Grading System Overview
Grades at Kean University are reported at the end of each semester by a letter grade, which is used to calculate the grade point average (GPA), or index. Grades of D are not awarded at the graduate level.
Source: Kean University, Standard Grading Scale for Kean University (Approved May 06, 2025), kean.edu/media, accessed 2026-08-29. — verified Aug 2026
Marks Not Computed in the GPA
Pass/Fail (P/U) and Satisfactory (S/U) grades — used for student teaching and related field experience, supplemental university instruction credit courses, and developmental courses — are not used in the calculation of a student's term or cumulative GPA.
Other marks used in special circumstances also carry no grade points and are not computed in the GPA: IN (Incomplete Work, requires an Incomplete Contract form), IP (Incomplete Work on a Pass/Fail scale), IC (Incomplete Work on a Credit Granted/No Credit scale), W (Withdrawn), AU (Audit), and X (Academic Amnesty, where courses and grades no longer count toward the academic program). The R (Repeated grade) designation was discontinued as of Summer 2024.
Source: Kean University, Standard Grading Scale for Kean University (Approved May 06, 2025), kean.edu/media, accessed 2026-08-29. — verified Aug 2026
Frequently asked questions
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Source: Kean University, Standard Grading Scale for Kean University (Approved May 06, 2025), kean.edu/media, accessed 2026-08-29. — verified Aug 2026