Grading Scale

Our grading system, to the letter.

UCLA Extension uses the below grading scales. Access your grades by logging into your Student Portal.

Learn more about our credit options and course numbers.

Courses numbered X/XL 1-199
Grade - Description	Academic Credit Earned	Appears on Transcript
A - Excellent	✔	✔
B - Good	✔	✔
C - Fair	✔	✔
D - Barely Passing	✔	✔
F - Failure		✔
P - Passed Work that would earn a grade of "C" or better in undergraduate-level classes	✔	✔
NP - Not Passed Less than "C" in undergraduate-level classes		✔
CEU - Continuing Education Units earned		✔
N - Not for Credit		✔
I - Incomplete		✔
DR - Deferred Report (Student Rights and Responsibilities)		✔
IP - Course in Progress (grade pending)		✔ (optional)
W - Withdrawal	Student Portal Only
NR - Not Recorded	Student Portal Only

Courses numbered X/XL 200-299; X 300-499
Grade - Description	Academic Credit Earned	Appears on Transcript
A - Excellent	✔	✔
B - Good	✔	✔
C - Fair	✔	✔
F - Failure		✔
P - Passed Work that would earn a grade of "C" or better in undergraduate-level classes	✔	✔
NP - Not Passed Less than "C" in undergraduate-level classes		✔
S - Satisfactory Work that would earn a grade of "B" or better in graduate/professional-level classes	✔	✔
U - Unsatisfactory Less than "B'" in graduate/professional level classes		✔
CEU - Continuing Education Units earned		✔
N - Not for Credit		✔
I - Incomplete		✔
DR - Deferred Report (Student Rights and Responsibilities)		✔
IP - Course in Progress (grade pending)		✔ (optional)
W - Withdrawal	Student Portal Only
NR - Not Recorded	Student Portal Only

Please Note

The grade options listed above may vary per course. Review your course syllabus to see which options are available. If you would like to be graded using a different option, email our Enrollment Services team at studentrecords@uclaextension.edu.

All grades, except for Incomplete, are final once filed by your instructor and may include the suffixes + or -.

Read more about Incomplete and Passed/Not Passed grades:

Incomplete (I) Grades

The interim grade Incomplete (I) may be approved for a student who has completed the majority of the course requirements, with passing quality (grade C or higher), but is unable to complete a small portion of the coursework by the course end date for good cause. For courses in which an Incomplete may be allowed, approval by the instructor of record and the academic program director is required.

It is the student’s responsibility to petition for an Incomplete by emailing the appropriate academic program department at least one week before the end of the course. The Program Department will initiate the petition process once the email is received.
The student, the instructor, the CE/Program Director, and the program staff must complete the petition prior to the final course meeting or before the quarter end date. This process can take up to one week to complete.
The instructor will approve or deny the request. The instructor will provide details on what the student needs to accomplish in order to complete the course, as well as a due date for submitting completed work. The due date cannot exceed the end of the ensuing quarter when a final grade must be reported or the Incomplete lapses to the grade “F,” “NP,” or “U.”

An Incomplete allows the student to complete only work that is outstanding and does not allow prior completed work to be retaken or resubmitted.

Passed (P) and Not Passed (NP) Grades

The University of California prohibits using Passed or Not Passed credit for degree-seeking students to:

Make up a deficiency, such as grade point average or subject credit
Use as evidence of ability to study at the university level
Correct probationary or dismissal status
Repeat a course in which a grade of D or F was received
Fulfill prerequisite requirements, except as specifically authorized

For more information on grading, view policy "AA121 Credit Grading and the Continuing Education Unit" on our policies page, under the Academic Affairs tab.