4.6.1 Grading Designations
adopted: Jun-1996
last revised: May-2021
The following grade designations are used at Richland to represent the student's level of performance in courses or to document credits earned from an external source:
| A | Superior or excellent |
| B | Very good or above average |
| C | Good or average |
| D | Barely passing or below average |
| F | Failure or unsatisfactory |
| AU | Audit (For more information, see “Auditing a Course” in this section.) |
| CR/X | Completed course requirements or did not complete course requirements. CR/X grades are applicable for vocational skill courses and adult education courses |
| I | Incomplete. All course work must be finished by the end of each term unless the instructor agrees in writing to a specified grace period no longer than 60 days after the end of the term. Failure to complete course work within the 60-day grace period will result in the grade the student would earn without having all course work completed. Grade of “W” or “AU” is not allowed |
| P/F | Pass/Fail for selected courses to be determined by faculty and the Dean of a division with the approval of the Academic Standards Committee. Pass/Fail grading will not be used for courses in a degree sequence or for transfer courses |
| W | Withdraw |
| AC | Credit awarded through advanced course |
| AP | Credit awarded through Advanced Placement |
| CE | Credit awarded through proficiency exam |
| CL | Credit awarded through CLEP exam |
| DA | Credit awarded through DSST exam |
| IB | Credit awarded through International Baccalaureate Program |
| JO | Credit awarded through Journeyman Card |
| LI | Credit awarded through licensure |
| PT | Credit awarded through professional training |
| PO | Credit awarded through portfolio |