Online Grade Point Average Calculator

You can calculate your GPA by using the GPA Calculator located on the CBA website at http://cba.unl.edu/ugrad/gpacalc/index.aspx

Grade Point Average

Semester and cumulative grade point averages are computed in the following manner each semester. Multiply quality points by the number of credit hours for each class, add the total number of grade points, and divide by the number of credit hours.

Letter Grade	Numeric Equivalent (Quality Points)		Credit Hours		Total Quality Points
A	4	x	5	=	20
B	3	x	3	=	9
C	2	x	3	=	6
D	1	x	1	=	1
F	0	x	1	=	0
P	0*		1*
N	0*		1*
I	0*		1*
0*		1*
NR	0*		3*
		Total	20		36

Example - 36 quality points divided by 13 hours averaged = 2.769 Grade Point Average.

*Grades of "P", "N", "I", "W", and "NR" are not used in computing grade point averages.

Grade System

From 1971 through the 2001 Summer Term the grading system consisted of letter grades with plus notation mid-points. Beginning with the First Semester of the 2001-2002 Academic Year the grading system was changed to letter grades with both plus and minus notations. (Exception: Law College retained the plus only system).

Quality Points Assigned per Credit Hour

Grade	1972 - 2001	2001 - Current
A+	4.00	4.00
A	4.00	4.00
A-	--	3.67
B+	3.50	3.33
B	3.00	3.00
B-	--	2.67
C+	2.50	2.33
C	2.00	2.00
C-	--	1.67
D+	1.50	1.33
D	1.00	1.00
D-	--	0.67
F	0.00	0.00

No credit is awarded for a failing grade. All failures become part of the student's academic record. If a faculty member discovers an error in submitting a failing grade, only that faculty member has the authority to correct the error. A Change of Student Record Form must be obtained from the department in which the course was offered. This form is to be completed indicating the desired change with the "Clerical Error" box checked, signed by the instructor of record, and sent to Registration and Records, 107 Canfield Administration Building (0416), (402)472-3681.

Grading Symbols which carry no quality points:

I	Incomplete
N	No Pass (for pass/no pass course)
NR	No Report (no grade submitted)
P	Pass (for pass/no pass course)
W	Withdrew from course

There is no University numerical grading scale (i.e., percentage scores do not automatically translate into a prescribed grade). There is, however, a University grading policy. The Bylaws offer the following with respect to academic evaluations:

Students shall be informed of the requirements, standards, objectives, and evaluation procedures at the beginning of each individual course.

The Academic Senate recommends that the grading policy for a course be stated in written form whenever possible and that the statement make clear any policy concerning the "Pass/No Pass" option and the procedures concerning "Incompletes". Failure to inform students of special restrictions may be grounds for a grading appeals case.

Grades of Incomplete

The Academic Senate has adopted the following policy effective First Semester, 1980-81, for undergraduate courses:

The grade of "I" is to be used by an instructor at the end of a term to designate incomplete work in a course. It should be used only when a student, due to illness, military service, hardship, or death in the immediate family, is unable to complete the requirements of the course in the term in which he or she is registered for credit. Incompletes should be given only if the student has already substantially completed the major requirements of the course. There is no uniform interpretation of what constitutes a substantial majority of the course. Faculty should, however, explain to students at the beginning of the course how they or their department interprets "substantially completed the major requirements of the course".

For the undergraduate courses, the instructor should complete an I-Form giving the following information when assigning an "I" grade:

• Conditions to be met in order to complete the course.
• Date course is to be completed which shall be no more than two years hence.
• Grade on work completed and percent of course work it represents.
• Grade to be assigned if "I" is not removed by date specified by the instructor.

This form is signed by the instructor and by the student, except when extenuating circumstances make it impossible. One copy of the I-Form will be kept by the instructor, one given or sent to the student, one placed in the departmental files, and the original (white) copy is to be returned to Registration and Records, 107 Canfield Administration Building (0416), 472-3681, with the Final Grade Roster. This I-Form will be retained by the Registration and Records. Academic departments are responsible for following up on the time completion deadline identified on the I-Form and for initiating the Change of Student Record Form to remove the "I" grade. However, if a grade change form is not received by Registration and Records by the date indicated in Item #7 of the I-Form, Registration and Records will assign the grade indicated in Item #8.

I-Forms are available to faculty members at their departmental offices.

For graduate courses taken for graduate credit, the conditions as stated in the Graduate Bulletin shall apply.

• If an instructor leaves the University prior to the date on an I-Form for completion of a course, then the I-Form shall be used by the student and the academic department to allow the student to complete the course.
• The "I" is assigned at the discretion of the instructor in consultation with the student and following the Academic Senate guidelines.
• The "I" grade cannot be changed to a "W" grade.

Pass/No Pass

The Pass/No Pass option is designed to be used by a graduate or undergraduate student seeking to expand his or her intellectual horizons by taking courses in areas in which the student has minimum preparation without adversely affecting the student's grade point average.

• Neither "P" nor "N" grades contribute to a student's GPA.
• "P" is interpreted to mean "C" or above.
• A change to or from a Pass/No Pass registration may be made until midterm of the course.
• The Pass/No Pass or grade registration cannot conflict with the policy of the professor, department, college, or University governing grading options.
• Changing to or from Pass/No Pass requires processing the change on eNRoll , the web-based registration system, NRoll, the telephone registration system, or filing a Drop/Add Form with Registration and Records, 107 Canfield Administration Building (0416), 472-3635, and does not require the instructor's approval.
• After midterm of the course, a student registered for Pass/No Pass cannot change to a grade registration unless the Pass/No Pass registration is in conflict with the policy of the professor, college, or University governing Pass/No Pass.
• The Pass/No Pass grading option is not available to students on academic probation unless the course is offered only on a Pass/No Pass basis.
• For undergraduates, the 24 credit hour limit and college and department limits shall apply. These limits do not include courses offered only on a Pass/No Pass basis.
• The Pass/No Pass grading option CANNOT be used in a repeated course to remove a "C-", "D+", "D", "D-", or "F" grade from the grade point average.