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Grading is based on performance in coursework, growth in ability, and professionalism. A continuous record of all grades throughout a student\u2019s enrollment is kept in the Academic Advising and Registration Office. Final grade reports are available on the College\u2019s learning management system the week after classes end.  Faculty must enter midterm and final grades into Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCS uses the following grading system:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Undergraduate Grading Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Grade<\/strong><\/th>Rating<\/strong><\/th>GPA<\/strong><\/th>Description<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
A<\/td>Excellent<\/td>4.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
A-<\/td><\/td>3.70<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
B+<\/td><\/td>3.30<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
B<\/td>Good<\/td>3.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
B-<\/td><\/td>2.70<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
C+<\/td><\/td>2.30<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
C<\/td>Average<\/td>2.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
C-<\/td><\/td>1.70<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
D+<\/td><\/td>1.30<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
D<\/td>Poor<\/td>1.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
D-<\/td><\/td>0.70<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
F<\/td>Failing<\/td>0.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
NC<\/td>No Credit<\/td>0.00<\/td>no grade point value<\/td><\/tr>
P<\/td>Passing<\/td>0.00<\/td>no grade point value<\/td><\/tr>
I<\/td>Incomplete<\/td>0.00<\/td>no grade point value<\/td><\/tr>
IP<\/td>In Progress<\/td>0.00<\/td>no grade point value<\/td><\/tr>
W<\/td>Withdrawal<\/td>0.00<\/td>second through fourth week of class<\/td><\/tr>
WN<\/td>Withdrawal<\/td>0.00<\/td>after fourth week of class<\/td><\/tr>
WF*<\/td>Withdrawal<\/td>0.00<\/td>stopped attending course without official withdrawal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Grading Scale<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Grade<\/strong><\/th>Rating<\/strong><\/th>GPA<\/strong><\/th>Description<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
A<\/td>Excellent<\/td>4.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
A-<\/td><\/td>3.70<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
B+<\/td><\/td>3.30<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
B<\/td>Good<\/td>3.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
B-<\/td><\/td>2.70<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
C+<\/td><\/td>2.30<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
C<\/td>Below Graduate<\/td>2.00<\/td>grade point (minimum required standard)<\/td><\/tr>
F<\/td>Failing<\/td>0.00<\/td>grade point<\/td><\/tr>
IP<\/td>In Progress<\/td>0.00<\/td>no grade point value<\/td><\/tr>
NC<\/td>No Credit<\/td>0.00<\/td>no grade point value<\/td><\/tr>
W<\/td>Withdrawal<\/td>0.00<\/td>second through fourth week of class<\/td><\/tr>
WN<\/td>Withdrawal<\/td>0.00<\/td>after fourth week of class<\/td><\/tr>
WF*<\/td>Withdrawal<\/td>0.00<\/td>stopped attending course without official withdrawal<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Grading is based on performance in coursework, growth in ability, and professionalism. A continuous record of all grades throughout a student\u2019s enrollment is kept in the Academic Advising and Registration Office. Final grade reports are available on the College\u2019s learning management system the week after classes end.  Faculty must enter midterm and final grades into … Continue reading “Grading”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advgb_blocks_editor_width":"","advgb_blocks_columns_visual_guide":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[75,131],"class_list":["post-4218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","tag-academic-policies-and-procedures","tag-grading-and-academic-progress"],"author_meta":{"display_name":"Nadine Ashton","author_link":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/author\/nashton\/"},"featured_img":null,"coauthors":[],"tax_additional":{"categories":{"linked":["Academics<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academics<\/span>"]},"tags":{"linked":["Academic Policies and Procedures<\/a>","Grading and Academic Progress<\/a>"],"unlinked":["Academic Policies and Procedures<\/span>","Grading and Academic Progress<\/span>"]}},"comment_count":"0","relative_dates":{"created":"Posted 8 years ago","modified":"Updated 1 month ago"},"absolute_dates":{"created":"Posted on January 26, 2018","modified":"Updated on March 5, 2026"},"absolute_dates_time":{"created":"Posted on January 26, 2018 11:30 am","modified":"Updated on March 5, 2026 4:08 pm"},"featured_img_caption":"","series_order":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5223,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4218\/revisions\/5223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/campus.collegeforcreativestudies.edu\/catalog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}