Letter grades and grade point average will be delivered to the student after each semester providing all tuition and fees have been paid in full. The following grade designations are used:

A, B, C, and D are passing grades. F is a failing grade. Each letter grade range has this evaluation: A = Excellent Work, B = Above Average Work, C = Average Work, D = Acceptable Work, and F = Unacceptable Work.

The student's general standing is ascertained by the use of grade points. Courses for which grade points may be earned receive grades of A, B, C, D, or F. Grade points are computed by multiplying the number of grade points associated with each letter grade (see the grading system chart above) by the total credits attempted for each course. The general standing-or grade point average (GPA)-is the result of the total number of grade points earned divided by the total number of credits attempted in grade-point-earning courses. Following each academic term, the student will receive an official report of his standing in each course and general standing for that term.

Academic honors are given at graduation for M.A.(T.S.)/M.A.C.M./Master of Divinity students who have demonstrated consistent higher-level work. Grade point averages which equal 4.0 (A) receive Summa Cum Laude, those which equal 3.7 (A-) or higher receive Magna Cum Laude, and those which equal 3.5 (B+) or higher Cum Laude. Honors are awarded to students who have completed at least two-thirds of their education at Calvary Baptist Theological Seminary; grades earned in transferred classes are not computed into students' GPAs.

A student may withdraw from a course with a "W" or "WF" (depending upon their course grade at the time of withdrawal) up to the end of the ninth week of the semester with the permission of the dean. Students who withdraw from a course after the ninth week or students who do not follow the correct withdrawal procedure receive an "F" for the course.

The letter "R" on the transcript indicates that a course has been retaken at a later date and a new grade has been associated with the retaken course. A grade of "R" does not count against the student's GPA, but the maximum achievable grade for a retaken course is "B."