Transcript Legend - Historical

 

The following information listed reflects grading scales in use at Queen's University prior to May 1, 2011.

For information on current grading scales, please refer to our Transcript Legend - Current page. 

 

• Faculty of Arts and Science, School of Business, School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, School of Graduate Studies and Research, Theological College

  September 1966 to May 1, 2011
  Grade Percentage A 80 - 100% B 65 - 79% C 50 - 64% F 0 - 49% PA Pass Pass mark 50% ** ** In the School of Graduate Studies, the Pass Mark in a primary course is 65%
  For 1965 - 1966
  Courses numbered under 100 (General courses)   Grade Percentage A 75 - 100% B 62 - 74% C 50 - 61% Pass mark 50%	Courses numbered 100 or over  (Honours courses)    Grade Percentage A 75 - 100% B 66 - 74% C 55 - 65% D 50 - 54%
  Prior to September 1965
  Courses numbered under 10 (General courses)   Grade Percentage A 75 - 100% B 62 - 74% C 50 - 61% Pass mark 50%	Courses numbered 10 or over (Honours courses)   Grade Percentage A 75 - 100% B 66 - 74% C 55 - 65% D 50 - 54%
  Course Weighting
  Since September 1972 Full credit/half credit system such that 1.0 credit is approximately equal to 3 lecture hours per week per session and a 0.5 credit is approximately equal to 3 lecture hours per week per term. Normal full time course load for one session ranges from 4.0 to 6.0 credits.     Prior to September 1972 Course weighting was indicated as hours of lecture per week per session (a full course was normally 3.0, a half course was normally 1.5).

• School of Medicine

  Faculty of Health Studies, School of Medicine (Undergraduate Program)

  Each Department or Course provides the student with a set of educational objectives at the beginning of the period of instruction together with a description of the evaluation techniques to be used and a criteria-related statement of honours/pass/fail levels. At the end of the period of instruction, a report on the student's standing in each course is made to the Medical School Office in the form of an honour/pass/fail designation together with a narrative description of his/her performance where appropriate.   As of September 2010:   Evaluation is in the form of a pass/fail designation only.  Honours designation no longer granted.

• Faculty of Education

  Grading for B.Ed., D.Ed., and Continuing Teacher Education programs

  Since September 1974

  Grade   H Honours PA Pass PN Pass - no honours available in this course CR Credit IN Incomplete NW Course not taken   There are no numerical equivalents.

  For 1972-73, 1973-74

  Grades were reported in one of three ways:   1.  PA or FA (PA = 70, FA = 35)       2.  Numeric 0 - 100 (Pass mark = 50%)      3. Letter Grades  A+  92%    A  87%  A -  82%  B+  77%  B  72%  B-   67%  C+  62%  C  57%  C-  52%  E  42%  F  27%  I  Incomplete

  Prior to September 1972

  Curriculum and Foundations courses (numbered EDUC 101 to EDUC 160 inclusive) were graded as follows   Grade  A  80 - 100%    B  65 - 79%  C  50 - 64%  E  35 - 49%  F  0 - 34%  Pass Mark  50% Courses in Supporting or Related Studies (numbered EDUC 174 to EDUC 194 inclusive) and Professional Issues (EDUC 100) were graded PA or F.

  Grading for Summer Courses

  Since 1978   Courses graded the same as the B.Ed. program For 1973 to 1978 Grades were given in one of three ways:   1. PA or FA   2. A, B, C, E, F (letter grades equivalent to Arts and Science grading)   3. Numeric (0 - 100) For 1972    PA or FA

  Course Weighting

  Since 1979   Arts and Science weighting used Prior to September 1979 Credit-hour system.   Six (6) credit-hours, for example, implied that total in-campus learning time for that course is six hours per week.   Normal full-time program load for one session ranges from 30 to 33 hours.

• Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

  Important Notes:
  As of September 1, 2007:   Class of Degree: A full description regarding class of Degree can be found in the Applied Science Calendar. Averages: A full description regarding average calculations can be found in the Applied Science Calendar.
  Grading:
  Since September 1996 Principally a numeric grading system, but with some courses graded using the following non-numeric grades:   Grade  A  Excellent    B  Good  C  Satisfactory  NC  Not Complete  P  Pass F  Fail       As of September 1967 The pass mark is 50% in all courses, although prior to May 1990 it was possible to graduate with as many as three courses in the 40% to 49% range. Prior to September 1967    Division I  75 - 100%    Division II  62 - 74%  Division III  50 - 61%  Pass Mark  50%
  Course Weighting::
  Since July 1997: The unit weights are assigned as follows: 1 Accreditation Unit (AU) for each hour of lecture, 0.5 AU for each hour of laboratory or tutorial. E.G. a course with {(36-6-9) 51} offers 36 hours of lectures, 12 hours of laboratories and 18 hours of tutorials. The normal sessional load for full-time students ranges from 450 to 550 AU. As of September 1968: Each course was assigned a unit weight associated with the number of lecture, tutorial and laboratory hours per week per term in that course: Three units per lecture hour per week per term plus one unit per laboratory or tutorial hour per week per term. Sessional loads range normally from 100 to 130 units depending on the program. Prior to September 1968: Course weighting was usually indicated as lecture hours per week per session. A normal full load was approximately 25 to 30 lecture/lab hours, depending on the program.

• School of Nursing

  Grading
  Grade  A  80 - 100%    B  65 - 79%  C  50 - 64%  F  0 - 49% Clinical courses are Pass/Fail. Pass mark for any required Nursing theory course is 60% except Nursing 323. Pass mark for all non-nursing courses is 50% including Nursing 323.
  Course Weighting::
  Since September 2001 Normal full-time course load for one session ranges from 90 to 100 units.     Since September 1981 Each course was assigned a unit weight associated with the number of hours of lecture, seminar, clinical laboratory and field work in the course. Sessional loads normally range from 99 to 126 units.     Prior to September 1981 Course weighting was the same as the Faculty of Arts and Science (Full course/half course system).

• School of Rehabilitation Therapy (Undergraduate Program)

  Grading:
  Grade  A  80 - 100%    B  65 - 79%  C  50 - 64%  F  0 - 49%   Since September 1974   Note in ALL mandatory courses, whether conducted through the Faculty of Health Sciences, or another Faculty, the pass mark is 60%.   Passing grades for elective courses taken outside the School - the passing mark is at the level as deemed by the appropriate Faculty.     Prior to September 1974   The pass mark was 50%
  Course Weighting:
  Since September 1972   Full course/half course system such that a full course (1.0) is approximately equal to 3 hours per week per term. Normal full-time load for one session ranges from approximately four to six full courses. Prior to September 1972 Course weighting was indicated as hours of lecture per week per session (a full course was normally 3.0, a half course was normally 1.5).

• Faculty of Law

  Grading
  Since September 2001  Numerical equivalents not provided Grade                        A  Exceptional    A-  Excellent  B+  Very Good  B  Good  B-  Satisfactory  C+  Fair  C  Adequate  D  Marginal  H  Honours  PA  Pass  F  Fail  PN  Pass, no honours available this course      September 2000 to August 2001  Numerical equivalents not provided Grade                                          A  Exceptional    A-  Excellent  B+  Very Good  B  Good  B-  Satisfactory  C+  Fair  C  Adequate  D  Marginal  PA  Pass  F  Fail A grade of PA denotes a pass in a course graded only on a pass / fail basis.           September 1996 to August 2000 Grade                                          A                            A-  B+      B      B-      C+    C      D    PA      F   Numerical equivalents not provided. A grade of PA denotes a pass in a course graded only on a pass / fail basis. A grade of 'A' is "Excellent", a grade of 'B' is "good", and a grade of 'C' is "fair."
  Course Weighting
  Since September 1997 Course weights are indicated as lecture hours per week per term. The "Term" column shows whether a course is a 1-term or a 2-term course. Normal full-time course load for one term is five courses. Normal full-time course load for one term ranges from a minimum of 14 credits to a maximum of 17 credits per term. Prior to September 1997 Normal full-time course load for one term is five courses.

• Symbol and Term Codes

  Symbol Codes
  AE Audit and Exam AG Aegrotat grade AU Audit only CC Correspondence course CR Credit DR Dropped (no academic penalty) ED  Exam deferred EX Exempt GD Grade deferred IN Incomplete IP In progress NC Non-credit NW Not written PR Pre-registered X Exam only *** In progress
  Term Codes
  F Fall W Winter FW Fall and Winter N Spring S Summer NS Spring and Summer