Credit Hour Definitions

Credit Hour Definitions

Undergraduate

Attempted credit hours include credits for courses graded ‘A’ through ‘D-‘, ‘F’, ‘P’, ‘W’, ‘NR’, ‘I’, ‘IC’, ‘IE’, ‘PI’,’CP’ and accepted transfer credits.

Earned credit hours include credits for courses graded ‘A’ through ‘D-‘, and accepted transfer credits.

Graded credit hours are used for calculation of GPAs and include credits for courses graded ‘A’ through ‘F’.

Graduate

Attempted credit hours include credits for courses graded ‘A’ through ‘C-‘, ‘F’, ‘P’, ‘W’, ‘NR’, ‘I’, ‘IC’, ‘IE’, ‘PI’, ‘CP’ and accepted transfer credits.

Earned credit hours include credits for courses graded ‘A’ through ‘C-‘, and accepted transfer credits.

Graded credit hours are used for calculation of GPAs and include credits for courses graded ‘A’ through ‘F’.