Grading

(for Open Campus Grading policy, click here).

Academic credit courses are graded using either letter grades or the designation "passed/not passed."

If a class is offered for a letter grade, the following system will apply: A = Excellent; B = Good; C = Fair; D = Barely passed; F = Fail.

If a class is offered P/NP, the following system will apply: P = Passed (A, B, C work); Not Passed = (C-, D or F work).

Applying coursework toward a certificate requires a grade of "C" or better.

Please note that our grading policy is consistent with the grading policy of UC Davis.

Other Designations: NC = Noncredit; NS = No Show; NWS = No Work Submitted; INC = Incomplete (for UC Davis Extension courses only: coursework must be completed within one year of the last date of the class; if not, incomplete grades are recorded as "WD" which indicates a withdrawal).

Grade reports for courses offered for academic credit are sent within two weeks after the grades are received from the instructor. Grade reports are not given over the phone.

Students who wish to take credit courses for noncredit must notify UC Davis Extension in writing before the last day of the class. No hours are recorded for credit courses taken on a noncredit basis. Send written notification to:

For more information about grades please call (530) 757-8877 or email.