Grades

In the grading system used at WSU, numerical equivalents of letter grades are:

$$\begin{array}{rcrcr} &\qquad& \mbox{A}:= 4.0 &\qquad& \mbox... ... &\qquad& \mbox{D}:= 1.0 & \\ & &\mbox{F}:=0.0 & \end{array}$$

The following rules govern grades for graduate students:

• to earn any degree, a student must have a $3.0$ cumulative grade point average and $3.0$ program grade point average;
• no course for which the student has received a grade below ``B-'' may be dropped from a degree program; program courses for which a ``C-'' or below has been received must be repeated, but not on a Pass/Fail basis;
• a regular graduate student who has completed only one semester or one summer session of graduate study with a grade point average of 2.75 or above is eligible for continued enrollment; upon completion of two semesters, one semester and one summer session, or two summer sessions of graduate study and thereafter, a $3.0$ cumulative grade point average or above is required for continued enrollment in the Graduate School; graduate students admitted on a provisional status must maintain a cumulative grade point average of $3.0$ or above;
• courses outside mathematics and not in the student's minor department may be taken on a Pass/Fail basis; this should be arranged at the time of registration by submitting the appropriate forms (obtainable at the Graduate School Office); the grade in any such course will be ``Pass'' or ``Fail''.