Grades are earned for each course that a student is officially enrolled in, and are recorded on the student's permanent record at the end of each quarter. A copy of the permanent record is the transcript. Academic achievement is reported in terms of grade point average (GPA).

Academic credit at Stanton University is measured in units of credit. Units of credit are assigned to courses on the basis of the national standard student workload, the Carnegie unit, which is 30 hours/unit of credit.

Specifically, a quarter unit of credit represents:
- One hour per week of lecture or recitation led by the instructor for 10 weeks and two hours of outside preparation by the student per week for 10 weeks, which is 30 hours per unit of credit (10 hours lecture plus 20 hours of preparation).
- For a 4 unit course, this is equivalent to 40 hrs. of instruction/ recitation and 80 hrs. of preparation or 120 hrs. per 4 units of quarter credit.
- In laboratory courses, a quarter unit of credit consists of two hours of work in the laboratory per week for a 10 week period.
To convert quarter units to semester units, multiply by 0.667. To convert semester units to quarter units, multiply by 1.500.

Enrollment in Stanton University is measured in full-time equivalent (FTE) students. One FTE is the equivalent of 15 units of student course credit. One FTE could represent one student carrying 15 course-units, three students each carrying five course-units, or any other student/course combination the sum of which equals 15 course-units. The university's FTE enrollment is the total course-units taken by all students divided by 15. FTE is not related to full-time student status. A full-time student is not necessarily a full-time equivalent student.

Stanton University 's grading system is as follows:

THE STANTON UNIVERSITY GRADING SYSTEM

A plus/minus grading system is utilized at Stanton University . Plus/minus grading is not mandatory but is utilized at the discretion of the instructor. The grades A+, F+, and F- are not issued. Faculty members use all grades from A through F to distinguish among levels of academic accomplishment. The required grade for graduate level achievement is B. The Grade Point is the numerical value assigned to each letter grade.

It is university policy that a student in good standing may elect to be graded on a Credit/No Credit basis in certain courses. A grade of Credit (CR) is awarded for work equivalent to all grades which earn 3.0 or more grade points (A to B). No credit is awarded for work equivalent to all grades which earn less than 3.0 grade points (B- to F). The units earned will be counted in satisfaction of program requirements, but will be disregarded in determining a student's GPA. No Credit is a no penalty grade.

CR - credit (B or better). Units awarded are not calculated in the GPA.

NC - no credit (less than a B). No units awarded, i.e., units are not calculated in the GPA.

1. Certain courses, at the discretion of the instructor and/or the school, may not be taken on a CR/NC basis. These courses are designated in the quarterly schedule of classes.

2. No more than 20 units of a student's coursework for the Master's degrees in Oriental Medicine and Divinity may be graded on a credit/no credit basis. Courses in the Doctor of Ministry program may not be taken on a CR/NC basis except specially designated courses, e.g. doctoral research and doctoral dissertation.