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Hunter College implemented plus/minus grading in Spring 1996 for undergraduate courses and in Fall 1996 for graduate courses. We modified the undergraduate course GPA values and eliminated the grades "C-" and "D+" in Spring 2000. Please see the two charts below for details.
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Computable Grades:
Effective: Spring 2000
GPA Values - Current

GPA Values

Grade

Undergraduate

Graduate

A+

4.0

4.0

A

4.0

4.0

A-

3.7

3.7

B+

3.3

3.3

B

3.0

3.0

B-

2.7

2.7

C+

2.3

2.3

C

2.0

2.0

D

1.0

N/A

F

0

0

WU

0

0

FIN

0

N/A

FAB

0

N/A

Undergraduate
Graduate
Grade
Spring 96 - Fall 99
Fall 96 - Present

A+

4.0

4.0

A

4.0

4.0

A-

4.0

3.7

B+

3.0

3.3

B

3.0

3.0

B-

3.0

2.7

C+

2.0

2.3

C

2.0

2.0

C-
2.0
N/A
D+
1.0
N/A

D

1.0

N/A

F

0

0

WU

0

0

FIN

0

N/A

FAB

0

N/A

Undergraduate:
AB 
Absent from final exam, discontinued Fall 1988
NC
No Credit granted (equivalent to D, F)
AU
Auditor (No credit)
R
No Credit - must repeat
CR
Credit earned (equivalent to A, B, C)
W
Withdrew without prejudice
*F
Course retaken; not included in both semester and  cum. GPA; discontinued Fall 1999
WA
Immunization not proven -implemented Fall 1995
#F
Course retaken; not included in cum. GPA, included in semester GPA
WU
Unofficial Withdrawal - failure
*FA
Course retaken; former FAB not included in both semester and cum.
GPA; discontinued Fall 1999
*WU
Course retaken; not included in both semester and cum. GPA; discontinued Fall 1999
#FA
Course retaken; former FAB not included in cum. GPA, included in semester GPA
#WU
Course retaken; not included in cum. GPA, included in semester GPA
*FI
Course retaken, former FIN, not included in both semester and cum. GPA, discontinued Fall 1999
Y
Year course
#FI
Course retaken, former FIN, not included in cum GPA, included in semester GPA
Z
No grade submitted
IN
Incomplete    

Graduate:

P

Satisfactory completion, used only for thesis research or equivalent course where required in the particular graduate program

H
Honors
IN
Incomplete
CR
Credit (equivalent to A, B)
W
Withdrawal without prejudice
NC
No Credit (equivalent to C, F)
WA
Immunization not proven - implemented Fall 1995
Z
No grade submitted

In the School of Social Work the H, CR, NC. grading system is mandatory. These grades carry no quality points. The assignment of traditional letter grades in the School of Social Work may be arranged by consultation with the instructor at the beginning of each semester. A grade of credit includes acceptable graduate level work equivalent to a B or A. The grade of Honor, rarely given, signifies unusual or outstanding work, well above the A level.

Incomplete/Absence Rule
A student who receives an "IN" grade in an undergraduate course must complete the work by the end of the semester following the one in which the course was taken whether or not the student is in attendance. If the work is not completed, the "IN" becomes a "FIN" grade. Exception: An "IN" grade received in Fall"76, Spring '77, Summer '77 or Fall '77 ONLY will remain a permanent "IN", provided course work was not completed by the eighth week of the following semester. A permanent "IN" cannot be made up and cannot become a "F".
As of Fall 1988 the "AB" grade was discontinued. Students who received this grade prior to that date were expected to take a make-up examination. If the examination was not taken, the "AB" became a "FAB".

Hunter High School Credit
Course numbers which are followed by the letter "HS" or which appear under the heading "Hunter High School", are fully credited college level courses which are taken by Hunter High School students while they are still in high school.

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