1. Students who wish to be graded on a Credit/No Credit basis must submit a petition to the Office of Admissions and Records by the deadline date listed in the appropriate class schedule. No exceptions to the deadline will be made.
2. An evaluation on a Credit/No Credit basis may not be changed later to a letter grade, nor may the reverse occur. No exceptions to this policy will be made.

Incomplete grade: A symbol of I, incomplete, may be assigned by an instructor when a student has been unable to complete academic work due to an unforeseeable emergency or other justifiable reasons by the end of a term. A final grade will be assigned when the work stipulated has been completed and evaluated by the instructor or when the time limit for completion of the work has passed. An I must be made up no later than the last week of the quarter following the end of the term in which it was assigned. In the event of unusual and verifiable circumstances beyond the student's control, a petition may be filed in the Office of Admissions and Records for extension of the time limit.

Withdrawal: An official withdrawal from classes may be requested by the student or initiated on his or her behalf by the instructor. The following conditions apply to official withdrawal:
1. For regular classes no record of the class will be entered on the student's permanent record if the official withdrawal is made on or before the last day to drop a class without it being recorded, the date given in the university's Academic Calendar and Schedule of Classes.
2. If the withdrawal is made after the deadline for withdrawing without a W and prior to the deadline for a withdrawal without the automatic assignment of an academic grade as listed in the academic calendar for that session, a W will be recorded on the student's permanent record.
3. A student attending a session after the deadline for withdrawal will not be eligible to receive a W. The instructor must than assign an academic grade or an administrative symbol. Exceptions to this policy will be made only upon verification of extreme circumstances beyond the control of the student. Petitions requesting exceptions must be filed in the Admissions and Records Office.
4. Withdrawal, W, symbols will be used in the calculation of lack of progress probation and disqualification status.

The RD symbol may be assigned when there is a delay in reporting the grade of a student due to circumstances beyond the control of the instructor. It is a temporary notation to be replaced by a permanent symbol as soon as possible. RD shall not be used in calculating grade point averages.

Academic achievement is reported in terms of grade point average. GPA is computed by dividing total units attempted into total grade points earned. Decisions about probation and disqualification, scholarship, eligibility for graduation, and transfer are all influenced or even determined by the student's GPA; hence, students should pay constant attention to their grade point standing.
CR, NC, W, I, and RD grades are not used in computation of the grade point average, but the W, NC and I are used for purposes of progress alert and disqualification status.
The term current grade point average refers to the GPA earned in the last quarter of enrollment. The term cumulative grade point average, on the other hand, refers to the average of the total grade points accumulated divided by the total of credits attempted at Stanton University . The cumulative GPA is calculated and entered on the transcript of the student's academic record at the end of each full quarter.

While courses may be transferred from other institutions, GPAs are determined only on the basis of courses completed at Stanton University .