WU and F Grades Policy

A withdrawal after the financial aid certification date or program adjustment period is assigned the grade of “WD” (Dropped) or “WN” (Never Participated), or “W” (Withdrew) or “WU” (Withdrew Unofficially). Currently WD, W, WN are not academically punitive grades i.e., these grades do not impact student GPA. Effective Fall 2021, WU grade will not have punitive impact on student’s GPA.

A grade of "WU" is to be assigned to students who participated in an academic activity related to the class at least once, stopped participating, did not drop the class or receive approval for an incomplete, did not otherwise officially withdraw from the course, and did not complete enough work for the instructor to be able to calculate an earned grade using the criteria delineated in the course syllabus. A ‘F’ grade should never be given in place of a ‘WU’ grade.

A grade of "F" is an earned grade based on poor performance and the student not meeting the learning objectives/outcomes of the course. A ‘WU’ grade should never be given in place of an ‘F’ grade

The complete memorandum for the CUNY Uniform Grade Glossary, Policies, and Guidelines may be found here.