Boise State University uses a 4.0 grading scale.  The table below lists the letter grades that instructors use to document their evaluation of your work and to document your academic status in the class.  The table also defines the meaning of each letter grade and specifies the number of quality points that correspond to each letter grade.  Quality points are used to determine your grade point average.

Incompletes

Instructors can assign a grade of I - for incomplete - if both of the following conditions are present

In order to receive an incomplete, you and your instructor must create a contract stipulating the work you must do and the time in which it must be completed for you to receive a grade in the class.  The contract time may not exceed one year.  If no grade other than incomplete has been assigned one year after the original incomplete, the grade of 'F' will automatically be assigned.  The grade of 'F' may not be changed without the approval of the University Appeals Committee.  You may not remove the incomplete from your transcript by re-enrolling in the class during another semester.  A grade of incomplete is excluded from GPA calculations until you receive a final grade in the course.  If an instructor assigns a grade of incomplete you will received an email notification that you have "Registrar To Do Items" on BroncoWeb.

Repeating a Course

If you wish to improve your grade in a course to meet core or degree requirements, you may register to repeat a course.  You may register only three times for any Boise State University course.  Courses dropped within the first ten days of the semester are excluded from the three registration maximum.  Also excluded from this policy are courses that can be taken multiple times for additional credit, such as kinesiology (fitness) activity courses, private music lessons, and art studio classes.  Prior Learning credits cannot be used to repeat a class already completed.  If you do repeat a course, you may count toward your degree only the number of credits you would have received if you had taken the course only once.  When you repeat a course, both grades appear on your transcript.  See the University Catalog for more information on repeating a course.

Grade Exclusion

You may petition to exclude from GPA calculation any grades earned at Boise State University or at another institution in one or two semesters in which your GPA is less than 2.0.  You must meet all of the following criteria:

If you request grade exclusion, you must have all grades excluded in the semester or semesters chosen; you may not choose individual grades.  If you wish to exclude grades from two semesters, you must petition for both semesters at the same time (on the same form).  All grades, past and present, will remain on your transcript, but the excluded grades will not count toward graduation or be calculated in your GPA.  See the University Catalog for more information on grade exclusion.

Last reviewed on 06/01/2007