GRADE SCALES

Some schools also use a plus/minus system, where a grade like B+ is worth more than a B, while an A- is worth less than an A. SIUE does not use a plus/minus system in computing end of semester grades or a grade point average.

These are the most common grades. There are other letters that can be earned during the semester, as well.

At the conclusion of every semester, you wait for the assignment of a grade. Most of us are familiar with the standard letter grades, where an A is the highest grade possible, while an F is the lowest. But letter grades are actually just representations of a numerical value, like this:


 


A
=
4.0
B
= 3.0
C
=
2.0
D
=
1.0
F
=
0.0