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Registrar

Grading Policy

BENTLEY USES AN ALPHABETIC GRADING SYSTEM.  All reported grades should comply with the grade chart below:

Undergraduate Alphabetic Grades

Graduate Alphabetic
Grades

                    A       (95-100)     A        (95-100)
                    A-      (90-94)     A-       (90-94)
                    B+     (87-89)     B+      (87-89)
                    B       (83-86)     B        (83-86)
                    B-      (80-82)     B-       (80-82)
                    C+     (77-79)     C+      (77-79)
                    C       (73-76)      F         Below 77
                    C-     (70-72)     IG        Incomplete
                    D+    (67-69)                 -
                    D      (63-66)                 -
                    D-     (60-62)                 -
      P       (equal to or better than a C-, pass/fail policy grade only)                 -
      D       (D- to D+, pass/fail policy grade only)                 -
      F        Failure                 -
      I        Incomplete                 -
     S       Satisfactory
(First-Year Seminar, CID courses, LSM 450, and Study Skills) 
                -
     U       Unsatisfactory
(First-Year Seminar, CID courses, LSM 450, and Study Skills) 
                -
  • Faculty members should enter the student’s alphabetic grade. Per policy, the Registrar’s Office will change this grade pursuant to the ‘P’, ‘D’ or ‘F’ rule.