Final Grades and Grade Point Averages
Grade Reports
Upon completion of each semester, you may view grades for courses in which you were officially registered through your Student Portal. You are responsible to ensure the accuracy of this information.
Grade Point Averages
Satisfactory progress toward completion of a degree program is judged on the basis of cumulative grade point average. The grade point average (GPA) is calculated on a semester basis by adding the quality points earned in each course and dividing by the number of credit hours in which you are enrolled. Pass/fail credit hours are not used in calculating GPA or cumulative GPA. Similarly, grades from transfer credits are not considered when calculating your GPA or cumulative GPA.
The cumulative GPA is the average calculated by adding the total quality points you have earned in all courses and dividing the total by the sum of all attempted credit hours in which you have been enrolled at Ambrose University.
Letter Grade and Grade Point Average
The grading system used at Ambrose University is the Alberta Common Grading Scale, also known as the Alpha 4.00 Grading Scale. Grades have the following meanings:
| Grade | Interpretation | Grade Points |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | Excellent | 4.00 |
| A | 4.00 | |
| A- | 3.70 | |
| B+ | Good | 3.30 |
| B | 3.00 | |
| B- | 2.70 | |
| C+ | Satisfactory | 2.30 |
| C | 2.00 | |
| C- | 1.70 | |
| D+ | Poor | 1.30 |
| D | Minimal Pass | 1.00 |
| F | Failure | 0.00 |
| AE |
Aegrotat |
No grade points |
| AU | Audit |
No grade points |
| AUF | Audit-Fail |
No grade points |
| FR | Failed-Repeat |
No grade points |
| P | Pass |
No grade points |
| R | Repeat |
No grade points |
| TX | Time Extension |
No grade points |
| W | Withdrawal |
No grade points |
Because of the nature of the Alpha 4.00 system, there can be no uniform university-wide conversion scale. The relationship between raw scores (e.g. percentages) and the resultant letter grade will depend on the nature of the course and the instructor’s assessment of the level of each class, compared to similar classes taught previously.
Aegrotat Grade
The Academic Affairs Committee may authorize a final grade of ‘Aegrotat’ when course requirements are not met due to prolonged illness or other circumstances beyond a student’s control.