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Grade Change Transcripts

These events may result in a change of the final grade of Transcripts are the chronological, permanent and the most
students: complete student educational record. Incompletes, failures
and withdrawals; academic standing and all academic
1. A grade appeal request by the student (after an awards; majors, minors and concentrations are recorded
“informal” discussion with the faculty member); and thereon.
2. An error in calculating the student’s final grade is Students who have not settled their financial tuition/fees
discovered. or other obligations to ADU will not be issued transcripts.
3. An “I” or “IP” grade will be changed when the actual
grade is released. Graduation with Honors
The time limit for changing a grade is one semester from
the date the grades are posted by the Registrar. ADU grants Latin honors to eligible students graduating
from undergraduate programs. The eligibility requirement
Semester Grade Point Average is to achieve a CGPA of 3.5 or above.
The titles of the Latin honors and the corresponding CGPA’s
A student’s semester grade point average (SGPA) is are as follows:
obtained by dividing the total quality points earned in a
given semester by the total number of credit hours taken in Cum laude: 3.50-3.69
that semester. Quality points of any course are calculated Magna cum laude: 3.70-3.89
by multiplying the number of credit hours of that course by Summa cum laude: 3.90-4.00
the earned grade points of the same course.
Honors are listed in the student transcript and the diploma
Courses with grades of “P”, “I”, “IP”, “T”, “W”, “WA”, and “H” are certificate.
excluded from computing the SGPA. The semester credit
hours for which a grade of “I”, “IP” or “H” is assigned are Non-honors Academic Classification for Undergraduates
excluded from computing the grade-point average until it according to student’s CGPA upon graduation:
is replaced by a letter grade. Satisfactory: 2.0 - 2.49
Good: 2.5 - 2.99
Cumulative Grade Point Average Very Good: 3.0 - 3.49

A student’s cumulative grade point average (CGPA)
indicates a student’s achievement in all courses taken Dean’s List
at ADU until the end of a given semester. The CGPA is
obtained by dividing the total quality points earned from ADU is committed to recognizing academic excellence by
the initial enrollment at ADU to the end of the given publishing the Dean’s List at the beginning of every regular
semester according to the Semester Grade Point Average
semester by the total number of credit hours taken until (SGPA) attained by outstanding students. Any student who
the end of that semester. Courses with grades “P”, “I”, “IP”, is registered with full-time status and achieves an SGPA of
“W”, “WA”, and “H” are excluded from computing the CGPA. 3.50 or above, with no Incompletes (I) in that given semester,
Courses transferred from another college/university will no disciplinary action and/or no academic integrity violation
appear on the student’s transcript with a “T” grade and will will be eligible for the Dean’s List. Students on the Dean’s
be excluded from computing the CGPA. List will receive a certificate of recognition.
Mid-Semester Advisory Grades Grade Appeals

By the end of the seventh week of classes, during each Students have the right to appeal their final grade in a
academic semester, mid-semester advisory grades will be course during the period announced by the Office of the
submitted by instructors of all undergraduate courses. Registrar. The following is the Grade Appeal Procedure to
Valid mid-semester advisory grade entries will include A, be followed by the students:
B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F, and P. Grade reports for all students
will be made available to the students and the advisors Consultation:
of the students. The University will use the mid-semester
advisory grades to identify “at-risk” students and take In an attempt to resolve a grade appeal, the student must
remedial action. first meet with the following individuals, in the order listed,
to discuss the matter:

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