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Grading

You can view your grades through URSA as they are submitted throughout the term. Click here for the dates of transcript availability with current semester grades.

Each course syllabus will include specific grading method and evaluation.

Grade Explanation

+   Credits not used to compute GPA and not counted toward graduation.
++ Credits not used to compute GPA but counted toward graduation.

•  Courses for which “D” “F” “U” “W” “UW” “NR” or “I” grades are awarded will not count in graduate degree programs and will not satisfy program deficiency requirements.

•  A “W” indicates an approved withdrawal from the course and is assigned only when you have completed the official withdrawal processes.

•  A “UW” indicates an unauthorized withdrawal and is assigned only when you have never attended the class for which you were enrolled.

•  An “I” is assigned due to unanticipated circumstances the last week of the term that made you unable to complete course requirements within the allotted time (e.g. you missed the final examination due to sickness, an emergency in the family).

• The instructor must submit to the school director, a written notice of the specific coursework to be completed before the final grade is determined; a copy is kept in the school and one is provided to you.
  
• To amend a grade of “I” with an earned grade on your transcript, you must complete all incomplete course work by the last day of the next semester, including summer term.
  
• If the course requirements are not completed within the time limitation and the grade received in the Registrar’s Office, the grade will be recorded on the academic record as a failing or unsatisfactory grade. You may petition for a one-term extension through the Registrar’s Office if extenuating circumstances are warranted. For more information contact the Registrar’s office 970-351-2231.
  

•  The grade of “NR” is used for honors courses, theses, dissertations, and other courses that have been granted approval for “NR” grading. The “NR” is assigned when the coursework requires longer than a semester to complete. The “NR” will be replaced by the appropriate grade when the work is completed.

Grade Changes

Requests to change grades assigned the previous term can be made by instructors during the first two weeks of the following term. You should contact the instructor with questions about the grade assigned and contact the Registrar's Office for questions about the grade change process or deadlines. You may also visit www.unco.edu/dos/handbook/main.htm for more information on the grade appeal process or deadlines.

When a grade change is required, the instructor should complete the "Special Grade Report" grade change form, obtain the school director's signature and forward the form to the Registrar’s Office during the first two weeks of the next semester.