Grade Point Average (GPA)
Academic Standing is based on this average. The GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of academic credit hour quality points a student has earned by the total number of grade point average hours (GPA hours) the student has attempted. (See Academic Standing for further information).
Final grades are available to students through SWORDS, the Middle Georgia State University online registration system.
The following grade symbols are used but are not included in computing the grade point average:
| I |
An incomplete grade (I) indicates that the student for non-academic reasons was unable to complete the requirements for a course. For all courses except flight, all outstanding work must be completed before the midterm of the next semester the student is enrolled or by the end of one calendar year if the student is not enrolled. Aviation students enrolled in flight classes have three full terms (including summer) after the semester an I is earned to complete outstanding work, regardless of their enrollment status.
If an I grade is not removed from any students record in the defined time period, a grade of F is assigned to the course. Once an I grade is rolled to an F, it may not be changed without the approval of Academic Affairs. |
| IP |
This indicates that the student has made progress in a Learning Support course; but the student has not exited Learning Support and is required to enroll in that course the next semester of enrollment. |
| W |
This indicates a withdrawal without penalty and is assigned when students withdraw from courses by the deadline to withdraw without penalty. |
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| V |
This indicates that the course was audited, and the student receives no quality points. |
| K |
This indicates that the credit was granted via an Advanced Standing Credit Examination or a CLEP Examination. |
| NR |
Grade Not Reported by instructor by grade deadline for the term. |
| The following grade symbols are used and included in computing the grade point average: |
| WF |
This indicates that the student withdrew from a course after the deadline to withdraw without penalty or the withdrawal exceeded the 5 withdrawal limit. A WF grade is counted the same as a “F” grade in the GPA calculation. In cases of hardship, approved by the Office of Academic Affairs, students may receive the W after the deadline to withdraw without penalty. |
| WM |
Withdrew, military emergency |