APU Doctoral Handbook
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Last Revision: January 24, 2025

APUS Grading System (Chart)

A student's cumulative GPA at APUS is determined solely by the courses they have taken at APUS towards their current degree. If a student changes their major, the previous APUS courses will roll over into the GPA for a student's new major. However, if a student graduates from a program, they would start over with a new GPA when they start on their next program. For example, grades towards a conferred Master's degree at APUS do not impact a student's subsequent GPA in their Doctoral program.

Doctoral Courses: 

WP/WF grade designators are no longer used as of October 5, 2007.

Grade

Quality Points/ Grading Percent

Description

A

4.0/ 100 - 94

Very high quality, clearly above average work

A-

3.67/ 93 - 90

Accepted performance level

B+

3.33/ 89 - 87

Accepted performance level

B

3.0/ 86 - 84

Accepted performance level

B-

2.67/ 83 - 80

Below Average

F

0.0/ 79 - 0

Failing

P

NONE

Pass

I

NONE

All: Incomplete

S

NONE

Satisfactory progress during dissertation course

U

NONE

Unsatisfactory progress during dissertation course

DP

NONE

Dropped

W

NONE

Withdrawn

WP

NONE

Withdrawn Passing

WF

NONE

Withdrawn Failing