The Department of Engineering Technology (ENT) has adopted the following criteria for awarding the letter grades A, B, C, D, and F. An instructor may use the +/- designators to indicate the high or low end of each level.

The ENT Department gratefully acknowledges the development of these descriptions by the CSE department and their generosity in letting us use them.

Grade A Criteria

complete mastery of essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories; the ability to effectively use support tools and to correctly apply this knowledge to a wide variety of problems; demonstration of excellence that meets and exceeds course requirements

Grade B Criteria

very good knowledge of essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories; the ability to use support tools and to correctly apply this knowledge to the problems assigned in class

Grade C Criteria

knowledge of essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories, but there are recognizable areas of deficiency; some ability to use support tools and the ability to correctly apply this knowledge to some of the problems assigned in class

Grade D Criteria

some familiarity with the of essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories, but there are major areas of deficiency; little ability to properly use the support tools or to correctly apply this knowledge to the problems assigned in class

Grade F Criteria

missing or seriously incomplete work; little evidence of knowledge of essential facts, concepts, principles, and theories; little evidence of ability to use support tools or to correctly solve problems assigned in class

ENT Department Standard for awarding letter grades: Each faculty member will use the following scale in assigning letter grades in their courses, with the following allowances:

• the end (or ends) of any range can be adjusted by 1 point (+/-)
• the assignment of the D- or F may deviate by a few points (2-3) from the values shown
• faculty may elect to not use +/- grades