How grading works at Johns Hopkins (Homewood undergraduate)
Johns Hopkins grades Homewood undergraduates (Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and Whiting School of Engineering) on a 4.0 scale with a full plus/minus range: A+ (4.0), A (4.0), A- (3.7), B+ (3.3), B (3.0), B- (2.7), C+ (2.3), C (2.0), C- (1.7), D+ (1.3), D (1.0), and F (0.0).
A+ is awarded and capped at the same 4.0 value as A — it does not raise the ceiling above 4.0. There is no D- grade — the scale's lowest passing plus/minus grade is D+, with D below it and F at the bottom.
Source: JHU Academic Catalogue, KSAS-WSE Grading Policies (Grades and Grade Point Average Points) — verified Aug 2026
How your GPA is calculated at Johns Hopkins
To determine your grade point average, each course's grade point equivalent is multiplied by the course's credits; those products are added together and divided by the total number of credits.
Worked example: A- (4 credits, 3.7), B (3 credits, 3.0), B- (3 credits, 2.7), and C+ (3 credits, 2.3) earn 38.8 total quality points across 13 credits, for a GPA of 38.8 ÷ 13 = 2.98.
Source: JHU Academic Catalogue, KSAS-WSE Grading Policies (Grade Points and Grade Point Average) — verified Aug 2026
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Does Johns Hopkins award an A+?
Yes, but it's capped at 4.0. A+ appears as its own row in JHU's Homewood grading table, worth 4.0 grade points — identical to a plain A. Earning an A+ does not raise your GPA above what an A would.
Source: JHU Academic Catalogue, KSAS-WSE Grading Policies (Grades and Grade Point Average Points) — verified Aug 2026
Does Johns Hopkins award a D-?
No. JHU's Homewood grading scale has no D- grade. The lowest plus/minus grade is D+ (1.3 points), followed by D (1.0), then F (0.0) — there is no intermediate grade between D and F.
Source: JHU Academic Catalogue, KSAS-WSE Grading Policies (Grades and Grade Point Average Points) — verified Aug 2026
How does the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) option affect my GPA at Johns Hopkins?
Undergraduates may take one course per semester (and one across all summer terms) for Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory credit instead of a letter grade. "S and U grades have no effect on grade point average." A grade of C- or above in an S/U course records as S (Satisfactory); below C- records as U (Unsatisfactory) with no credit earned. You must decide to take a course S/U by the end of the eleventh week of the semester.
Source: JHU Academic Catalogue, KSAS-WSE Grading Policies (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grades) — verified Aug 2026
What are JHU's other transcript marks (I, W, FEV, NG)?
Beyond letter grades, JHU Homewood transcripts use several marks that carry no grade-point value: I/Grade (Incomplete — reverts to a pre-specified letter grade at the deadline unless resolved), W (Official withdrawal), FEV (Failure – ethics violation), NG (No grade given, course completed), MR (Missing grade roster), MT (Multi-term), and X (No grade reported by instructor).
Source: JHU Academic Catalogue, KSAS-WSE Grading Policies (Other marks / special circumstances) — verified Aug 2026
Does Peabody (Conservatory of Music/Dance) use the same grading scale as Homewood?
No. The Peabody Institute publishes its own grading scale, separate from the Homewood (Krieger School of Arts and Sciences / Whiting School of Engineering) scale on this page: A (4.00), A- (3.67), B+ (3.33), B (3.00), B- (2.67), C+ (2.33), C (2.00), C- (1.67), D (1.00), and F (0.00) — with no A+ and no D-.
Source: JHU Academic Catalogue, Peabody Academic Regulations (Grading System and Regulations) — verified Aug 2026
