Grading Policy

As faculty review student assignment submissions, they are encouraged to look for three broad quality areas to be appropriately evident:

Demonstrated Comprehension: Evaluation is primarily focused on the demonstrated quality of thought and the comprehension of the subject matter.
Synthesis and Analysis: Instructors evaluate critical thinking and synthesis of the core material, through an appearance that demonstrates thought provoking analysis of the core concepts, including original ideas presented as an extension of course material.
Research and Quality of Resources: Research and quality of resources are an integral element of a student’s work and will constitute a large portion of assignment work. Textbooks are introduced as a single resource amongst many, with the expectation that students will conduct a substantial amount of additional research in order to present a cohesive, multi-faceted view of subject material.

All Undergraduate students must successfully complete the credits required of their program and earn an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale in order to graduate.

All Graduate-level students must successfully complete the credits required of their program and earn an overall GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in order to graduate.

Letter grades and GPA value equivalents are assigned according to the following numeric grade percentages as outlined in the Catalog.

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