Grades
The college has a dual grading system. All Foundation year courses are Pass/No Credit. After the first year, some departments give letter grades and other departments give Pass/No Credit, depending on which system, in the view of the faculty of each department, best serves the department’s goals.
- Departments that use letter grades
- (A, B, C, D, F, INC) Critical Studies (except 100 level courses which are P/NC) Art Education Communication Design Environmental Design
- Departments that use Pass/No Credit
- (H (Honors), P, INC, NC) Fine Arts 2D Fine Arts 3D Media and Performing Arts For details, see the MassArt web site: www.massart.edu/at_massart See the Student Handbook listed under Academic Programs.
- Grading Policy for Graduate Students
- Students in the MFA program are graded on a Pass/No Credit basis in all departments. In order to pass, a graduate student’s work must be at the level of a B or better. Honors may not be assigned as a course grade to students in the MFA program. Graduate students in the Art Education program are assigned letter grades in the appropriate departments and may be assigned Honors for exceptional work. An Art Education graduate student’s work must be at the level of B or better.
- Clarification of Evaluation
- Students in Pass/No Credit courses may request a written explanation from their instructor by obtaining Clarification of Evaluation form from the Continuing Education Office before the class ends. The form is kept on file. Students may request a copy of this form to be sent with their transcripts.
