Grades, Grading, and GPA

The work of undergraduate students is graded and reported at the end of each semester. Students may expect to receive the report of their grades after they have been processed at the main campus and returned to Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ). The semester grade report lists all courses, grades, semester, and cumulative grade point averages.

The following general guidelines and policies are used for grading and reporting students' work:

• Semester Grades
• Credit and No Credit Courses
• Grade Change
• Grade Point Average (GPA)

Semester Grades

The work of all undergraduate students is graded and reported at the end of each semester. Students may access their semester grades on OWLnet within 7-10 business days of the end of the examination period for that semester.

Three systems are in use for grading and reporting students' work:

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Core students with a remaining Core requirement may take a corresponding Gen Ed course to satisfy the requirement.

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In the Credit/No Credit system, no grade points are assigned, but a limited number of credits in courses in which students earn the CR designation counts toward the total credit hours completed. See Credit/No Credit Courses.

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Credit/No Credit Courses

Eligible students may want to take a course in an area in which they are not proficient or about which they are curious while not risking their grade point average. Such students, with certain provisions, may be graded using the Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) system.

Students may select the CR/NC grading option or return to the traditional grading option only during the first two weeks of a fall or spring semester course and during the first three days of a first or second summer session course, with the written authorization of their advisor and the director of Academic Advising Center.

Eligibility is limited to:

• matriculated, full-time students
• those in academic good standing
• juniors or seniors (60 or more semester hours)

Courses are restricted to:

• non-required electives
• one CR/NC course per semester
• maximum of four CR/NC courses toward the degree

No grade points are assigned to either the CR or NC grade. CR is equivalent to A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, or C-. NC is equivalent to D+, D, D-, or F. The semester hours earned are credited toward the total required for graduation. Because CR and NC yield no grade points, they are not included in divisor hours for calculating the grade point average. CR and NC are not included in calculating cumulative credits for determining academic actions specified in the Undergraduate Policy on Academic Warning, Probation, Dismissal and Reinstatement.

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Grade Change

No change of final grade for a completed course will be made without the approval of the Chief Academic Officer (CAO) of TUJ. CAO will consider the grade change upon receipt of the instructor's written explanation. No grade will be changed after the baccalaureate degree is awarded.

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Grade Point Average (GPA)

Each student's transcript indicates the credit hours completed and passed, grade points, and grade point average (GPA).

The GPA also appears on a student's semester grade reports, DARS reports or the academic advising document.

A student's GPA may be useful in assessing academic progress, in determining eligibility for specific programs, or in determining eligibility for Honors or other awards.

No change in a student's GPA is made after the baccalaureate degree is awarded.

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Not included in GPA computations: I, IC, IP, MG, NR, CR, NC, R, P, AU, W, WE, WS, PI. Also see policy on Repeating a Course.

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Not included in GPA computations: I, IC, IP, MG, NR, CR, NC, R, P, AU, W, WE, WS, PI. Also see policy on Repeating a Course.

For credit transferred from other institutions, no grade points are allowed. See also Repeating a Course.

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