Grades and Marks

Final grades are due within 72 business hours of the final examination of each class. Faculty who need assistance with submitting final grades are invited to stop by one of our offices or to call one of the administrators listed at the bottom of this page. Students and faculty with questions about grading policies and practices should consult their dean's office.

The grading scales for each division follow:

"C" is the lowest passing grade on the graduate level. There is no "D-" on the undergraduate level.

Additional Marks and Notations
Undergraduate
ABF - Absent/Failure
UW - Unofficial Withdrawal
AU - Audit
P - Passing
X - Failure, No Penalty
WD - Withdrawal
ABX - Absent/No Penalty

Graduate
ABF - Absent/Failure
UW - Unofficial Withdrawal
AU - Audit
P - Passing
IN - Incomplete
WD - Withdrawal

• There is no mark of IN at the undergraduate level. On the graduate level, this mark is assigned to students who fail to submit a research paper or some equivalent research project.
• On the graduate level, the grade P is assigned in courses that may only be graded on a "pass/fail" basis.
• On the undergraduate level, the grade P is assigned to  students whose application for  the "pass/fail" option is approved and who do passing work. Undergraduates approved for the "pass/fail" option who do failing work are assigned the mark X. Undergraduates approved for  the "pass/fail" option who miss their final examinations are assigned the mark of ABX.  
• Undergraduates not exercising the "pass/fail" option who miss their final examinations are assigned the mark of ABF. This mark counts in the GPA as an F.
• The mark of WD (withdrawal) is assigned upon the completion of the of the official withdrawal process,  a process that can only be initiated by a student.
• The mark of UW (unofficial withdrawal) may be assigned, at the instructor's discretion, in cases in which there is insufficient basis for an earned grade.   
• The mark of AU is assigned to both undergraduate and graduate students whose application for this option is approved. Students approved to audit a class receive no credit for it. Courses taken on an audit basis may not later be repeated for credit.

Feel free to contact one of the following administrators for assistance with web grading or if you have questions about the grades and other notations listed above.

Queens and Oakdale
Joanne Llerandi
Senior Associate Registrar
(718) 990-1487
llerandj@stjohns.edu

Staten Island
Sharon Reinhold
Associate Registrar
(718) 390-4420
reinhols@stjohns.edu

Manhattan
Olimpia Jahrling
Associate Registrar
(212) 277-5102
jahrlino@stjohns.edu

Rome
Massimiliano Tomassini
Assistant Vice President and Executive Director
+39-06-393-842
tomassim@stjohns.edu