Standard Grading

Students at Berkeley take most courses for a standard letter grade. Some courses are only offered as pass/no pass or satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

A	Excellent
B	Good
C	Fair
D	Barely Passed
F	Failed
P	Passed at a minimum level of C-
NP	Not Passed
S	Satisfactory or passed at a minimum level of B-
U	Unsatisfactory
I	Work incomplete, due to circumstances beyond the student's control, but of passing quality; not included in grade-point computation after Fall 1973.
IP	Work in progress; final grade to be assigned upon completion of entire course sequence.
NR	Temporary administrative grade; not included in grade-point computation

The grades A, B, C, and D may be modified by plus (+) or minus (-) suffixes.

The Passed/Not Passed grading option is intended to encourage students to take challenging electives without worrying about their grades. P/NP grades are not figured into your cumulative GPA, although they can affect your ability to win awards such as getting on the Dean’s List.

One third of your total units may be taken P/NP, but if you receive more than 12 units of NP grades, your future registration may be blocked. AP grade corresponds to a C- or better.

You cannot take any of your requirements or H196 for P/NP.

You may change your grading options from letter grade to P/NP until the tenth week of classes. You may change your options from P/NP to a letter grade until the fifth week of classes.