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DS | Withdrawn due to dismissal from university.
N1-N9 | A new student with Federal Financial Aid that is withdrawn during the indicated week of instruction and subject to a modified refund schedule.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