Current Grading System
Plus/minus system effective Summer 1988.
Effective Fall 2012 - The University of Iowa no longer truncates the cumulative grade-point average at 4.00.
For Spring 2020 ONLY - If a student opted for P/N or S/U grading, C- and above became "P" or "S"; D+ and below became "N" or "U".
| Pass Grades | Non-pass Grades | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade Points: | |||
| A+ | 4.33 | F | Fail |
| A | 4.00 | N | Non-pass |
| A- | 3.67 | U | Unsatisfactory |
| B+ | 3.33 | AUU | Audit Unsuccessful |
| B | 3.00 | Other Symbols | |
| B- | 2.67 | I | Incomplete |
| C+ | 2.33 | X | Excused |
| C | 2.00 | W | Withdrawn |
| C- | 1.67 | O | No grade reported |
| D+ | 1.33 | R | Registered (no grade required) |
| D | 1.00 | = | Changed grade |
| D- | 0.67 | * or H | Undergraduate honors section |
| AUS | Audit Successful | HC | Individual Undergraduate honors earned |
| H | Honors | # | Grade not included in GPA |
| H- | Near Honors | IP | In Progress |
| P | Pass | ||
| S | Satisfactory | ||