Policies & Procedures
Grading System
SPEA follows the official grading system of Indiana University, which is as follows:
| A+, A | = | 4.00 | |
C | = | 2.00 |
| A– | = | 3.70 | C- | = | 1.70 | |
| B+ | = | 3.30 | D+ | = | 1.30 | |
| B | = | 3.00 | D | = | 1.00 | |
| B- | = | 2.70 | D- | = | 0.70 | |
| C+ | = | 2.30 | F | = | 0.00 |
The following grades carry no points: I (Incomplete—an Incomplete will change to an F if the work is not completed within the time period specified by the instructor [an instructor can specify any period of time up to one year]), NR (No Grade Reported), P (Pass), R (Deferred), S (Satisfactory), W (Withdrawal —check the current Enrollment and Student Academic Information Handbook for deadlines).
On the Bloomington campus, any SPEA undergraduate student may retake a course for which he/she received a grade below an A. Students may exercise this option for no more than three courses, totaling no more than 10 credits and may use this option only once for a given course. Additional information can be found at: http://registrar.indiana.edu/extendedx.shtml.
The Indianapolis campus has an expanded policy for grade replacement. A student may replace any grade in a course by retaking it a second time. Both courses must have been taken since fall of 1996 at IUPUI and must be processed prior to graduation. Students may replace 5 grades for a total of 15 credit hours.