Academic Grades
Purdue Global Law School generally grades examinations using standards similar to those employed by the Committee of Bar Examiners of the State Bar of California. Due to the nature of our learning management system, grading is not anonymous. All exams, written assignments, and other assessments are governed by the Code of Student Conduct. Final course grades are not rounded.
Grade | Numeric | Points | Definition |
---|---|---|---|
A | 83-100 | 4.0 | Superior |
A- | 80-82 | 3.7 | Superior |
B+ | 78-79 | 3.3 | Excellent |
B | 73-77 | 3.0 | Excellent |
B- | 70-72 | 2.7 | Proficient |
C+ | 68-69 | 2.3 | JD Students: Below Standard Proficiency; EJD Students: Proficient |
C | 63-67 | 2.0 | JD Students: Below Standard Proficiency; EJD Students: Proficient |
C- | 60-62 | 1.7 | JD Students: Below Standard Proficiency; EJD Students: Proficient |
D+ | 58-59 | 1.3 | Below Standard Proficiency |
D | 53-57 | 1.0 | Below Standard Proficiency |
D- | 50-52 | 0.7 | Below Standard Proficiency |
F | Below 50 | 0.0 | Failure |
IP | Grade in Progress | ||
P | Pass | ||
TC | Transfer Credit | ||
W | Withdrawal |
Incomplete Grades
You may request an incomplete grade in a course when being granted additional time beyond the course’s end date would permit you to complete the outstanding work. To request an incomplete, you should have at least 75% of the course done (as calculated by the faculty of the course) and be mathematically able to pass the course by completing the incomplete work at least at the same level of performance as the work you already completed in the course. The request must be submitted at least one week before the end of the course. The final decision to grant an incomplete grade rests with the faculty.
If granted the incomplete grade, you will have until the end of the fourth week of the subsequent grading period to submit the outstanding work to your instructor, who will submit the final course grade within two weeks of that date. An incomplete grade has no impact on your GPA until a final grade is assigned. You are still subject to University attendance policies while the incomplete grade is posted, though academic activity in the course after the scheduled class end date will not be recorded as attendance.