Grading

GRADING SCALE

A+ 90-100;   A 80-89;   B+ 75-79;   B 70-74;   C+ 65-69;   C 60-64;    D+ 55-59;   D 50-54;   E 40-49;    F 0-40. 

GUIDELINES FOR GRADES

In addition to defining “typical” grade distributions, York University provides definitions for individual student’s grades (which are included in the York University Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies Undergraduate Programs Calendar):

A+ — Exceptional: Thorough knowledge of concepts and/or techniques and exceptional skill or great originality in the use of those concepts/techniques in satisfying the requirements of an assignment or course.

A — Excellent: Thorough knowledge of concepts and/or techniques together with a high degree of skill and/or some elements of originality in satisfying the requirements of an assignment or course.

B+ — Very good: Thorough knowledge of concepts and/or techniques together with a fairly high degree of skill in the use of those concepts/techniques in satisfying the requirements of an assignment or course.

B — Good: Good level of knowledge of concepts and/or techniques together with considerable skill in using them to satisfy the requirements of an assignment of course.

C+ — Competent: Acceptable level of knowledge of concepts and/or techniques together with considerable skill in using them to satisfy the requirements of an assignment or course.

C — Fairly competent: Acceptable level of knowledge of concepts and/or techniques together with some sill in using them to satisfy the requirements of an assignment or course.

D+ — Passing: Slightly better than minimal knowledge of required concepts and/or techniques together with some ability to use them in satisfying the requirements of an assignment or course.

D — Barely passing: Minimum knowledge of concepts and/or techniques needed to satisfy the requirements of an assignment or course.

E — Marginally failing.

F — Failing.