Grades at UPEI are presented numerically, in terms of alpha-range, and by GPA as follows:

 a) Course outlines/syllabi: These are distributed by instructors to the class during the first week of each semester, and must include details regarding methods to be used in evaluating student work and the value of each assignment as a percentage of the final course grade.

b) Attendance: Instructors may count student attendance/participation in calculating final standing in a course if noted in the course outline. Professional programs may require 100% attendance. See departmental regulations in the relevant section of the Calendar

c) Passing grade: The minimum final grade required to earn course credit is 50%. Note: professional programs and some other departments have exam-, course-, and program-specific minimum grade requirements, which supercede this minimum. See departmental regulations in the relevant section of the Calendar.

d) Some labs, tutorials, field placements, and professional-program courses are graded as Pass or Fail and as such are not included in any academic-standing, -award, or Deans’ Honours calculations. See departmental regulations in the relevant section of the Calendar.

e) Incomplete courses: under exceptional circumstances, students may request temporary “Incomplete” standing in a course for which they have not completed all requirements. If the instructor approves the request, the department Chair must notify the Registrar that an Incomplete (INC) will be submitted as an interim final grade, and the student will be given up to 3 months to complete the course work [some program requirements, such as DVM, would dictate shorter extension periods]. A request for an extension of up to 6 months must be approved by Dean. "Incompletes" automatically become "Fs" at the end of the approved extension period, if the work is not completed and a grade submitted.  The Registrar will advise the Department Chair that the grade of "F" requires a percentage grade for posting on the student transcript. Requests for Incomplete Standing are subject to appeal.

f) Course repetition:

• While University policy permits passed courses to be repeated, students should be aware that marks obtained in such instances shall not be used in the determination of awards or scholarships administered by the University; and where enrolment restrictions apply, preference will be given to those taking the course for the first time. The grade received in the second attempt normally shall be the grade for which credit is given. Students considering repeating a passed course are advised to consult first with the Chair of the department concerned and the Dean of the faculty or school;
• No course, once taken, passed and applied for credit towards a degree or diploma may, if retaken, be applied for credit towards any other degree or diploma earned at the University;
• Except as otherwise stated in program regulations, no student will be allowed to take the same course more than three times, or to be examined in the same course more than four times unless by permission of the Dean of the Faculty or School in which the course is offered.

Note:  Professional program regulations on academic performance will supercede this regulation.

g) Access to Examinations and Papers:

• A copy of all written assignments and examinations not returned to students must be retained by the instructor for a minimum of 60 days after submission of marks;
• Final examinations and/or final submissions of course work must be retained by instructors for a minimum of 60 days after the date of the final examination unless the work is returned to the students.
• Professors must make available to students, at least temporarily, all papers and examinations with grades affixed to them.

See the Disclosure of Student Information Policy