Grade Descriptions (Scholarship Ratings) Transcripts Additional navigation Close Apostilles Official vs. Unofficial Transcripts Request a Transcript Transcript Information & Cost GPA Calculation & Standard Rounding Grade Descriptions Median Grades Transcript FAQs Grade Descriptions Grade: A Excellent mastery of course materialStudent performance indicates a very high degree of originality, creativity, or bothExcellent performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or writtenStudent works independently with unusual effectivenessGrade Point ValuesA: 4A- : 3 2/3 Grade: B Good mastery of course materialStudent performance demonstrates a high degree of originality, creativity, or bothGood performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or writtenStudent works well independentlyGrade Point ValuesB+: 3 1/3B: 3B-: 2 2/3 Grade: C Acceptable mastery of course materialStudent demonstrates some degree of originality, creativity, or bothAcceptable performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or writtenStudent works independently at an acceptable levelGrade Point ValuesC+: 2 1/3C: 2C-: 1 2/3 Grade: D Deficient in mastery of course materialOriginality, creativity, or both apparently absent from performanceDeficient performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or writtenAbility to work independently deficientGrade Point ValuesD: 1 Grade: E Serious deficiency in mastery of course materialOriginality, creativity, or both clearly lackingSeriously deficient performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or writtenCannot work independentlyGrade Point ValuesE: 0