Course Numbering System and Grading Scale

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Course Numbering System and Grading Scale

Stevens course numbers consist of an alphabetic discipline code, followed by a numeric course number, and terminated by an alphanumeric section code.

Discipline Codes

Discipline codes, from 1985-1986 academic year onwards

Active Discipline Code	Course Number Range	Current Disciplines

AAI	500-999	Applied Artificial Intelligence
ACC	100-999	Accounting
BIO	100-999	Biology
BME	100-999	Biomedical Engineering
BIA	500-999	Business Intelligence and Analytics
BT	100-499	Business and Technology
BUDL	001-099	Business Discovery Lab i
CHE	100-999	Chemical Engineering
CH	100-999	Chemistry and Chemical Biology
CE	100-999	Civil Engineering
CLK	100-499	Clark Scholars
CM	500-999	Construction Management

CPE	100-999	Computer Engineering
CS	100-999	Computer Science
COOP	100-499	Cooperative Education
DEAN	100-999	Dean's Office
DS	500-999	Data Science
ECON	100-499	Economics
EE	100-999	Electrical Engineering
ELC	001-099	English Language Communication
ENGR	100-999	Engineering Core
EM	100-999	Engineering Management

EN	100-999	Environmental Engineering
EMT	500-999	Executive Management of Technology
FIN	100-999	Finance
FA	500-999	Financial Analytics
FE	500-999	Financial Engineering

HASS	001-499	Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
HAR	001-499	Visual Arts and Technology
HHS	100-499	History
HLI	001-499	Literature
HMU	100-999	Music and Technology
HPL	001-499	Philosophy
HQSS	100-999	Quantitative Social Science
HUM	001-999	Humanities General Studies

HSSC	100-499	Social Sciences
HST	100-499	Science and Technologies Studies
HTH	100-499	Theater
IDE	100-499	Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship
IPD	500-999	Integrated Product Development
ISE	100-999	Industrial Systems Engineering
LCH	100-499	Chinese
LFR	100-499	French
LSP	100-499	Spanish
MIS	100-999	Management Information Systems
MGT	001-999	Management
MKT	100-499	Marketing
MT	001-999	Materials Science and Engineering
MA	001-999	Mathematics
ME	001-999	Mechanical Engineering
NANO	100-999	Nanotechnology
NE	100-499	Naval Engineering
NIS	500-999	Networked Information Systems
OE	100-999	Ocean Engineering
PCSP	001-499	Pre-College Special Program
PME	500-999	Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Practices
PEP	001-999	Physics and Engineering Physics

PIN	100-499	Pinnacle Scholars
PRV	100-999	Provost's Office
QF	100-499	Quantitative Finance
Registrar's Office	001-999	REG
SPE	500-999	College of Professional Education

SM	500-999	Sustainability Management


SSW	100-999	Systems Centric Software Engineering
SYS	100-999	Systems Engineering
TG	100-999	Technogenisis
TM	500-999	Telecommunications Management

Course Numbering

Course numbering is nominally as follows

PREFIX	DISCIPLINE
0-99	Pre-College/Non-College credit
100-199	Freshman
200-299	Sophomore
300-399	Junior
400-499	Senior
500-599	Entry-level graduate courses. Upper level undergraduates, in good standing, can enroll in 500 level courses, except for courses with MGT and TM prefixes, without special permission. MGT and TM prefixed courses require special permission.
600-799	Core level graduate courses. Upper level undergraduates, in good standing, can enroll in 600 level courses only with the permission of the instructor or advisor.
800-899	Special Problems graduate courses
900-999	Research Level graduate courses

Prior to September 1985, two digit course numbers were used to denote undergraduate level courses and three digit numbers were used to denote graduate level courses.

Section Coding

Section coding, generically, is as follows

CODE	NOMINAL MEANING
Single letter	On-campus or open enrollment off-campus section
CA	Course by Application
CE	Course by Examination (Undergraduate Only)
WS, W1, W2, W3, W4, W5 or WP	Web Campus (On-line course)
WZ	Web Campus corporate section
Double letter/digit starting with E	Evening undergraduate section
Double letter starting with L	On-campus undergraduate lab section
Double letter starting with R	On-campus undergraduate recitation section
Other two letter sections	Restricted enrollment on-campus or off-campus section

Grading Scale

GRADE	GPA	MEANING
A	4.00	Excellent
A-	3.67
B+	3.33
B	3.00	Good
B-	2.67
C+	2.33
C	2.00	Fair
C-	1.67
D+	1.33
D	1.00	Poor
F	0.00	Failure
P		Pass (P/F graded courses only)
ABS		Absent
INC		Incomplete
IP		In Progress (800 & 900 level courses only)
W		Withdrawn
WN		Withdrawn – Never Attended
WU		Withdrawn - Unofficially
NG		No Grade (Used by the Registrar when a grade is expected but not available)
S		Satisfactory (S/U graded courses only)
U		Unsatisfactory (S/U graded courses only)
EXC		Excused (PE Courses only)

The grades of “C-”, “D+” and “D” are applicable to undergraduate courses only. Instructors cannot assign a final course grade of “C-“, “D+” or “D” in graduate courses.

When a student retakes a course, the new grade replaces the old grade for purposes of calculating the GPA. However, the earlier attempt of the course remains on the transcript with the grade earned as well as a note indicating that the course was repeated.

Prior to 2009 Spring, +/- grading was not applicable to Graduate courses. Also, the grades of "D+" and "D" are not applicable to Graduate courses. Credit basis is Semester-Hours.

Pursuant to the Family Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, transcript information shall not be released to a third party without the written authorization of the student.

GPA Policy

Cumulative GPA
The Cumulative Grade Point Average includes the best attempt for all courses taken at Stevens Institute of Technology. It provides an overall measure of a student’s academic performance throughout their enrollment.

Program of Study/Degree GPA
This GPA includes the best attempt of courses that are applied toward a student’s primary program of study and degree requirements. It is used to evaluate progress within the specific academic program.

Period or Semester GPA
This GPA reflects a student’s academic performance during a specific academic term. It includes all graded courses attempted during that period.

Transfer GPA
Transfer GPA will always appear as 0.00, as courses completed at other institutions do not contribute to the GPA calculation at Stevens Institute of Technology—even in cases where Stevens has granted permission to repeat a course.

Transcript
The official transcript is a comprehensive academic record that includes all courses attempted and grades earned at Stevens Institute of Technology. It reflects both current and historical academic activity.

Ranking GPA
The Ranking GPA includes all graded course attempts taken at Stevens Institute of Technology but excludes transfer coursework. It is used internally for academic ranking and distinction purposes. Ranking is only completed after conferral for undergraduate students.