Grade-point average: Your grade-point average (g.p.a.) is determined by dividing the total number of grade points you have earned by the total number of quarter hours of credit you have attempted for a grade.  

Grade points: Point values are assigned for each quarter hour of credit completed according to the following grading system:

A   4.00	B+ 3.33	C+ 2.33	D+ 1.33
A- 3.67	B   3.00	C   2.00	D   1.00
	B- 2.67	C- 1.67	D- 0.67
			F   0.00
			FN 0.00
			FS 0.00

Calculating your quarterly (term) grade-point average: To determine your grade-point average for a certain quarter (term g.p.a.), multiply the credit hours for each course by the grade points you earned for each course. Next, total the grade points earned and the total credit hours attempted. To find your grade-point average, divide the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credit hours attempted. Click here for help calculating your quarterly grade point average.

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Your quarter (term) grade-point average is your grade-point average based only on your grades and hours attempted during one specific quarter, while your accumulative grade-point average includes all grades and hours you have attempted at Ohio University. Your accumulative grade-point average, in general, is the more significant of the two. Your accumulative grade-point average is used for determining such things as academic probation status, and your eligibility for certain majors, internships, etc.

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Academic Probation: To avoid academic probation, you must maintain an accumulative g.p.a. of at least 2.0. At the close of each quarter in which you are a full-time student, your record will be reviewed to verify your g.p.a. If you are a part-time student, the review will take place at the close of the quarter in which your accumulative number of hours of enrollment since your initial enrollment, or since your last review, exceeds 10.

    

Probation and Continuation: If at the time of review you do not have the required 2.0 minimum g.p.a., you will be placed on academic probation. If you are already on probation, you may be allowed to continue at the university until the next review if, in the opinion of the dean, you are making adequate progress toward attaining a 2.0 g.p.a. A continuance can be granted a maximum of three times; thus, there is a limit of four consecutive quarters on academic probation if you are a full-time student.

    
Adequate Progress: Normally, adequate progress is based on reducing, or at least not increasing, the number of deficiency points you have, which is determined by multiplying your total number of hours attempted by two and subtracting this from all points earned.

    

Some colleges require higher standards of performance than the university’s 2.0 minimum. If you have been dropped from a college because of failure to meet such additional standards but are not subject to dismissal according to the university rules below, you are still eligible for admission to other programs in the university.

    

Removal from Probation: Removal of probationary status is automatic at the close of the quarter of review for both part-time and full-time students when your accumulative g.p.a. rises to a 2.0 or above. Part-time students may be on probation between quarters of review even though their g.p.a. is 2.0 or higher.

    

Dismissal (Drop) and Reinstatement: If you are denied continuation of probation, you will be dropped from the university. A status of “Dropped I” means you were dropped because of an increase in deficiency points. “Dropped L” means you reached the limit of four probationary quarters. If you have been dropped, you are not able to enroll for regular courses on any Ohio University campus.

 

You may petition the dean of your college for reinstatement, but normally a petition will not be considered for at least 12 months after your dismissal. As a condition for reinstatement, the dean of your college may suggest remedial steps you can take, usually in the form of courses to be taken at another institution or through Independent Study by Correspondence or Course Credit by Examination. However, such steps will not constitute sufficient grounds for waiving or shortening the waiting period for reinstatement.

 

For more information go to Academic Probation.

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Retaking a Course: Retaking a course is often the quickest and most efficient way to raise your accumulative grade-point average. Generally, you should consider retaking any courses in which you earned a grade of D or below. Further, if a grade of C or better is required for the course sequence or your major, you should retake the course if you earned a grade of C- or below.

When you retake a course, the grade from the first time you took the course is replaced by the most recent grade you earned. This means that the effect of the earlier grade is removed from your accumulative g.p.a. and only the new grade will count in your accumulative g.p.a. Although all grades are printed your permanent academic record (transcript) and DARS report, only the most recent grade is calculated in your accumulative g.p.a.

Important Considerations for Retaking a Course

You may retake any regular course, with the following considerations:

1. The later, most recent grade is the one that is calculated in the accumulative g.p.a., even if it is lower than the first. Therefore, you should take care to retake only those courses in which you feel certain that you will earn a higher grade.

2. Although it is possible to take courses at another college or university and transfer the credits to Ohio University, grades do not transfer. If you need to retake a course, you must take it at Ohio University in order for your g.p.a. to be impacted by the retake.

3. In order for a retake to affect your g.p.a., you must complete the retake before completing any higher-level courses in the same subject area for which the first course is a prerequisite.

This means that if you earned a low grade in a course that is a prerequisite for a course you plan to take winter quarter, you might want to adjust your winter schedule. For example, if you earned a low grade in a course such as MATH 113 or SPAN 111 in the fall, you should not take any higher courses like MATH 163A or SPAN 112 until you have retaken the lower courses.

You cannot go back and retake a course after you have completed higher level coursework in the same subject area for which the first course is a prerequisite.

4. All departments can limit the number of times you can register for a course. For example, UC 115 has a limit of one and cannot be retaken, while ECON 103 has a limit of three and can be retaken twice. Be aware that registering for a course and withdrawing from it after the second week of the quarter counts as one of the times toward the limit.

5. Courses that may be repeated for additional credit, such as MUS 251A or most PED courses, cannot be retaken.

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Retaking a Course: Retaking a course is often the quickest and most efficient way to raise your accumulative grade-point average. Generally, you should consider retaking any courses in which you earned a grade of D or below. Further, if a grade of C or better is required for the course sequence or your major, you should retake the course if you earned a grade of C- or below.

When you retake a course, the grade from the first time you took the course is replaced by the most recent grade you earned. This means that the effect of the earlier grade is removed from your accumulative g.p.a. and only the new grade will count in your accumulative g.p.a. Although all grades are printed your permanent academic record (transcript) and DARS report, only the most recent grade is calculated in your accumulative g.p.a.

 

Important Considerations for Retaking a Course

You may retake any regular course, with the following considerations:

1. The later, most recent grade is the one that is calculated in the accumulative g.p.a., even if it is lower than the first. Therefore, you should take care to retake only those courses in which you feel certain that you will earn a higher grade.

2. Although it is possible to take courses at another college or university and transfer the credits to Ohio University, grades do not transfer. If you need to retake a course, you must take it at Ohio University in order for your g.p.a. to be impacted by the retake.

3. In order for a retake to affect your g.p.a., you must complete the retake before completing any higher-level courses in the same subject area for which the first course is a prerequisite.

This means that if you earned a low grade in a course that is a prerequisite for a course you plan to take winter quarter, you might want to adjust your winter schedule. For example, if you earned a low grade in a course such as MATH 113 or SPAN 111 in the fall, you should not take any higher courses like MATH 163A or SPAN 112 until you have retaken the lower courses.

You cannot go back and retake a course after you have completed higher level coursework in the same subject area for which the first course is a prerequisite.

4. All departments can limit the number of times you can register for a course. For example, UC 115 has a limit of one and cannot be retaken, while ECON 103 has a limit of three and can be retaken twice. Be aware that registering for a course and withdrawing from it after the second week of the quarter counts as one of the times toward the limit.

5. Courses that may be repeated for additional credit, such as MUS 251A or most PED courses, cannot be retaken.

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Pass/Fail Grading Option: Taking a course pass/fail is an option designed to encourage you to explore areas of study in a way that will not negatively affect your g.p.a. unless you fail the course. The instructor is not aware that you are taking the class pass/fail. When he/she issues your grade at the end of the quarter, it is converted to a pass or fail grade on your grade report and transcript. To be eligible, you must have a 2.5 or better for your latest quarter of full-time enrollment, or have an accumulative g.p.a. of 2.0 or better. If you are a first-quarter freshman, you automatically qualify.

How to Register for Pass/Fail - To initiate the pass/fail option you should register for the class via Web Registration, then contact the student services office in your college (during the first 15 calendar days of the quarter ONLY) to request that a course be taken pass/fail. You cannot process pass/fail applications through Web Registration.

Important Restrictions on Pass/Fail

The pass/fail grading option is subject to the following restrictions:

1) No course taken pass/fail may to used to fulfill any graduation requirement (college, school, or department) other than the total hours requirement. For example, courses taken pass/fail cannot be used to satisfy general education or distribution requirements, minor or certificate requirements, requirements of courses above a specified level, a specific course established as a major requirement, or any other such requirements.

2) You may take no more than one course per quarter or summer session by pass/fail.

3) You may complete no more than 20 quarter hours under this option.

4) The instructor is not to know who elects his or her courses on the pass/fail option. A letter grade will be turned in and then converted to a P or F on the transcript. The original letter grade cannot be retrieved.

 

How to Register for Pass/Fail: To initiate the pass/fail option you should register for the class via Web Registration, then contact the student services office in your college (during the first 15 calendar days of the quarter ONLY) to request that a course be taken pass/fail. You cannot process pass/fail applications through Web Registration.

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Auditing a Class: Auditing a class is an option that allows you to participate in classes without receiving a letter grade or credit hours. The choice to audit a class must be made and identified at the time of registration through Web Registration. Changes from audit to credit or from credit to audit must be made during the first 15 calendar days of the quarter. Please note that audited classes are used in calculating tuition, but they do not count toward graduation, financial aid, or other eligibility requirements. Audited classes will appear on DARS and official transcripts but will not affect your g.p.a.

Your instructor may set up specific requirements for auditing, and if you do not meet those requirements, you may be removed from the class at your instructor’s discretion with a grade of WP/WF. Be sure to discuss your auditing status with your instructor at the first class meeting.

Do not confuse auditing a class with taking a class under the pass/fail grading option.

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