Flexible grading option
Learn about the Credit Granted (CG) grade available to U91探花 students.
Credit Granted (CG)聽
This option supports your breadth of learning and encourages you to explore courses outside your area of study.
A鈥痗ourse with a CG grade may count toward your degree requirements but it won鈥檛 impact your grade point average (GPA). If you attain the minimum-required grade in an eligible course, you can request a CG grade. 鈥淐G鈥 will appear on your transcript in place of the letter grade you would鈥檝e received. Eligible students can submit a request for a CG grade for a limited number of courses. This must be done within a specific time frame at the end of each academic term.
- Consult with faculty advisors鈥痓efore applying for a flexible grade (CG).
- CG grades won鈥檛 be reversed鈥once approved and on the student record.
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- Students in joint programs should consult both faculties before applying.
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- CG grades may impact your eligibility for certification or licensing requirements in certain fields.
Undergraduate students
To be eligible for a CG grade, you must:
- Be鈥痑n鈥痷ndergraduate鈥痵tudent鈥痗ompleting鈥痑n鈥痷ndergraduate-level鈥痗ourse; be admitted to a degree program.
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- Be in good academic standing.
- Meet any specific requirements set by your home faculty, as well as the faculty offering the desired course鈥(see faculty regulations below).
- Be enrolled in a maximum of 9 units (3 regular courses).
Graduate students
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- Be in good academic standing.
- Achieve a minimum final grade of "B-" or above in the course for which you wish to request a CG.
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Connect with your faculty advisor
Please consider carefully how requesting a CG grade may impact your academic progression and future plans, including program-change requests, graduate school applications and/or licensing.鈥
If you鈥檙e considering requesting a CG grade, we strongly recommend connecting with a faculty advisor to review your faculty regulations in relation to your academic plan.
Faculty regulations and eligibility聽
Individual faculties and graduate programs have specific regulations regarding the CG grade.鈥The regulations relate to impacts on academic review, grades, awards, Dean鈥檚 list, graduation and so on. Check your faculty regulations at the links below. Connect with a鈥faculty advisor鈥痶o discuss the option and impacts of a CG grade. Consult the regulations for your鈥痟ome faculty and the faculty offering the desired course when鈥痗onsidering a CG grade before the application deadline.
Arts
Cumming School of Medicine 鈥 Community Rehabilitation and Disability Studies
Cumming School of Medicine 鈥 Bachelor of Health Sciences Honours
Haskayne School of Business
- Program Details:
Faculty of Kinesiology
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Nursing
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape
Faculty of Science
- and
Schulich School of Engineering
Faculty of Social Work
- (under 鈥楴otes:鈥)
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Werklund School of Education
Open Studies
- Open Studies students are not eligible for the CG grade.
Please review the Calendar entry (linked below) for your program for more details about CG eligibility. CG may be permitted only for certain courses or credentials within a particular graduate program, and may impact eligibility for internal awards.
Graduate students outside of the programs below are not eligible to apply for a CG grade.
Arts
Haskayne School of Business (PhD only)
Faculty of Kinesiology
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Nursing
School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape (SAPL)
Faculty of Science
Schulich School of Engineering
Faculty of Social Work
Sustainable Energy Development (SEDV)
Request a CG grade in your Student Centre
Application鈥痜or鈥痑鈥疌G鈥痝rade鈥痗an be found in鈥痽our鈥. The application is:
- under the Exams and Grades tab, or
- a form under the My Service Request tab.
Note: the CG application is only available during the application window.
If you receive a grade after the CG鈥痑pplication period, submit a Late Flexible Grade service request in your . You must submit your late CG application within two business days of the final grade being posted.鈥疘f the late flexible grade request is approved, it will be posted to your student record within 30 days of approval.
FAQs
Eligibility/regulations
Review the faculty and graduate program regulations (linked above) to confirm if you鈥檙e eligible to request a CG grade.
If you take a CG grade for a course, the CG grade won鈥檛 impact your grade point average (GPA). A CG grade could impact how your GPA is calculated for change of program, Dean鈥檚 List, honours and awards. Check your faculty or graduate program regulations.
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No, CG grades are irreversible once they鈥檝e been posted to your student record.
Academic review/planning
CG grades may meet prerequisite requirements. Check your faculty or graduate program regulations.
CG grades may meet degree requirements. Check your faculty or graduate program regulations.
CG grades may impact your ability to gain admission to a graduate or professional program. Contact the institution offering the program to discuss the impact of the CG grade in relation to the program requirements.
Application process and eForm troubleshooting
Most CG鈥痑pplications submitted via the CG form in your Student Centre will result in an immediate grade change. Applications that require manual review will be processed within 5-7 business days. It will be reviewed, processed and posted on the student record once approved throughout and after the application period. CG applications submitted via the Late Flexible Grade service request will be processed within 30 business days after submission.
Authorize 鈥 means the application has been approved
- Action: System will post CG grade
- Processing time: Instant
Pending 鈥 means the application will be manually reviewed
- Action: Application will be manually reviewed
- Processing time: 3鈥5 business days
Withdrawn 鈥 means the student has withdrawn the application
- Action: Application will be withdrawn
- Processing time: Instant鈥
Denied 鈥 means the application has been manually reviewed
- Meaning: Application has been manually reviewed, student/course/plan is ineligible
- Action: Application will be closed
- Processing time: Instant
Executed 鈥 means the CG grade has been posted
- Action: System posts CG grade for approved course
- Processing time: 1 minute
Only eligible courses with eligible final grades will be in the form. Contact faculty advisors for more information about the flexible grade option.
Error messages can happen for many reasons. They normally indicate a student鈥檚 ineligibility due to faculty regulations, or as a result of the student's academic standing. For questions related to CG eligibility, contact your鈥蹿补肠耻濒迟测鈥痑诲惫颈蝉辞谤.
Continue to monitor your grade status in your Student Centre; submit a for a late flexible grade request within two business days after your grade is posted. Do so by clicking Late Flexible Grade Request Form in the My Student Record section of Student Centre.
Honours and awards
CG grades may impact your ability to receive an honours degree. Please review your faculty regulations.
CG grades may impact internal U91探花 award selection, particularly for convocation awards.鈥疪eview your faculty or graduate program regulations. If you鈥檙e applying for or have received scholarships from external agencies, contact that organization. They can provide details about the impact of the CG on scholarship criteria (such as the application and renewal requirements).
CG grades may impact your eligibility for the Dean鈥檚 List. Please review your faculty regulations.