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Office of the Registrar

Dartmouth College
Office of the Registrar
6014 McNutt Hall
Hanover, NH 03755-3541


Phone: (603) 646-2246
Fax: (603) 646-2247
Email: registrar@Dartmouth.EDU

Scholarship Ratings (Grade Descriptions)

Grade Description Grade Point Values
A
  1. Excellent mastery of course material
  2. Student performance indicates a very high degree of originality, creativity, or both
  3. Excellent performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or written
  4. Student works independently with unusual effectiveness

A: 4

A- : 3 2/3

B
  1. Good mastery of course material
  2. Student performance demonstrates a high degree of originality, creativity, or both
  3. Good performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or written
  4. Student works well independently

B+: 3 1/3

B: 3

B-: 2 2/3

 

C
  1. Acceptable mastery of course material
  2. Student demonstrates some degree of originality, creativity, or both
  3. Acceptable performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or written
  4. Student works independently at an acceptable level

C+: 2 1/3

C: 2

C-: 1 2/3

D
  1. Deficient in mastery of course material
  2. Originality, creativity, or both apparently absent from performance
  3. Deficient performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or written
  4. Ability to work independently deficient

D: 1

E
  1. Serious deficiency in mastery of course material
  2. Originality, creativity, or both clearly lacking
  3. Seriously deficient performance in analysis, synthesis, and critical expression, oral or written
  4. Cannot work independently

E: 0

Last Updated: 7/26/12