Obtaining your grades
After completing a course all students are assigned a final grade. The final grades are available on Albert at the end of each term, as they are received from the instructor. All final grades should be posted within a month of the last day of final exams for the semester. (Students may also receive midterm grades which are also available on Albert and are posted after midterm exams.)
All final grades are recorded on the student’s transcripts. Unofficial transcripts which are up to date but do not include the GPA can be printed from Albert under the Academics tab. Students can obtain an official transcript by following the Office of the Registrar’s request procedure.
Which courses are included in your grade point average (GPA)
For students admitted to Gallatin in the spring 2009 term or after, grades for all NYU courses earned while a student is matriculated at New York University are recorded on the transcript and most are computed in the cumulative grade point average. Grades for courses that do not count toward the degree are not computed in the cumulative grade point average. Grades earned at other institutions are neither recorded on the NYU transcript nor computed in the GPA.
Information on New York University’s grading system and computing your GPA can be found on the Office of the Registrar’s website.
Withdrawal (W)
When a student completes the withdrawal process, the grade of “W” is posted on the transcript to indicate an official withdrawal of the student from a course. The grade of “W” cannot be assigned by the instructor; the student must follow the official withdrawal process.
Incomplete (I)
If a student’s request for an Incomplete is approved, the temporary grade of “I” is posted to the student’s transcript to indicate that the student has, for good reason, not completed all of the course work but that there is a possibility that he or she will pass the course when all the requirements have been met. The work required to satisfy the incomplete must be completed by the deadline otherwise, the temporary grade of “I” will become an “F.” The grade of “F” is a permanent grade which will be computed into the student’s GPA and it will not be removed from the transcript under any circumstance. In order to request an incomplete, students should review Gallatin’s incomplete policy and follow the procedure found on the Incomplete Grades Policy and Procedures page.
Pass/Fail Grades (P/F)
The grade of “P” (pass) indicates a passing grade. While students receive credit for courses graded with “P” (provided the course is accepted for credit toward the degree), the grade does not factor into the student's GPA. Courses can be graded with a “P” under the following conditions:
- Non-graded courses: Some courses are not graded with the letter grades A through D. Instead, the grade of P is used to indicate that a student successfully completed the course with a passing grade.
- Pass/fail grade option: Undergraduate students are permitted to request a grade of P/F for courses normally graded with letter grades (A through F). If a student earns a grade of A through D in the course, the student will receive a grade of P on the transcript. A grade below D will result in an F on the transcript and the grade of F will be computed in the GPA.
Visit the Pass/Fail Grade Option page to learn more about the policy and the procedure to request a grade of pass/fail.
Retaking Courses
Students seeking to improve their grade point averages may retake a course. While both instances of the course and the grades for each will appear on the transcript,
- Only the later of the two grades will be computed in the grade point average.
- If credit was given to the student the first time the course was taken, he or she will not receive credit when the course is repeated.
Students should also be aware that certain graduate schools will count both grades in the average.
