Grading System
Grade Value Description
A 10 Outstanding
A- 9 Outstanding minus
B+ 8 Very good plus
B 7 Very Good
B- 6 Very good minus
C+ 5 Satisfactory plus
C 4 Satisfactory
D 2 Insufficient
F 1 Fail
U Absent
- Absence of a Grade Equivalent to 3 - There is no omission in the grading scale: UTDT does not assign a grade equivalent to 3.
Use of the Grade (U) – Absent
The grade U is temporary and may be assigned when a student misses an exam with a justified reason accepted by the University.
To request justification, the student must notify the International Programs Office as early as possible, copying the coordinator at their home university. Justifications will only be granted in cases of serious illness (with documentation) or the death of an immediate family member.
At the graduate level, this grade is also used when a student withdraws from a course after the first week of classes or fails to sit for the final exam without having officially dropped the course.
Use of Grades (D) – Insufficient and (F) – Fail
Unjustified absences from midterm or final exams will result in an F.
Dropping a course after the deadline may result in a D or F, depending on the student’s performance and circumstances. F will also be used when the course failure is due to a breach of the academic code of conduct.