UREG: Registrar's Office at the University of Virginia
   

All About Your Academic Record

 

Academic Name

The academic record (transcript) for a University of Virginia student is a complete historical listing of all coursework, associated grades and other academic record-related information. The academic record is in essence frozen once a student separates him/herself from the University. The name that appears on the transcript will be the name reflected in the student information system for the last term in which the student was enrolled.

Should the student re-enroll at the University the name on the student’s transcript will reflect the name for the last term of enrollment at the University.

If a previously enrolled student becomes an employee and subsequently enrolls at the University, their official academic record name will become the name under which they were most recently admitted. This most recent name will be the only name displayed on the academic record/transcript. Previously enrolled students who become employees under another/new/changed name will never see their ‘employment name’ as their official academic record name on their transcript until such time as he/she enrolls for courses.

Bottom line: The name that will be printed/displayed on the official academic record is the name under which the student was enrolled during their last active term at the University. UREG will NOT change names for students unless they are currently enrolled.

Academic Record

The official transcript includes all course work at the University of Virginia.

Class Ranking

The University of Virginia does not maintain class ranking.

Course Numbering System

 
Effective Fall '09
Effective Fall '74
Through Summer '74
Undergraduates
1000-4999
100-499
001-099
Graduates
(advanced undergraduates with approval)
5000-5999
500-599
100-199
Graduates and Professional
6000-9999
600-999
200-500

Good Standing

The University of Virginia considers all currently enrolled students to be in good standing.

Grade Point Average

Grade point averages are computed and printed on the official transcript for undergraduate students only.

The University does not maintain major grade point averages (GPAs). To calculate the major GPA, multiply the number of credits for each included class by the grade point equivalent listed below and then divide the total grade points by the total credits (counting only the credits of courses taken for a letter grade).

Undergraduate Grades and Grade Points
Through Summer 1979
Effective Fall 1979
Through Summer 1979
Effective Fall 1979
A+
4.000
4.000
C-
2.000
1.700
A
4.000
4.000
D+
1.000
1.300
A-
4.000
3.700
D
1.000
1.000
B+
3.000
3.300
D-
1.000
0.700
B
3.000
3.000
F
0.000
0.000
B-
3.000
2.700
E
0.000
N.A.
C+
2.000
2.300
Z
0.000
N.A.
C
2.000
2.000

 

Special Grade Notations

AB
Absent from examination
NK
No Credit
AU
Audit
NP
Exam not pledged
CN
Cancellation
NR
Non-Resident
CR
Credit
NU
CEU not earned
DR
Dropped without penalty
P
Passing
E
Conditional failure
S
Satisfactory
EU
Continuing Education unit
SP
Authorized delay exam
F
Failing
U
Unsatisfactory
IN
Course work incompleted
W
Withdrew
IV
Invalid grade reported
WD
Withdrew
K
Credit
WF
Withdrew failing
N
Non-credit course
WP
Withdrew passing
NC
No credit
YR
Year-long course
NG
Grade not reported

Honors

Dean's List: Full-time undergraduate students in Architecture (require a 3.7 or above GPA), College (3.500 or higher), Education, Engineering, or Nursing who demonstrate academic excellence by earning a grade point average of 3.400 or higher, while taking a minimum of 12 credits of graded course work (15 credits for Architecture, College, and Engineering), are eligible for the Dean's List of Distinguished Students at the end of each semester. Students in the McIntire School of Commerce are recognized who pass at least 15 credits of graded work in the preceding semester with a GPA of 3.75 or above will be placed on the Dean’s List of Distinguished Students. Courses taken on a CR/NC basis may not be counted toward the 15-credit minimum. Any student receiving an F, NC, or NG during the semester is not eligible to be on the Dean’s List.

Intermediate Honors: A certificate of Intermediate Honors is awarded to the top twenty percent of those students in each of the participating undergraduate schools (Architecture, College, Engineering, and Nursing) who enter the University directly from high school or preparatory school and earn at least 60 credits of course work in their first four regular semester. The computation is based upon the cumulative grade point average at the end of the fourth semester. No more than twelve of the 60 required credits may be earned on a CR/NC or S/U basis. Advanced placement and transfer credits do not count toward the required credits. Below is a listing of the minimum required cumulative GPA (as of the end of the spring of the second year) and number of Intermediate Honors awarded:

Year
Architecture
College
Engineering
Nursing
Total
Number of
Honorees
Minimum
Cum GPA
Number of
Honorees
Minimum
Cum GPA
Number of
Honorees
Minimum
Cum GPA
Number of
Honorees
Minimum
Cum GPA
2002*
23
3.400
513
3.400
103
3.400
5
3.400
644
2003
11
3.611
256
3.616
82
3.543
6
3.577
355
2004
12
3.593
259
3.649
70
3.535
6
3.613
347
2005
15
3.558
271
3.645
83
3.556
6
3.597
375
2006
11
3.578
264
3.662
82
3.575
7
3.689
364
2007
15
3.640
284
3.685
75
3.624
7
3.805
381
2008
12
3.552
272
3.683
84
3.571
7
3.655
375
2009
11
3.660
286
3.697
92
3.629
8
3.731
400
2010
13
3.523
319
3.692
92
3.586
6
3.725
430
2011
12
3.538
255
3.725
87
3.658
6
3.611
360
*Prior to 2003, the required minimum GPA was 3.400 rather than the top 20%.

 
Graduation Honors: Undergraduate students are eligible to receive their degree with honors or distinction:

  • School of Architecture: Degrees are conferred "with honors" on students graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.600 or higher; "with high honors" for a 3.750 or higher; or "with highest honors" for a GPA of 3.900 or greater.
  • College of Arts and Sciences: Graduates with a cumulative GPA of 3.600 or higher receive their degrees "with distinction". Students who complete a Distinguished Majors Program with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.400 are eligible to receive their degrees without distinction, "with distinction", "with high distinction", or "with highest distinction" based on the recommendation of their thesis committee. Students who complete the Honors program in Philosophy or Government with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.400 are eligible to receive their degrees without honors, "with honors", "with high honors", or "with highest honors" based on the recommendation of their department.
  • McIntire School of Commerce: Diplomas inscribed with “distinction” are awarded to undergraduate Commerce students who have a cumulative grade point average of 3.8 or higher based on all graded coursework completed while enrolled in the school.
  • Curry School of Education: Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.600 or higher receive their degrees "with honors", with a GPA of 3.750 or higher receive their degrees "with high honors", and with a GPA of 3.900 or higher receive their degrees "with highest honors".
  • School of Engineering and Applied Science: Degrees are conferred "with distinction" for students who graduate with a cumulative GPA of at least 3.400, "with high distinction" for a cumulative GPA of at least 3.600, or "with highest distinction" for a cumulative GPA of at least 3.800.
  • School of Nursing: Students graduated with a cumulative GPA of 3.750 or higher receive their degrees "with distinction". Graduates in the Distinguished Majors Program receive degrees "with distinction" for a cumulative GPA of 3.400 or higher, or "with highest distinction" for a cumulative GPA of 3.750 or higher.
  • School of Continuing and Professional Studies: Degrees "with distinction", "with high distinction", and "with highest distinction" are awarded to graduates who earn a cumulative GPA of 3.400, 3.600, and 3.800 respectively, based on all UVa course work completed since matriculation into the B.I.S. program.