letter grade
A, B, or C
A letter grade is a mark indicating academic performance, typically A through F, where A represents excellence and F represents failure.
The system dominates American education from elementary school through university: She got a letter grade of B+ in chemistry.
Letter grades may include plus or minus modifiers to indicate finer distinctions within each category.
Recognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- dean's listAcademic achievement recognition
- high marksExcellent grades earned
commendation · merit · recognition · valedictorian · salutatorian · cum laude · magna cum laude · summa cum laude
Formal evaluation of worth
- feedbackReturned response data
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- criteriaStandards for judgment
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
outcome · results · report card · transcript · GPA · average · ranking · standing
Supervised trial period
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- retentionContinued holding or possession
- promotionRank increase or publicity
graduation · remediation · summer school · retake · class rank · college admission · academic standing · pass/fail
A
Highest academic mark
F · A+ · B+ · C+ · D+ · pass · fail · incomplete · satisfactory · unsatisfactory
honors
Recognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- dean's listAcademic achievement recognition
high marks · commendation · merit · recognition · valedictorian · salutatorian · cum laude · magna cum laude · summa cum laude · honor roll
assessment
Formal evaluation of worth
- feedbackReturned response data
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- criteriaStandards for judgment
standards · outcome · results · report card · transcript · GPA · average · ranking · standing · rating
probation
Supervised trial period
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- scholarshipEducational funding or erudition
- retentionContinued holding or possession
promotion · graduation · remediation · summer school · retake · class rank · college admission · academic standing · pass/fail
- examsexam, test, quiz, final exam, midterm
- education metricstest scores, graduation rates, GPA, attendance rates, graduation rate
- Test Scorestest scores, SAT score, ACT score, IQ score, raw score
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- Academic Recordstranscript, diploma, GPA, degree, credits
- gradesA, A+, B, C, D