline and was making satisfactory progress at the time.
WF - Indicates a student has successfully petitioned to
withdraw from a course after the official deadline and was not making satisfactory progress at the time.
D GradesCourses completed with grades of D may be applied toward upper-level graduation requirements, i.e., 60 semester hours. However, a course completed with a D grade normally will not be applicable toward major requirements. See college sections for further information.
Disciplinary ExpulsionThe consequences of Disciplinary Action for Expulsion are listed in the UNF Student Handbook.
Disciplinary SuspensionTranscripts will record the dates of disciplinary suspension until the suspension is lifted at which time the documentation will be removed from transcripts.
Academic Average (Grade Point Average) The sum of
grade points earned is divided by the number of UNF hours attempted (except those hours with grades of X, I, P, NR, W and WP, and UNF hours repeated for which the grade forgiveness policy was subsequently invoked). The resulting quotient is the grade point average (GPA). Example:
Course Grade Grade Points x No. of Credits = Total Pts.
ENC 1101 A- 3.7 3 11.1
CHM 2046C C 2.0 4 8.0
MAC 1102 B+ 3.3 3 9.9
MAR 3023 F 0.0 3 0.0
13 29.0
29 grade points divided by 13 credits attempted equals 2.23 GPA
Academic ProgressAn undergraduate student who fails to earn a cumulative or term average of 2.0 (Education majors see College of Education and Human Services section) after attempting a cumulative total of 12 or more credit hours will be placed on academic probation and referred to an academic advisor. Academic probation is a warning. If both the term and cumulative GPA fall below 2.0 during the next term of enrollment, the student will be eligible for suspension. If suspended, the student will be dropped from any courses for which he/she is currently registered and denied the opportunity to re-enroll. The duration of suspension varies by college. E-mail notification is sent by the Registrar’s Office to students who are placed on suspension. Written notification may additionally be sent to students from their respective College or the Academic Center for Excellence (ACE). Transcripts will reflect any suspensions.
A suspended student who desires to be readmitted to the same major field as when last enrolled may do so upon the written recommendation of the advisor and the department chair or committee. The dean may deny a student’s continued regis- tration in the department. A student who is suspended from a degree program at UNF who wishes to be readmitted into an- other UNF degree program must have the readmission ap- proved by the appropriate academic officers of both pro- grams. Readmission procedures vary by college.
Degree-seeking UNF students who receive credit for upper- level course work at another institution while suspended from UNF may transfer these credits back to UNF only with the permission of the appropriate academic officers.
Good Academic StandingUndergraduate students who possess both a cumulative and current term UNF grade point average of 2.0 or above (College of Education and Human Services students need grade point average of 2.5 or above) are considered to be in “good academic standing.”
Grade Reporting At the close of each term, students may access their grades using Osprey Online at www.unf.edu. Transcripts will be sent by the Registrar’s Office only upon written request of the student and payment of the transcript fee.
Dean’s ListCandidates for a bachelor’s degree who have completed fifteen (15) hours at UNF and have a semester GPA of 3.5 or higher for at least nine (9) hours are eligible for the dean’s list. Notification is sent by individual colleges.
Forgiveness Policies
A student may irrevocably select one of the two forgiveness policies, either grade forgiveness or term forgiveness.
1. Grade Forgiveness Policy and Repeated Courses
Under the Grade Forgiveness Policy of the Faculty Associa- tion, undergraduate students seeking their first baccalaureate degree may improve their GPA by repeating a course and requesting that the repeated grade be the one counted in the GPA calculation. Only two such requests are available to any student during their undergraduate career. The repeated course must be the same course as taken previously and must be completed at UNF. To invoke the forgiveness policy, the student must submit the requisite form to the Registrar’s Office after completion of the repeated course. Once grade forgiveness for a specific course has been granted, it may not be revoked nor transferred to another course. Grade forgive- ness requests will not be processed after a student graduates.
A student may repeat courses without using the forgiveness policy. Both the original and repeated grades will be used by UNF in the computation of the GPA, but credit for only the last attempt will apply toward graduation. This policy is not eligible for petition.
This policy affects UNF’s GPA calculations only. The policy does not alter the permanent record (all attempts for a given course and all grades remain on the transcript) and does not affect the GPA calculations of outside agencies or other institutions who may use all grades, including repeated courses, in their calculations of GPA.
The Veterans Administration will not pay for repeated courses if the previous grade met academic standards. Students should direct questions to the Office of Veterans Affairs.
2. Term Forgiveness
An undergraduate degree-seeking student may request term forgiveness, which involves a student’s petition to retroac- tively withdraw from one academic term of work because of personal or financial problems. The following guidelines apply to a petition for Term Forgiveness:
1. Petitions will be made through the normal channels to
appeal an academic decision. Petitions are available in the Registrar’s Office.
2. If approved, the transcript will note “Term Forgiveness”
for the appropriate term. The original grades will remain on
the transcript. For the purpose of graduation, the grades for
all courses taken that term will be treated as though the student had received a “W” in every course. However, the originally recorded grades will be used in any “Latin Honors Distinction” calculations. None of the courses will count toward graduation.
3. Petitions will never be approved for the present term or the
immediately preceding term.
4. Students who have been away from UNF must be admitted
and wait one full term before seeking term forgiveness.
5. Petitions must be approved prior to graduation. 6. No more than one petition for term forgiveness may be
granted for any student at UNF.
7. The petition can only be approved by the college that the
student was enrolled in during the semester for which forgiveness is requested.
8. A student may exercise only one forgiveness policy.
Specifically, a student granted term forgiveness may not exercise grade forgiveness. Once term forgiveness has been granted it may not be revoked or transferred to another term.