THE UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
                                                                                Laramie, Wyoming

UNIREG 722
Revision 2
February 8, 2006
 

UNIVERSITY REGULATION 722, Revision 2

 Initiating
Authority:     University Faculty

 Subject:       Grading system - including mid-semester and end of semester grades

Reference:   Faculty Senate Bill 298

 1.         PURPOSE.  To define the grading system used at the University of Wyoming, including the reporting of mid-semester grades for fall and spring semesters.

 2.         DEFINITIONS. 

            a.         Students are to be evaluated according to the following grading system:

             Grade  Points             Definition

             A          4                     Exceptional

             B          3                     Very good

             C         2                     Fair

             D         1                     Poor

             F          0                   Failure (may be assigned as a grade for failure to attend, for academic dishonesty or to indicate failure to formally withdraw or terminate)

              I             0                  Incomplete (temporary mark pending course work completion as agreed in a signed document)

             W        0                   Withdrawal (from a specified course or from the University only if the student follows the official withdrawal procedure)

             S          0                   Satisfactory (equivalent to a C or better [B or better in courses numbered 5000 or above], may be assigned only in courses designated S/U or in courses which the student has requested S/U)

             U         0                     Unsatisfactory (equivalent to a D or F [C, D or F in courses numbered 5000 or above], may be assigned only in courses designated S/U or in courses which the student has requested S/U)

             P                                 Passing (equivalent to a C or better, for mid-semester grades only)

             NR                              Grade not reported (for mid-semester grades only)

             UK                             Unable to compute grades (for mid-semester grades only)         

            b.         Calendar dates for mid-semester, last day of classes, and end of final exams will be defined by the approved academic calendar for each particular academic semester.  

3.         FINAL GRADES FOR SEMESTER LENGTH COURSES.  

            a.         Faculty shall return a completed End of Semester Final Grade Collection Form for each of their classes to the Office of the Registrar no later than 4 working days following the last scheduled day of final exams.  End of Semester Final Grade Collection Forms shall be distributed by the Office of the Registrar prior to the last day of classes during each semester.  

            b.         Grades that can be assigned by faculty to individual students will be A, B, C, D, F, I, S, or U.  Normally, a request for a grade of I must be initiated by the student and the proper procedure must be completed.  

            c.         The Office of the Registrar shall post all grades to the students' records and then distribute an End of Semester Grade Report to each student within 10 working days of the last day of final exams.   

4.         FINAL GRADES FOR LESS THAN A FULL SEMESTER LENGTH COURSES (BLOCKED COURSES THAT MEET FOR SOME PART OF THE SEMESTER).  

            a.         Faculty shall return a completed Final Grade Collection Form for each of their blocked classes to the Office of the Registrar and records no later than 4 working days following the last scheduled day of final exams.  

            b.         Grades that can be assigned by faculty to individual students will be A, B, C, D, F, I, S, or U.  Normally, a request for a grade of I must be initiated by the student and the proper procedure must be completed.  

            c.         The Office of the Registrar and Records shall post all grades to the student's records.   

5.         MID-SEMESTER GRADES FOR SEMESTER LENGTH COURSES.  

            a.         Faculty shall return a completed Mid-semester Grade Collection Form for each of their classes numbered below 5000 to the Office of the Registrar no later than 3 working days following the mid-semester date. Mid-semester Grade Collection Forms shall be distributed by the Office of the Registrar prior to the mid-semester date.  

            b.         Grades that can be assigned by faculty to individual students will be P, D, F, S, U, or UK.  

                        i.          Grades of D, F, S, and U follow the same definitions as would be used to determine these grades at the end of the course.  

                        ii.         A grade of P follows the definition outlined in Section 2a above.  

                        iii.        If, due to lack of performance assessments such as exams, papers, homework, etc., a faculty member is unable to make a determination of a mid-semester grade, that faculty may assign a grade of UK.  

            c.         The Office of the Registrar will assign a grade of NR to all students in classes for which no Mid-semester Grade Collection Form is received.  

            d.         The Office of the Registrar shall post all mid-semester grades and then distribute a Mid-semester Grade Report to each student within 10 work days after the mid-semester date.   

            e.         Mid-semester grades will not be displayed on official student transcripts.  

            f.          The Mid-semester grade Report form shall contain the following statement:  

                        "The mid-semester grade received in any particular class reflects the assessment of student performance during the first portion of the semester only."  

6.         This regulation will become effective no later than Fall 2003 semester.  

7.         This regulation does not apply to the grading system used for the 6000 level courses taught in the Law School.

                                                                                         APPROVED:    February 8, 2006

                                                                                                                    Thomas Buchanan
                                                                                                                    President