Why is an A+ a 4.0?

MatthewM04
Sat, 16 Aug 2008 15:29:55 +0000

Michigan does not like to inflate grades, thus an A+ is mostly just for bragging rights (they’re already very hard to get).

Here’s how grades are computed:

GRADUATE SCHOOLS
Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies (A+ through B = pass)
School of Public Health (A+ through B = pass)
College of Engineering (A+ through B = pass)
School of Social Work (A+ through C- = pass)
School of Music, Theatre & Dance (A+ through C = pass)
School of Admistration (A+ through B = pass)
(Prior to Fall 1990 A+ through B- = pass)
School of Natural Resoures & Environment (A+ through B = pass)
A+ = 9, A = 8, A- = 7, B+ = 6, B = 5, B- = 4, C+ = 3, C = 2, C- = 1, D = 0, E = 0

UNDERGRADUATE SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
School of Art and Design
School of Dentistry (Dental Hygiene)
School of Education
College of Engineering
School of Music, Theatre & Dance
School of Natural Resources & Environment
School of Nursing
School of Public Policy
College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Division of Kinesiology
A+ = 4.0, A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7, DC- = 1.7*, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, D- = 0.7, E = 0.0

The grade DC- applies to Dental Hygiene only.

School of Business Administration Undergraduate
A+ = 4.4, A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.4, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.4, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7, D+ = 1.4, D = 1.0, D- = 0.7, E = 0.0

College of Architecture and Urban Planning-Graduate and Undergraduate
College of Pharmacy-Graduate and Undergraduate
A+ = 4.0*, A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, B+ = 3.3, B = 3.0, B- = 2.7, C+ = 2.3, C = 2.0, C- = 1.7, D+ = 1.3, D = 1.0, D- = 0.7, E = 0.0
* The grade A+ applies to College of Pharmacy only.