Grading Policies
The level of student’s performance in class work and examinations is indicated by letters. A (excellent), B (good), C (average), and D (poor) indicate that the work has been passed. The foregoing grades may be accompanied by a plus (+) or minus (-) to indicate a relative position within the grade category. P shows credit has been earned in a Pass/Fail course, and Z shows that a course was audited. S and U indicate satisfactory or unsatisfactory performance in non-academic courses or in a Pass/No-credit course. W indicates that the student withdrew from a course with a passing average. Marks indicating failure and included as such in the grade point average are F, M (withdrew from a course with a failing average), and V (failure because of excessive absences). The X indicates that the grade is not available from the instructor.

I and Y mean that coursework has not been completed by the end of the term. The I, which provisionally counts as a failing grade, is given when the  reasons for incomplete work are deemed unjustifiable by the instructor. The work is to be made up by the date the instructor specifies, but no later than 45 calendar days from the last class day of the term in which the I was given. If the work is not made up during the grace period, the I will be converted to F. The Y, which does not count as a failing grade, is given when the student's reasons for incomplete work are deemed justifiable by the instructor, or at the end of the first term of a course that continues into a succeeding term. There is no deadline for completion of the work unless the instructor so specifies. In the case of an I or Y, once the make-up grade is received, it appears to the right of the incomplete grade on the permanent record. In all cases, it is the student’s responsibility to make arrangements for and progress to the completion of an incomplete course.

Credit and Grade Point Average
The University of Richmond uses the semester hour value. A semester hour is determined by a combination of factors that include contact time with a faculty member in a formal setting and expectations of independent student work through a nominal 15-week semester. The grade point average is based on two factors:

• GPA Hours - The accumulation of academic semester hours that have grades to which grade point values are assigned; and
• Grade Points - Given for each semester hour’s grade according to this scale:
  

  A+ 4.0	B+ 3.3	C+ 2.3	D+ 1.3
  A 4.0	B 3.0	C 2.0	D 1.0
  A- 3.7	B- 2.7	C- 1.7	D- 0.7
  F 0.0	I 0.0	M 0.0	V 0.0

• Calculation - The grade point average is calculated by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of GPA hours. The grade point average is represented to two significant decimal figures.

The accumulations and average are shown each term on the permanent academic record and on the student grade report. Also shown on these reports is the accumulation of Earned Semester Hours. Earned hours are the academic semester hours in which the student has earned passing grades, plus semester hours credit, if any, for accepted transfer work.