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The transcript legend below (last updated: September 2010; also available in PDF) has the current information that would appear on the back of the University of Waterloo's official transcript for graduate and undergraduate studies. This version may be more current than what is displayed on the back of the official transcript.

Note: Also see the Key to Grades (prior to Fall 1971) available in html and PDF.

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Grading - Effective Fall 2001

Graduate Studies

Numeric marks on a scale from 0 – 100 will be used by all faculties. Grades for all courses taken prior to Fall 2001 appear on transcripts either as one of 10 letter grades from A+ to F, or as numeric marks on a percentage scale.

Averages are reported in all faculties as percentages. Average calculation values are used for overall averages for students with letter grades on their records.

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Undergraduate  Studies

Numeric marks on a scale from 0 – 100 will be used by all faculties. Grades for all courses taken prior to Fall 2001 appear on transcripts either as one of 15 letter grades from A+ to F-, or as numeric marks on a percentage scale.

Averages are reported in all faculties as percentages. Average calculation values are used for overall averages for students with letter grades on their records.

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Grading - Fall 1971 to Spring 2001


Graduate Studies
Letter Grade Range Percentage Range Value
A+ 90-100 95
A 85-89 89
A- 80-84 83
B+ 77-79 78
B 73-76 75
B- 70-72 72
C+ 67-69 68
C 63-66 65
C- 60-62 62
F 0-59 0

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Undergraduate Studies
Letter Grade Range Percentage Range Value
A+ 90-100 95
A 85-89 89
A- 80-84 83
B+ 77-79 78
B 73-76 75
B- 70-72 72
C+ 67-69 68
C 63-66 65
C- 60-62 62
D+ 57-59 58
D 53-56 55
D- 50-52 52
F+ 42-49 46
F 35-41 38
F- 0-34 32

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Non-Graded Standings

Graduate Studies
Designation Description
ACC   Accepted (thesis)
AEG  Aegrotat, credit granted due to illness
AUD  Audit only, no credit granted
CR  Credit granted
DNW Did not write examination, no credit granted (value 0)
FTC  Failure to complete incomplete course work, no credit granted (value 0)
INC Incomplete course work, no credit granted
NAC  Not accepted (thesis)
NCR No credit granted
NMR No mark reported, no credit granted (value 0)
T  Transfer Credit granted
UR Under review, decision pending, no credit granted
WD Withdrew, no credit granted

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Undergraduate Studies
Designation Description
AEG  Aegrotat, credit granted due to illness
AUD  Audit only, no credit granted
CR  Credit granted
DNW Did not write examination, no credit granted (value 32)
FTC  Failure to complete incomplete course work, no credit granted (value 32)
INC Incomplete course work, no credit granted
IP  Course in progress, no grade assigned at this time and no credit granted
MM Missing Mark
NCR No credit granted, failure recorded
NG In progress grade
NMR No mark reported, no credit granted (value 32)
RPL Supplemental grade confirming a failed course has been replaced by a suitable alternative passed course
UR Grade under review or disciplinary proceedings underway, decision pending, no credit granted
WD Withdrew, no credit granted
WF Withdrew/Failure, no credit granted (value 32)

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University of Waterloo Requirement Designations

Graduate Studies
Designation Description
GCER Graduate certificate
GDIP Graduate diploma
MPHL Master of Philosophy degree requirement
MSTR Master’s degree requirement
PHD Doctor of Philosophy degree requirement
XTRA  Extra to degree

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Undergraduate Studies
Designation Description
BAFM Accounting and Financial Management area of interest
CERT Certificate 
CLC  No credit granted, in average
CLF Fail cleared
CLR No credit granted, not in average
CRSE Course requirement exception 
DRNA  Degree requirement, not in average 
ENGL English proficiency
HCGC Honours credit for general course
IXFR Internal transfer credit
LOP Course taken on letter of permission
MACA Only include in major average and cumulative average
MAJR Include in major average by exception
MDVL Medieval course content
MTEX Removed from average/credit count by Math Faculty
NACC Not accountable – faculty transfer
NRNA Not required, not in average
SDEV Social Development Studies theme
SLED Sustainable Local Economic Development project
SRNA Satisfies requisites, not in average
STV  Society, Technology, and Values theme
SUPA Supplementary examination allowed
SUPP Supplementary examination
TRIA Term requirement, in average
XCUM Exclude from cumulative average
XMCA Exclude from major and cumulative average
XMJR Exclude from major average
XTRA Extra to degree

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Notes:

Graduate Studies
  1. Graduate students must obtain an average of at least 70% in the set of courses they present in fulfilment of course requirements for any graduate degree. Some departments may require higher program averages or course grades for graduate degrees.
  2. The grading scheme for the external institution applies to courses taken for Graduate Studies transfer credit.
    A grade status of “T” is applied where the grading system from an external institution differs from that of the University of Waterloo.
  3. A standing of INC will convert to FTC following a lapse period of two academic terms.

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Undergraduate Studies
  1. A standing of INC will convert to FTC following a lapse period specified by the student’s faculty.
  2. Grades for courses taken at Wilfrid Laurier University will be reported as letter grades and converted to University of Waterloo numeric values for the purpose of calculating averages.
  3. Courses with (WLU) in the description have been taught at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Course unit weights are used to calculate weighted averages. Courses are given unit weights which vary from 0.25 to 1.00 credit or more. Most courses have a 0.50 unit weight and are of one-term duration.

This transcript legend may be periodically updated.
Please visit this pagefor the latest transcript legend and prior to Fall 1971 grade information available in html and pdf.

The University of Waterloo is a public university having full membership in the Council of Ontario Universities and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.

These memberships constitute full accreditation in Canada.

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