X (No-Show) - Student does not attend class during the first week of semester/term. Student must either begin attending class or withdraw from it. Students who fail to take actions in response to interim grade of X will receive a final grade of F. In online classes, an X grade is assigned to enrolled students who do not interact with the course website for the first week of the semester/term.

X grade is not a final grade - If your instructor has issued an X grade as a final grade, it will be converted to FN.

EA (Excessive Absences) - Student’s class absences exceed 10% of their total contact hours. Student must resume class attendance or withdraw from it. Students who do not withdraw will receive a final grade based on evaluation criteria of the class.

EA is not a final grade - If your instructor has issued an EA grade as final grade, it will be converted to an FN.

Midterm Grades
Midterm grades provide an assessment of student progress in courses during the first half of the semester.  Students earning a midterm grade of D or F in a class must take corrective action to improve their academic status or withdraw from the course. All faculty teaching undergraduate courses are required to post midterm grades for all students. All students are required to review their midterm grades in their on-line accounts.

Final Grades - I cannot see my grades in Banner Self Service during Final Grading period.
Banner has a three step grading process that takes place each final grading cycle.  Grades cannot be immediately seen in banner self service once the faculty submits them until this three step process has completed. This office will run this process twice daily during the grading period, morning and afternoon. This also affects GPA.

What is an FN grade?
An FN grade is issued by an instructor to a student is failing the class due to non attendance. This grade was reinstituted fall 2007. This grade is issued to graduate and undergraduate student for any course the student is failing due to non attendance and has the same effect as an "F" grade.

My GPA is not correct
Have all your grades been posted?  You could be viewing your GPA at at time when the 3 step grading process has not yet completed or all grades have not been submitted by the instructor. Use the GPA calculator on our website as well.

Withdrawing from classes
If you are trying to withdraw from all your classes, you must withdraw from the University for the semester. You can return the next semester without reapplying. If we see you have all Ws for grades, we will withdraw you from the university for that semester effective the date you withdrew from the last class.

Withdrawing from the University
If for some reason you are not able to complete the semester, a student will withdraw from all classes using the Withdraw from Semester option. The student will receive a final grade of WU in all classes. The student will be able to return to the university the next semester without having to reapply for admissions.

I have an Incomplete "I" grade - What do I do?
An "I" grade must be removed before the expiration of the first nine weeks o the student's next regular semester (fall or spring) of enrollment, or within 12 months of the last day of the semester or term in which the "I" grade was assigned. If the "I" grade is not removed within the stipulated time, the grade will be converted to "F".  Students are responsible for initiating the actions necessary to remove the "I" grades.