Grading System
Alpha Grading System
| Percentage |
Letter Grade |
Grade Point |
Descriptor |
| 90–100 |
A+ |
4.0 |
Outstanding |
| 83–89 |
A |
4.0 |
Excellent |
| 80–82 |
A- |
3.7 |
| 77–79 |
B+ |
3.3 |
Good |
| 73–76 |
B |
3.0 |
| 70–72 |
B- |
2.7 |
| 67–69 |
C+ |
2.3 |
Satisfactory* |
| 63–66 |
C |
2.0 |
| 60–62 |
C- |
1.7 |
| 55–59 |
D+ |
1.3 |
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| 50–54 |
D |
1.0 |
Official Pass Mark** |
| 0–49 |
F |
0.0 |
Fail. No credit earned. |
| 0 |
WF |
0.0 |
Withdrawn Fail. Student withdrew from the course after the prescribed deadline. No credit earned.
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*For credit programs effective July 2017, satisfactory is considered as "in good standing" at a term grade point average (TGPA) of 2.0.
**Unless a higher pass mark has been approved for the program. In which case, any grades below the minimum pass mark would result in a letter grade of ‘F’ and grade point of 0.0.
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H/P/F Grading System
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Courses with H/P/F grading system are not included in the calculation of GPA.
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| H |
Honours: course expectations have been exceeded. |
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| P |
Pass: course expectations have been met.
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| F |
Fail: course expectations have not been met. |
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Codes Not Included in GPA calculation
| AU |
Course was audited. No credit earned.
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| CR |
Course credit awarded. |
| CTN |
Continued. Part A completed for courses with two parts (A+B). Final grades and credits will be recorded on part B.
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| EXC |
Student participates in Education Abroad and is enrolled in EXCH2000.
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| DEF |
Student has been approved extended time to complete a deferred exam.
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| IN |
Incomplete. Student has been granted extended time to complete outstanding coursework.
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| W |
Withdrawn. Student officially withdrew from the course prior to the prescribed deadline. No credit earned.
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Transcripts from other post secondary institutions
If a transcript using an Alpha Grading System is submitted from another educational institution, NAIT will award the average percentage that coincides with the Letter Grade, eg., A+ would be given 95%.
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For more information about the NAIT Grading System, please review our Grades Procedure.