Grading System

Grinnell uses the following grading system:

Grade Description Grade Points

A Excellent 4.00
A- Excellent 3.67
B+ Good 3.33
B Good 3.00
B- Good 2.67
C+ Satisfactory 2.33
C Satisfactory 2.00
D Passing 1.00
F Failing 0.00
S Satisfactory (A-C without grade-point equivalent)

All grades are entered on a student's permanent transcript. The grading system for the tutorial is on an "A" through "F" basis.

Grades are reported to students, their faculty advisers, and the vice-president for student services at the end of each semester. Under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (often referred to as the "Buckley Amendment"), the College has a responsibility to maintain the privacy of academic records. Accordingly, the record of grades is mailed directly to students. A student may request in writing that final grades be sent to the parent(s). The College informs the parent(s) of a dependent student when that student is warned for poor performance, placed on probation, suspended, or dismissed. Instructors are asked to inform the director of academic advising whenever a student's work in a course becomes unsatisfactory during the semester.