Grading and Academic Performance
To maintain good academic standing, a student must demonstrate satisfactory progress toward completing his or her degree. This progress is measured by assigned grades and computed session grade point averages as well as overall grade point averages for all work completed at Trident. Official release of final grades occurs 5 business days after the end of each session. Students requiring proof of completion of a course may request and obtain a letter from the Office of the Registrar at registration@trident.edu verifying the course completion date.
Degree Programs
Trident uses the following grading scale for Degree Programs:
- A = 4 grade points per semester hour
- B = 3 grade points per semester hour
- C = 2 grade points per semester hour
- D = 1 grade point per semester hour
- F = 0 grade points per semester hour
- W = Withdrew, assigned to course(s) after the add/drop period, not included in the GPA calculation
- AR = Academic Renewal, not included in GPA calculation
- I = Incomplete, not included in the GPA calculation
- R = course repeated, not included in the GPA calculation
- NP = Not Passing, not included in the GPA calculation
- PR = In Progress, not included in GPA calculation
- P = Passing, semester hours earned, not included in the GPA calculation
In addition to the grades listed, grades of A-, B+, B-, C+, C-, D+, and D- can be assigned as final grades by instructors. The plus (+) adds .333 and the minus (-) deducts .333 from the associated numeric grade (e.g., a C+ grade is worth 2. 333). There is no A+ grade at Trident.
The following numeric grade values are assigned for each semester hour:
- A = 4.0, A- = 3.666
- B+ = 3.333, B = 3.0, B- = 2.666
- C+ = 2.333, C = 2.0, C- = 1.666
- D+ = 1.333, D = 1.0, D- = 0.666
- F = 0.000
See the Graduation Requirements section (linked) of the catalog for the minimum grade and minimum graduating GPA requirements of each program.