Grading Policy for coursework taken in the Business School
Stephen M. Ross School of Business uses a five-level grading scale
for all MBA and MAcc students:
- Excellent (EX): Performance that is of superior quality.
No more than 25% of the students in a core course shall receive this
grade.
- Good (GD): Performance that exceeds all the standard
requirements of the course. Approximately 35 percent of the students
in a core course shall receive this grade.
- Pass (PS): Performance that meets all the standard
requirements of the course. Approximately 35 percent of the students
in a core course shall receive this grade.
- Low Pass (LP): Performance that minimally meets the
standard requirements of the course. Approximately 5 percent of the
students in a core course will receive LP or F.
- Fail (F): Performance that does not satisfy the minimal
requirements of the course and is deficient on significant
dimensions. No credit toward the degree will be granted for the
grade of "Fail," but the grade will be used to evaluate academic
standing. These grading standards differ slightly for elective
classes.
In MBA elective classes, a maximum of 35% of students will receive a
grade of “excellent”, and grades of “excellent” and “good” combined will
be no greater than 75%. There are no honor points associated with the
grade designations and no grade point averages appear on transcripts.
Some courses may be graded under other University school or college
guidelines and some may be graded on a mandatory
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory, Pass/Fail, or Credit/No Credit basis.
Grades for Coursework taken in other University Units
Grades appear on the transcript in accordance with the grading system
designated for that course. The grading systems used in the University
and accepted for Business Administration graduate level students are
letter ("A" through "E"), mandatory Pass/Fail, and mandatory
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (refer to the Grade Modification Policy for
more details). For the purpose of evaluating academic standing,
graduate-level grades from Rackham and other University of Michigan
schools will be treated as follows:
- A+, A = Excellent
- A- = Good
- B+, B = Pass
- B-, C+, C, C- = Low Pass
- D, E, ED, NR = Fail
International Exchange Program
Students who participate in the Ross Business School Exchange
Programs register for the Business School course STRATEGY 689, which has a
mandatory Pass/Fail grading basis. Courses at the host school must be
taken for grades in order for us to evaluate and translate into our
mandatory P/F table. Grades are issued based on performance at their
host institution. Definitions of passing and failing performance depend
on the standards of the respective foreign institutions. Pass/Fail
grades do not count when calculating academic honors.
Incompletes
When a student has not completed a minor part of the work of a course
at the end of a term, a grade of "I" may be recorded, provided the work
actually completed is satisfactory in quality. If a student is absent
from the final examination for a reason considered excusable by the
instructor, a grade of "X" will be recorded, provided the previous work
is satisfactory. Grades of "I" and "X" must be remedied by the student
within four weeks following the last day of classes of the term in which
they were earned. If they are not removed within this period, the
University Registrar automatically converts them to failures. A student
may petition the appropriate faculty committee for an extension of time
for making up an I or X; such a petition must be in writing and
co-signed by the instructor who awarded the I or X grade. This failure
grade will be removed if the student subsequently completes the course
and the instructor submits a supplemental grade report. In all cases,
however, I and X grades remain on the academic record after the grade is
posted.
Dispute of Final Grades
After a faculty member determines a final grade, a student may feel
it is necessary or appropriate to dispute that grade. Students should
review the Ross procedures for
student disputes
with an instructor, and proceed to the first step: discussing the
issue with the instructor (in person). |
