Grading System
| Letter Grade | Designation | Grade Point Value |
| A+ | Outstanding | 4.0 |
| A | Outstanding | 4.0 |
| B | Good | 3.0 |
| C | Satisfactory | 2.0 |
| D | Deficient | 1.0 |
| F | Failure | 0 |
| W | Withdrew Officially | 0 |
| WP | Student withdrew from course with a passing grade | 0 |
| WF | Student withdrew from course with a failing grade | 0 |
| N | No Credit/Unofficial Withdrawal | 0 |
| [+] | May modify grades A, B, and C and adds .3 honors points to the grade point value (e.g., B+ is valued at 3.3) | |
| [-] | May modify grades A, B, and C and deducts .3 honor points from the grade point value (e.g. B- is valued at 2.7) | |
| B/F | Deficient course made up. The new grade will appear before the slash. For purposes of grade point average, the original deficient grade is used. | |
| C/F | Deficient course made up. The new grade will appear before the slash. For purposes of grade point average, the original deficient grade is used. | |
| P/F | Failed course made up. The new grade will appear before the slash. For purposes of grade point average, the original deficient grade is used. | |
| D/P | Deficient course made up. The new grade will appear after the slash. For purposes of grade point average, the original deficient grade is used. | |
Pass/Fail Grades
Reported for selected courses where the instructional goal is mastery of a basic set of objectives that are not sufficiently broad to permit greater discrimination in judging student performance.
| P | Pass |
| F | Fail |
Other
| H | Honors |
| I | Incomplete (Indicates that the regular course of study has ended, but the student has not completed all required assignments. This will be paired with a letter grade to indicate the quality of the completed work.) |
| Y | Deferred (Indicates that the regular course of study has ended, but the student has not completed sufficient course work to make evaluation possible.) |
| EX | Exempt (Indicates that the student was exempted from taking the course.) |
Grade Point Average (GPA)
The GPA is figured on a 4-point scale, with 4 being the highest and 0 the lowest.
Class Rank
Class Rank is reported by quintile, with "first" being the upper 20% of the class and "fifth" being the lowest 20% of the class.
Course Prefixes
The alpha character preceding the course number designates the division of the University that offers the course. Those commonly appearing on transcripts issued by the College of Dentistry include:
| D | College of Dentistry |
| E | Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development |
| Y/Z | School of Continuing and Professional Studies - Degree Credit |