Reviewed & Updated: August 2025
Grades are assigned to report student academic achievement. Instructors use sound judgment and fair methods in determining grades. Syllabi provide details to students about the course requirements and evaluation criteria. Following the end of the course instructors submit final grades. The following grades and corresponding grade points are used at Nicolet College:
| Grade | Quality Points |
|---|---|
| A | 4.00 |
| A- | 3.67 |
| B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3.00 |
| B- | 2.67 |
| C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2.00 |
| C- | 1.67 |
| D+ | 1.33 |
| D | 1.00 |
| D- | 0.67 |
| F | 0.00 |
For quality points, only grades of A, B, or F are assigned for Competency-Based Education (CBE) courses.
Other grades transcripted at Nicolet include: AS = Advanced Standing, AU = Audit, I = Incomplete, S = Satisfactory, TR= Transfer Credit, U = Unsatisfactory, W = Withdrawn. No quality points are earned with these grades.
Grades of S = Satisfactory or U = Unsatisfactory are assigned only in Continuing Education and Adult Basic Education courses.