Accessing Your Grades

Students may access their grades through AIM in the Route Y system. AIM is BYU's online web-based student information system. Click here to view your grades, or follow the steps below.

1. Login to Route Y from the BYU home page by entering your Net ID and password. Contact the Registration Office if you have difficulty logging in to Route Y.
2. Select AIM under the School tab.
   Note: Once you are in Route Y, you can use a speed URL to reach the page you are looking for. Simply type RECSUM in the Quick URL box on the right side of the Route Y menu.
3. On the AIM page, click Grades to be taken to a page summarizing the classes you have taken at BYU and the grades you have received.

 

Grade Values  

Letter Grade Values

Letter grade values are used to compute grade point averages:

A	4.0		C	2.0
A-	3.7		C-	1.7
B+	3.4		D+	1.4
B	3.0		D	1.0
B-	2.7		D-	0.7
C+	2.4		E, UW, IE, WE	0.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

The grade given in a course is the teacher's evaluation of the student's performance, achievement, and understanding in that subject as covered in the class. The following adjectives indicate the meaning of the letter grades:

A	Excellent
B	Good
C	Satisfactory
D	Minimum Passing
E	Failure

 

 

 

 

 

Hence, the grade A means that the student's performance, achievement, and understanding were excellent in that portion of the subject covered in the class.

If a student withdraws officially from a class during the first ten class days of a semester or the first six class days of a term, the permanent record will not show any registration for that class. If the student properly withdraws from a class between the eleventh and twenty-fifth class days of a semester or between the seventh and thirteenth class days of a term, the record will be marked W for withdraw. A W is not a grade and is not calculated in the GPA.

A WE grade will be given if a student petitions to withdraw from a class after the deadline and he or she is failing the class at that time.

A UW grade indicates that a student unofficially withdrew or stopped attending a class and did not officially withdraw with the Registration Office. The UW is calculated in the GPA as a failing grade. As of Fall Semester 2005, UW is no longer given.

A grade of P indicates a passing grade. It has no effect on the GPA.

The letter grade I (Incomplete) is given on a contractual basis with the instructor for students who are eligible to complete the work in a prescribed time period. (See Incomplete Grades) An Incomplete is only given when extenuating circumstances (serious illness, death in the immediate family, etc.) occur after the twelfth week of a semester or the sixth week of a term. If the extenuating circumstances arise before the twelfth week of a semester or the sixth week of a term, the student should petition through the Petitions Office to withdraw officially from the class(es). The Incomplete Grade Contract must be completed and signed by the instructor and the fee paid before submission to the Records Office. The yellow copy of the incomplete form must be submitted to the Records Office when grades are due at the end of the semester.

An incomplete is never given when one is failing or has failed the course. The instructor should indicate a specific length of time in which the student must complete the incomplete, not to exceed one year. Class attendance in a subsequent semester or reregistration is not permitted to make up the incomplete. In some special instances, such as a lab class, attendance may be required for the portion of the class or lab section missed. Once the work has been completed, the instructor should complete the portion of the Incomplete Grade Contract, showing the grade earned, and submit the form to the Records Office (B150 ASB).

An "I" is computed in the grade point average as a neutral grade until the specified date is reached. If the work has not been completed, the "I" is changed to an "IE".

The grade of IE indicates that the time period for completing the incomplete grade has expired. The IE grade is computed as a failing grade.

A grade of T indicates course work in progress and is only used in certain approved courses in which work may extend beyond the semester. The T grade may be changed to A, B, C, D, E, or P, depending on the grade rule for the course, when the work is completed.

NS is placed on the permanent record when a grade roll has not been submitted by the instructor. Until corrected, the NS will not be considered in computing the grade point average.

Once recorded in the Records Office, no final grade may be changed except to correct the permanent record when a calculation error has been made. (See Grade Changes) When such corrections need to be made, an official Grade Change Authorization Form must be completed by the instructor/dept and sent to the Records Office. Grade change forms should be obtained from the department office.

Numeric Grade Values (Law School)

In fall semester 1987 the Law School was granted permission to grade their courses on the numeric grading system. In fall semester 1994 the Law School was granted permission to change the numeric grading system to a new numeric scale. All Law School students at that time with previously earned numeric grades had their grades converted to the new numeric scale:

1987-1994	Description	Fall 1994-Present
80-90	Superior	3.7-4.0
75-79	Excellent	3.3-3.6
71-74	High pass	3.0-3.2
66-70	Pass	2.7-2.9
59-65	Low pass	2.2-2.6
50-58	Failure	1.6-2.1

 

Grade Changes

A grade change may be made for the following reasons:

• There has been a calculation error in computing the grade.
• The wrong grade was posted to the grade roll.
• To change a "T" grade (work in progress).
• To post a grade if no grade was submitted.
• To re-evaluate a previous grade with no additional work submitted.

A grade change should not be made if a student completes any additional work beyond the end of a semester or term. Students who do work beyond the end of the semester or term should request to have an Incomplete contract.

A previous grade cannot be changed to a "W" (Official Withdrawal). If the student had a nonacademic emergency, the student should file a petition for withdrawal with the Petitions Office.

If a student is academically failing a class, an "E" (failing grade) is given.

To initiate the grade change process, the student needs to contact the instructor of the course. The grade change forms are located in the department office and may only be given to faculty members. The form is to be properly filled out and returned to the department for approval and then sent to the Records Office for processing. The processing time usually takes 3-5 days.