Grading Policy
Community Colleges of Spokane grading system provides a permanent record of grade evaluations that reflect, in various ways, successful course and
program completion. The colleges operate on a quarter system. The quarter hour of credit is the unit of instruction. For more information,
visit the CCS web site.
Grade Legend
Grades at CCS are reported in numerical fractions to the nearest tenth. The numerical grades are based on the letter grade system used
prior to the 1986-87 academic year, and general equivalents are as follows:
|
Numeric Grade
|
Letter Equivalent
|
|
3.8 - 4.0
|
A
|
|
3.5 - 3.7
|
A -
|
|
3.2 - 3.4
|
B +
|
|
2.9 - 3.1
|
B
|
|
2.6 - 2.8
|
B -
|
|
2.3 - 2.5
|
C +
|
|
2.0 - 2.2
|
C
|
|
1.6 - 1.9
|
C -
|
|
1.3 - 1.5
|
D +
|
|
1.0 - 1.2
|
D
|
|
0.7 - 0.9
|
D -
|
|
0.0 - 0.6
|
F
|
|