Graduate students in the Department may receive the following grade symbols:
A-F: standard letter grades
CR/NC: Credit / No Credit (for approved courses only)
Q / F: Dropped course (Quit / Fail)
W - Withdrew from all courses in a semester
X - Temporary Incomplete
I - Permanent Incomplete
The University of Texas limits the number of Credit/No Credit (CR/NC) coursework on a Degree Plan to 20% of the coursework used for the degree. You should ensure that all courses that are not offered ONLY on the CR/NC basis are taken as a grade to avoid issues during degree certification.
If a student is unable to complete required coursework by the end of a semester, the instructor may assign a temporary Incomplete (X). To avoid the grade becoming permanent, the remaining work must be finished before the last class day of the next long semester. If the work is not completed by the deadline, the X will automatically convert to a permanent Incomplete (I).
Students on academic employment (e.g. TA, GRA, AI) may not hold more than two total grades of X, I, NC, D, or F in any combination.