Grading System
The following grades are used to report on the work of UCSB students:
| Undergrad. Courses |
|
Graduate Courses
|
|
| A |
(excellent) |
A |
(excellent) |
| B |
(good) |
B |
(good) |
| C |
(adequate) |
C |
(adequate) |
| D |
(barely passing) |
D |
(barely passing) |
| F |
(not passing) |
F |
(not passing) |
| P |
(passed) |
S |
(satisfactory) |
| NP |
(not passed) |
U |
(unsatisfactory) |
| I |
(incomplete) |
I |
(incomplete) |
| IP |
(in progress) |
IP |
(in progress) |
| W |
(withdrawal; undergraduate students only) |
The grades A, B, C, and D may be modified by plus (+) or minus (-) suffixes. Grade points for each unit are assigned by the registrar as follows:
| A+ = 4.0 |
A = 4.0 |
A- = 3.7 |
| B+ = 3.3 |
B = 3.0 |
B- = 2.7 |
| C+ = 2.3 |
C = 2.0 |
C- = 1.7 |
| D+ = 1.3 |
D = 1.0 |
D- = 0.7 |
| F, I, IP, P, NP, S, U and W = 0 |
Unit credit, but not grade-point credit, is assigned for P and S grades. For a description of the grading system in the College of Creative Studies, see the College of Creative Studies section.