Grade reports are available to students online at the completion of each term, module, quarter, or semester. Grades are based on the quality of work as shown by written tests, laboratory work, term papers, and projects as indicated on the course syllabus. Earned quality points are calculated for each course by multiplying the quality point value for the grade received for the course times the credit hour value of the course. For example, a 4.0 credit course with a grade of B would earn 12.0 quality points [credit value of course (4) times quality point value of B (3)]. The Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is calculated by dividing the total earned quality points by the total attempted credits.
| Letter Code | Description | Included in Credits Earned |
Included in Credits Attempted |
Included in GPA | Points |
| A | A | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4.0 |
| A- | A- | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3.7 |
| B+ | B+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3.3 |
| B | B | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3.0 |
| B- | B- | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2.7 |
| C+ | C+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2.3 |
| C | C | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2.0 |
| C- | C- | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1.7 |
| D+ | D+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1.3 |
| D | D | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1.0 |
| F | F | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0 |
| AU | Audit | No | No | No | 0.0 |
| I | Incomplete | No | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| NC | Noncredit | No | No | No | 0.0 |
| P | Pass | Yes | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| PR | Proficiency Credit | Yes | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| TC | Transfer Credit | Yes | No | No | 0.0 |
| W | Withdraw | No | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| WF | Withdraw - Fail | No | Yes | Yes | 0.0 |
| P | Pass | Yes | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| PA | Pass A | Yes | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| PB | Pass B | Yes | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| PC | Pass C | Yes | Yes | No | 0.0 |
| PD | Pass D | Yes | Yes | No | 0.0 |
Application of Grades and Credits
The chart describes the impact of each grade on a student´s academic progress. For calculating rate of progress (see below), grades of F (failure), W (withdrawn), WF (withdrawn/failure), and I (incomplete) are counted as hours attempted, but are not counted as hours successfully completed. A W will not be awarded after week six. Withdrawal after week six will result in the student receiving a WF.
The student must repeat any required course in which a grade of F, W or WF is received. Students will only be allowed to repeat courses in which they received a D or below. In the case of a D or F, the better of the two grades is calculated into the CGPA. The lower grade will include a double asterisk indicating that the course has been repeated. Both original and repeated credits will be counted as attempted credits in rate of progress calculations. A student who repeats a course already taken at NECF will be charged at the rate of the course.
TC and PR credits are included in the maximum time in which to complete and the rate of progress calculations but are not counted in the CGPA calculation.
To receive an incomplete (I), the student must petition, by the last week of the term, for an extension to complete the required course work. The student must be passing the course at the time of petition. Incomplete grades that are not completed within two weeks after the end of the term will be converted to an F and will affect the student´s CGPA. NECF reserves the right to extend the time needed to fulfill the incomplete grade.