Guide to Transcript
of Academic Record for Graduate Students
Under the Narrative Evaluation System at the University of California, Santa
Cruz, a student's performance in a course is recorded by means of an instructor
narrative evaluation. Graduate students in graduate or undergraduate level
courses are graded Pass, Incomplete, or Fail. The narrative evaluation system
does not permit computation of grade point averages or class rankings.
UC Santa Cruz operates on a quarter calendar, with three quarters per
academic year and optional summer sessions.
UC Santa Cruz is accredited by the Western
Association of Schools and Colleges.
Key to Course Credit
The number of "Quarter Courses Completed" multiplied by 5 equals
the total quarter units earned.
September 1965 to August 1982:
Each course is equivalent to five quarter units of credit except noncredit
courses designated "0" in the credit column.
Effective September 1982:
Certain courses in the music and the natural sciences carry partial course
credit. The following designations will appear in the credit column.
| 1.0 |
5 quarter units |
| 0.8 |
4 quarter units |
| 0.6 |
3 quarter units |
| 0.4 |
2 quarter units |
| 0.2 |
1 quarter units |
| 0 |
noncredit course |
Classification
of Courses
|
| 1-99 |
Lower division |
| 100-199 |
Upper division |
| 200-301 |
Graduate |
Courses taken during summer sessions are distinguished by the letter
"S" prefixed to the regular course number.
Grade Notations
September 1969 to present:
|
| Pass |
Performance of clearly passing standard,
i.e. meriting certification of satisfactory progress towards the master's
or doctor's degree. |
| Fail |
Performance that does not merit a
Pass. |
| I |
Incomplete work of passing quality;
work to be completed by the end of the next quarter unless a petition
for extension of time is granted. The grade I converts to Fail if
work is not completed by the approved deadline. |
| IP |
In progress. Multiple-term course;
the notation assigned for the final quarter is recorded for each quarter
of the course. |
| NR |
Grade notation from instructor pending. |
September 1965 to September
1969:
|
| S |
Satisfactory |
| U |
Unsatisfactory |
Narrative Evaluations
At the end of the term, each instructor prepares a written evaluation
for each student who receives credit in his or her course.
Effective April 1984:
Narrative evaluations for courses numbered 290-299 are written at the
option of the instructor.
Description of Transcript
The transcript of academic record issued on behalf of graduate students
who have registered at UCSC consists of a record of all courses and graded
earned, and the instructor narrative evaluations in chronological order.
The student may elect not to include the instructor narrative evaluations.
The official validation, University seal, and the number of pages included
in the official transcript appear on the record of courses portion of
the transcript.
The student is in good academic standing unless otherwise noted.
Note:
In accordance with the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
of 1974, the transcript including narrative evaluations may not be released
to a third party without obtaining the written consent of the student.
The documents of the transcript should not be separated or discarded.
Office of the Registrar
University of California
Santa Cruz, California 95064
October 2005
Revised 10/10/05
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