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Credits & Grades
What are the class attendance guidelines?
If you fail to attend regularly scheduled class meetings during the first week of the quarter you will be subject to being dropped at the discretion of the academic department to allow enrollment space for other students. Affected courses should be identified in the Time Schedule and/or posted in departmental offices. Please do not assume that departments will automatically initiate a drop for students not attending class. Failing to attend class or notifying the instructor that you wish to drop a class does not constitute an official withdrawal from the course. You must officially drop the course to avoid being assigned a failing grade. You may attend a University course in which you have not been officially registered during the first two weeks of the quarter. An instructor may allow you to attend his or her class after June 30 only if you are registered. A faculty member may attend informally with the approval of the instructor.
What are variable credits?
Some courses are offered for a variable number of credits. You must choose the number of credits from within the variable credit range, and be prepared to enter the number of credits when you register. Changes in variable credits are made at the Registration Office, 225 Schmitz Hall (see map). A $20 registration change fee will be assessed beginning June 30.
When are final examinations held for Summer Quarter?
There is no separate final examination week during Summer Quarter. Finals are given during the last scheduled class.
How can I obtain copies of my transcript?
An official UW transcript is established when you register for your first credit course, and all future credit course activity is recorded on this permanent record of academic work at the UW. For a copy of your transcript, visit the UW Transcripts page and follow the instructions listed there. Transcripts with current quarter courses and grades will be available approximately one to two weeks after the end of the quarter.
When can I expect to receive my grade report?
Final course grades are available on MyUW. Summer Quarter 2008 grades and GPAs become available beginning Aug. 27.
What are the grading standards and policies for Summer Quarter?
Numeric grading system
The University of Washington uses a numerical grading system. Instructors may report grades from 4.0-0.7 in 0.1 increments and the grade 0.0. Grades reported in the range of 0.6-0.0 will be converted to 0.0. A grade of at least 2.7 is required for courses used to meet Graduate School requirements.
Numerical grades may be considered equivalent to letter grades as follows:
| A |
4.0-3.9 |
B- |
2.8-2.5 |
D+ |
1.4-1.2 |
| A- |
3.8-3.5 |
C+ |
2.4-2.2 |
D |
1.1-0.9 |
| B+ |
3.4-3.2 |
C |
2.1-1.9 |
D- |
0.8-0.7* |
| B |
3.1-2.9 |
C- |
1.8-1.5 |
E |
0.0** |
* Lowest passing grade for undergraduates.
** Failure or unofficial withdrawal. No credit earned.
Auditors
Students must first register on MyUW and then go in person to the Registration Office, 225 Schmitz Hall (see map), to select the audit grade option. The audit option may be selected through July 3 for full term and a term, and July 30 for b term. A $20 change fee is charged beginning June 30 for full- and a-term courses, and July 31 for b-term courses. Course audits are granted with consent of the instructor and are subject to space availability. Permission to audit is ordinarily granted for lecture classes only, and auditors are not eligible to participate in class discussion or laboratory work. An auditor's registration may be canceled at the discretion of the instructor. No entry is made on the permanent record for audited courses.
Auditors, except ACCESS program students, pay standard tuition and fees and must be regularly admitted and registered in the course. Although credits for audited courses are not listed on transcripts, they are included in the billing on fee statements. Such credits are included in the calculation of fees. Audited courses may not be changed to credit registrations after July 3 for full- and a-term courses and July 30 for b term.
Credit/no credit
Some courses are offered on a credit/no credit (CR/NC) basis. It is not possible to register S/NS to take these courses. Neither CR nor NC is included in the grade-point average. In cases of withdrawal, a "W" is recorded.
Grade appeals
See the UW Grading Procedures section for appeal procedure.
Incomplete grades
Incomplete grades may only be awarded to students doing satisfactory work up until the last two weeks of the quarter. Undergraduate students must not re-register for courses in which they have received an Incomplete, since the grade earned in a repeat course will not be recorded as an incomplete conversion grade. To obtain credit for the course, an undergraduate student must convert an Incomplete into a passing grade no later than the last day of the next quarter. An Incomplete not made up by the end of the next quarter (summer excluded) will be converted to the grade of 0.0 by the Registrar unless the instructor has indicated, when assigning the incomplete grade, that a grade other than 0.0 should be recorded if the incomplete work is not completed. The original Incomplete grade is not removed from the transcript.
Satisfactory/not satisfactory
You may elect to take certain courses on a satisfactory/not satisfactory (S/NS) basis.
You may select this option when registering for the course on MyUW. The S/NS grade option can be elected through Aug. 10 for full term, July 13 for a term, and Aug. 13 for b term. A $20 fee is charged beginning June 30.
"W" grades
No entry will be made on the permanent academic transcript for students who drop a full-term course during the first two weeks of the quarter. If all courses are dropped, a complete withdrawal date is recorded on the transcript. Courses dropped July 7-Aug. 15 (full term), June 30-July 16 (a term), and July 30-Aug. 15 (b term) will be recorded on your transcript followed by a "W."
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