Class Attendance, Grades, Transcripts, and Eligibility
Class Attendance
Regular class attendance is your obligation. You are responsible for all work, including tests and written work, and for all class meetings. No right or privilege permits you to be absent from any given number of class meetings.
Instructors keep attendance records and will report students who miss three consecutive class meetings, or more classes than the instructor deems advisable, to the academic dean for appropriate action.
If you must miss a class because of other obligations, discuss your situation with your instructor.
It is the policy of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to hold classes and continue normal operations despite inclement weather. Any closings or delays will be noted on the UNC-Chapel Hill Web site.
Grades
Undergraduate courses are graded on a plus-minus scale: A, B, C, D, F (A+ and D– grades are not given.) Each letter grade is assigned a numerical value called a quality point. To determine a quality point average for a semester's work, multiply the number of credit hours assigned to each course by the number of quality points assigned to the grade, add the quality points received for all courses that semester, and divide by the number of credit hours attempted in the semester. The table below shows the quality points represented by each letter grade.
A = 4.0
A– = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B– = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C– = 1.7
D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0
F = 0.0
The calculator at Student Central calculates quality point averages automatically.
Grades earned and credit hours attempted at other institutions are not included in the calculation of the University quality point average.
Graduate courses are graded on the following scale:
H (clear excellence)
P (entirely satisfactory)
L (low passing)
F (failed).
Postbaccalaureate students registering for courses numbered 400–699 may receive either graduate or undergraduate grades. It is your responsibility to confer with the professor at the beginning of the semester to determine the grade scale by which work will be evaluated. The grade of D is considered equivalent to L. (See information on postbaccalaureate eligibility.)
Temporary grades may be used with either undergraduate or graduate courses to indicate that you have not completed all course work: The following describes the three types of temporary grades, FA, AB, and IN:
FA |
means Absent from Final Examination with no possibility of passing the course, 0 quality points. |
|---|---|
AB |
means Absent from Final Examination, 0 quality points unless excused and until the excused absence is removed. If not removed, an AB converts to a permanent F. Undergraduates have one semester to remove an excused AB. Postbaccalaureate students have one year to remove an AB. |
IN |
means Work Incomplete, 0 quality points until removed. If not removed, an IN will convert to a permanent F after eight weeks from the beginning of the next regular semester (for undergraduates) OR at the end of the next regular semester (for postbaccalaureate students). |
Requesting a Transcript
To order a transcript from UNC-Chapel Hill, download and complete the interactive Transcript Order Form and return it with payment in person or by mail or fax to:
UNC-Chapel Hill Office of the University Registrar
Suite 3100, SASB North
CB#2100
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-2100
If you prefer to print the form without any values noted in the spaces provided, download this Transcript Order Form.
Attach payment of $7 per transcript, payable by:
- check or money order (US currency) made out to UNC-CH
- credit card (MasterCard or Visa)
- UNC One Card (payment by this method may only be made in person)
Cash will not be accepted.
Faxed orders must include the credit card number, expiration date, and a signature. The fax number is 919-962-6661.
Copies of transcripts cannot be faxed to any destination.
Expedited services cost $15 for Domestic Delivery and $30 for International Delivery per destination address. NOTE: Paying for expedited delivery will not guarantee faster processing of the request.
Maintaining Eligibility
Undergraduates:
The following minimum GPA is required for undergraduates admitted before fall 2007 to stay enrolled in Part-time Classroom Studies.
- after 6 credit hours: 1.00
- after 12 credit hours: 1.50
- after 24 credit hours: 1.75
- after 36 credit hours: 1.90
Undergraduates first admitted in fall 2007 and thereafter must maintain a 2.0 GPA every semester once nine credit hours have been attempted.
Postbaccalaureates:
Postbaccalaureates are not permitted to continue under the following circumstances: Postbaccalaureate students who have received a single grade of F/F* or cumulative grades of D and/or L in nine or more hours of coursework in courses numbered 400 or above will be declared ineligible. Temporary grades on IN and AB convert to an F after one year if not removed (for postbaccalaureate students).
Restoring Eligibility
To restore academic eligibility, you must raise your quality point average to the required level by taking courses during the summer at UNC-Chapel Hill, by taking any of the distance education courses offered by the Friday Center (Carolina Courses Online or the Self-paced Courses—online or correspondence—that are offered by UNC-Chapel Hill), or by making up any grades of AB or IN within the prescribed time limits.
If you have been out for a semester or more and need to enroll during the summer, you must apply for readmission (see How to Apply).
Eligibility at UNC-Chapel Hill cannot be restored by taking academic course work at any collegiate institution other than The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dean's List
To be named to the Dean's List, you must be a degree-seeking undergraduate (classified CSFR, CSSO, CSJR, CSSR, or SDS) who has completed a minimum of 12 academic hours for letter grades with a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50. Thereafter, you must earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.50 for work taken in a given semester and must maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50 for all academic hours attempted. Physical education activities do not count in quality point averages for the Dean's List.