Grades & Notations

Notation | Definition

A-F | Letter Grades. (Note: A-D grades may be modified by a '+' or '-'.)

H | Honors: Used by the School of Medicine.

I | Incomplete: Indicates that a student's work in a course was satisfactory but incomplete for good cause (as determined by the instructor).

IP | In Progress: Course or series of courses involving multi-term grading.

NG | No Grade: A placeholder notation that is used when an instructor does not have a student's course grade ready at the time of grade submission. 

NP | Not passed: For courses being taken on a Passed or Not Passed basis, the grade of Not Passed shall be awarded only for work which otherwise would receive a grade of D+ or lower; Davis Division Regulation A545².

P | Passed: For courses being taken on a Passed or Not Passed basis, the grade of Passed shall be awarded only for work which otherwise would receive a grade of C- or higher; Davis Division Regulation A545².

S | Satisfactory: Awarded to graduate students for work in graduate courses that otherwise would receive a grade of B- or higher; Davis Division Regulations A546¹.

U | Unsatisfactory: Awarded to graduate students for work in graduate courses that otherwise would receive a grade of C+ or lower; Davis Division Regulations A546¹.

Y | Placeholder notation for a pending judicial action. Questions regarding judicial actions should be directed to the Office of Student Support and Judicial Affairs. Note: This notation is also used by the School of Medicine and the School of Veterinary Medicine for purposes of course remediation.

Grade Suffix Key

Suffix | Definition

^ (Caret) | Student has taken more than 16 repeated units with a letter grade of D (+ or -) in most recent prior repeat enrollment. The grade is included in the GPA calculation and credit units are not allocated.

* (Asterisk) | Student has opted to take letter-graded class on a P/NP or S/U basis.

& (Ampersand) | Graduate student has taken a lower-division undergraduate course. The course is not included in the GPA calculation.

Cancellation/Withdrawal Notation Key

AW | Administrative Withdrawal.

CA | Canceled enrollment before the first day of instruction.

DS | Withdrawn due to dismissal from university.

N1-N9 | A new student with Federal Financial Aid that is withdrawn during the indicated week of instruction and subject to a modified refund schedule.

RA| Registrar Appeal (General Appeal).

RD | Retroactive Drop.

RW | Retroactive Withdrawal.

W01-W09 | Course dropped during indicated week of instruction.

WA | Course dropped during the 10th week of instruction.

WB | Course dropped during the 11th-16th week of instruction.

WC | Canceled enrollment before the first day of instruction.

WD | Withdrew from university.

WD0 | Withdrew from the university during the 10th week.

WD1-WD9 | Withdrew from the university during the indicated week of instruction.

WDC | Canceled enrollment before the first day of instruction.

WH | Withdrawn, hold obligation.

WI | Withdrawn due to dismissal from university.

WN | Withdrawn for non-payment of fees.

WP | Withdrawn–Previous Term: When a student withdraws from a term and has enrollment in a future term, enrollment for both terms is canceled.

WP0 | Went on Planned Educational Leave Program (PELP) during the 10th week.

WP1-WP9 | Went on PELP status during during indicated week.

WPC | PELP–Cancel: Went on PELP status prior to the first day of instruction.

WPD | Course dropped using Permission-to-Drop (PTD) number.

WX | Administrative Withdrawal. A Student may be administratively withdrawn from the University.

Administrative Drop and 'X' Notation Key

Code | Definition

XB | Administrative Drop–Returned Check.

XN | Administrative Drop–Non-Payment: It is unlikely that this code is still used.

XR | Administrative Drop–Illegal Repeat of a Course.