Grading System
LAU’s grading system consists of letters that are assigned quality points. The Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated based on your quality points and number of credits taken.
- Learn how it’s calculated: see section B on this page under Scholastic Standing.
- Use this handy GPA calculator.
The grading system has changed over the years.
If you attended LAU before 2012, your GPA calculation is based on slightly different quality point assignments.
Before Fall 2007
- A = 4 quality points
- B = 3 quality points
- C = 2 quality points
- D = 1 quality point
- F = No quality points
- P/NP = Pass/No Pass. No quality points; if P, credits are counted
- I = Incomplete
- U = Audit
- W = Withdrawal
As of Fall 2007
- A = 4 quality points
- A- = 3.67 quality points
- B+ = 3.33 quality points
- B = 3 quality points
- B- = 2.67 quality points
- C+ = 2.33 quality points
- C = 2 quality points
- C- = 1.67 quality points
- D+ = 1.33 quality points
- D = 1 quality point
- F = No quality points
- P/NP = Pass/No Pass. No quality points; if P, credits are counted
- I = Incomplete
- U = Audit
- W = Withdrawal
As of Spring 2013
- A = 4 quality points
- A- = 3.67 quality points
- B+ = 3.33 quality points
- B = 3 quality points
- B- = 2.67 quality points
- C+ = 2.33 quality points
- C = 2 quality points
- C- = 1.67 quality points
- D+ = 1.33 quality points
- D = 1 quality point
- F = No quality points
- P/NP = Pass/No Pass. No quality points; if P, credits are counted
- I = Incomplete
- U = Audit
- WI = Early withdrawal
- WP = Withdrawal / Pass
- WF = Withdrawal / Fail
As of 2023 (current system)
- A = 4 quality points
- A- = 3.67 quality points
- B+ = 3.33 quality points
- B = 3 quality points
- B- = 2.67 quality points
- C+ = 2.33 quality points
- C = 2 quality points
- C- = 1.67 quality points
- D+ = 1.33 quality points
- D = 1 quality point
- F = 0
- P = Pass
- NP = No Pass
- I = Incomplete
- IP = In Progress Graduate Thesis/Project
- U = Audit
- WI = Early withdrawal
- WP = Withdrawal / Pass
- WF = Withdrawal / Fail
Grades P/NP, U, I, IP, WI, WP, WF are not calculated in the GPA.