| XXF | An F for academic dishonesty: XX added to an F means you failed the course because of an Honor Code violation | Counts as 0.000 in your GPA, like an F. It can’t be excluded under the Grade Redemption Policy. Rule |
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| RA–RF | A grade in a course you repeated, shown with an R in front of the letter (RA, RB+, RC, RF and so on) | The grade counts in your GPA with its normal points, but the repeat earns no extra hours: credit is awarded only once. Rule |
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| I | Incomplete: only a small part of the work is left, you’re otherwise doing satisfactory work, and you and your professor agree on what’s left and when it’s due | Your professor sets the deadline, up to 60 days after the semester’s last scheduled exam. If you don’t finish within 60 days, the I turns automatically to an F (0.000). An I keeps you off the Dean’s List and President’s List. Rule |
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| P or NP | Pass or Not Pass in a course you chose to take under the Pass-Not Pass Option | A P earns hours only, with no quality hours or points, and an NP shows on your transcript but stays out of your GPA. You need C (2.000) level work to pass. You must be at least a sophomore and not on probation, choose the option at registration by petition, and can’t change it after drop-add. The limit is 12 credit hours in all and one course a semester. These courses count only toward the 122-hour minimum, not toward other requirements. You can’t repeat a course Pass-Not Pass, and a course you passed with a P can’t be repeated. A P also earns no quality hours toward the 62 needed for Latin honors. Rule |
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| PS or NS | Passed with a D− or better, or not passed, as listed on the Registrar’s grade scale | Both stay out of your GPA. A PS earns hours only, and an NS earns neither GPA credit nor hours. The Registrar’s page lists these two marks; the catalog’s grade table doesn’t. Rule |
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| W | Withdrawn: you started the course but didn’t finish it | A W is not a grade and stays out of your GPA. You can withdraw through MyPortal until the semester’s official withdrawal deadline. After that, you petition through the Academic Success and Retention Office, and it’s granted only for health reasons or documented extenuating circumstances. If you were found responsible for an Honor Code violation, your professor sets the grade instead. Simply not attending isn’t a withdrawal and can leave you with an F. Rule |
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| AU | Audit: you sat in on the course without earning credit | No credit, quality points or quality hours, but full tuition. You need the instructor’s permission on the Permission to Audit Form, filed with the Registrar by the last day of drop/add. Rule |
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| S or U | Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory | Used in certain courses that don’t count toward the earned hours you need to graduate. Neither has quality points. Rule |
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| TR, PT or CP | Transfer credit awarded (TR), a transcript still pending from another school (PT), or a completed program such as international study or cross-registration (CP) | None of these carries quality points or quality hours. TR and CP may earn hours. A PT holds the place until the official transcript arrives and credit is applied for a C (2.000) or better. Rule |
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| PR, NR or NG | Presently registered or in progress (PR), no grade reported (NR), or no grade required (NG) | None carries quality points. A course with a missing grade stays In Progress and turns to an F after 60 days unless your instructor submits a grade change. Rule |
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| Repeated course | You took the same course again | You can repeat a course in which you earned a D− or higher, or for which you got credit, with your department’s permission. You earn the credit only once, and every grade you earn in the course counts in your GPA: the repeat appears with an R before the letter. Starting Fall 2025, the Grade Redemption Policy lets you petition the Registrar’s Office to exclude the first attempt from your cumulative GPA after you repeat it (D− or above) or retake it (F) at CofC. You get three exclusions in all, up to 12 credit hours, and only one per course. The petition must be approved before your degree posts, and the decision is final. An XXF can’t be excluded, a W isn’t covered, and an Honors-section grade needs an Honors-section retake. Past Dean’s and President’s Lists, past standing and prior semester GPAs don’t change, and every grade stays on your transcript. Graduate and professional schools are likely to consider every grade, excluded ones included. If you come back after three or more calendar years away, the Three-Year Option can treat your old CofC record as transfer credit once you earn a 2.500 in your first 15 credit hours back. Only your new work then counts in your GPA, earlier courses with a C− or lower don’t count toward graduation, and all CofC work still counts for graduation honors. You can’t use both the Three-Year Option and Grade Redemption. Rule |
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| Transfer credit | Grades from another college | Grades don’t transfer, only credits, so transfer courses never enter your CofC GPA and new transfer students start without one. A course needs a C (2.000) or better to transfer. A pass/fail course transfers only if the other school’s published scale makes a Pass at least a C. Up to 90 transfer credits, AP and IB included, can count toward an A.B., B.A., B.G.S. or B.S. (87 for a B.P.S.). If you were admitted fall 2020 or later, up to 66 of them can come from a two-year college. IB higher-level scores of 4 to 7 earn credit. If you take a class you already have AP credit for, you get no credit for the class, though your grade may count in your GPA. You can petition, with your advisor’s approval, to decline transfer or exam credit before you repeat the course. While suspended, you may transfer up to 12 credits taken during the suspension. Rule |
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