Mid-Term Grades for traditional students are available in the Registrar’s Office, usually the third week of October in the fall and the third week of March in the spring.
Final grades are usually mailed out one week after the end of the semester. All financial obligations and library fines must be cleared prior to the release of grades.
Advantage grades are mailed to the student at the end of each term.
Any questions, in regard to grades must be directed to the Registrar’s Office. The following system of grades is a brief definition of all grades assigned by a professor or instructor using a four point grading system:
A Exceptionally high quality; valued at four points for each credit
B Good; valued at three points for each credit
C Satisfactory; valued at two points for each credit
CR Credit awarded for DANTES and CLEP tests—credit values at no points and no hours attempted
D Poor; valued at one point for each credit
F Failure, no credit; valued at no points but counted as hours attempted
P Pass; credit valued at no points and no hours attempted. (Used only for departmental challenge and officially approved pass/fail courses as stipulated in the course description section of this catalog)
AU Audit; no credit.
AW Withdrawal from an audited class
I Incomplete; computed as hours attempted and no quality points
X Absent from final examination; computed as hours attempted and no quality points
W Withdrawn; no hours attempted and no quality points (Only may be assigned to eligible students who have officially dropped courses or withdrawn from Mid-Continent by published deadlines).
WP Withdrawn Passing; no hours attempted and no quality points (Only assigned to applicable students who completed withdrawal from Mid-Continent after the last day to receive a W.)
NG No grade turned in by professor or course carries no grade.
WF Withdrawn Failing; computed as hours attempted and no quality points (Only assigned to applicable students who completed withdrawal from Mid-Continent or any course after the last day to receive a W.)
WA Withdrawal Administratively (no hours attempted and no quality points)
Candidates for degrees who have an I or X grades in any courses required for graduation must complete all work and have the grades changed by the instructors prior to the end of the semester in which they are to graduate. If such grades are received for courses taken during the final semester and the work is not completed, the graduation will be delayed until the next date for degree conferral. A $25 degree reinstatement fee will be assessed.
Grade Point Average
To calculate a cumulative grade point average, divide the total number of quality points earned by the total hours attempted, truncated (no rounding) to the decimal points. For example, a 3.9999 calculation would be stated as a 3.99 GPA. Transfer credit is included in the cumulative GPA. Grades of AU, AW, CR, P, W or WP do not affect GPA calculations. A minimum grade-point average of 2.00 is required for a student to graduate from Mid-Continent University. The student is responsible for seeking information regarding other GPA requirements, especially those related to a specific major, minor or degree.
