University of Calgary

Policy on Graduate Student Examinations and Papers

Students who must prove English language proficiency in order to be admitted to the Faculty of Law, and students on international exchanges in the Faculty of Law whose first language is not English, shall be provided with extra time on examinations. The appropriate accommodation will normally be between 1.5 and 2 times the regular time for the examination, to be determined by the Associate Dean in consultation with the student and instructor.

Graduate student examinations and papers shall be graded separately from the examinations and papers of LLB students, and shall be graded according to the standards set out in the Faculty of Graduate Studies Calendar, set out below.

Distribution of Grades

 

Grade 

Grade Point Value

Graduate Description

 

A+

4.0

Outstanding

 

A

4.0

Excellent – superior performance showing comprehensive understanding of the

subject matter

A-

3.7

Very good performance

 

B+

3.3

Good performance

 

B

3.0

Satisfactory performance

Note: The grade point value (3.0) associated with this grade is the minimum acceptable average that a graduate student must maintain throughout the program as computed at the end of each registration anniversary year of the program.

B-

2.7

Minimum pass for students in the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Note: A student who receives a B- or lower in two or more courses will be required to withdraw regardless of their grade point average unless the program recommends otherwise. Individual programs may require a higher minimum passing grade.

C+

2.3

All grades below B- are indicative of failure at the graduate level and cannot be counted toward Faculty of Graduate Studies course requirements. A student who receives a grade of F will normally be required to withdraw unless the program recommends otherwise.

C

2.0

C-

1.7

D+

1.3

D

1.0

F

0.0