10.4.1 University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law
(hereafter ‘Rosenberg College of Law’)
10.4.1.1 Grading System
The Rosenberg College of Law uses a special letter grading system in which the following grades are conferred with the respective quality point values indicated:
A+ 4.3 B+ 3.3 C+ 2.3 D+ 1.3 E=0
A 4.0 B 3.0 C 2.0 D 1.0
A- 3.7 B- 2.7 C- 1.7 D- 0.7
10.4.1.2 Calculation of GPA
A student's academic grade record is expressed as a grade point average computed by multiplying the semester hours of credit for each course by the quality point value of the grade received in the course. These products are added together, and the sum is divided by the total semester hours attempted. The grade point average thus derived is the basis for each student's academic status as indicated in the published rules and policies of the Rosenberg College of Law Faculty.
10.4.1.3 Pass/Fail Courses
Selected Rosenberg College of Law courses are graded on a pass/fail basis, and law students enrolled in graduate courses for which the Rosenberg College of Law grants credit toward graduation are treated by the Rosenberg College of Law as pass/fail courses. A failing grade (F) in any pass/fail course in the Rosenberg College of Law or any graduate course in which a student in the Rosenberg College of Law enrolls for credit toward graduation from the Rosenberg College of Law will be taken into account at a quality point value of zero (0) in computing the student's grade point average. [US: 4/12/93]
10.4.1.4 Limitation on Pass/fail Units Creditable for Rosenberg College of Law Students
[US: 4/12/93; US: 12/8/2014]
In determining the number of hours credited toward the requirement for the J.D. degree:
- No more than 6 hours of graduate courses outside of the Rosenberg College of Law shall be counted. All such courses must be approved by the faculty in advance. The Rosenberg College of Law will assign a grade of P if a student receives an “A” or “B” in the course; the Rosenberg College of Law will assign an “E” if the student receives a C, D, or E.
- No more than 9 hours of courses in the Rosenberg College of Law that are offered on a pass/fail basis shall be counted.
- No more than 12 of the total number of pass/fail credit hours, whether earned under 1. (above) or under 2. (above) shall be counted.
- No more than one graduate course outside the Rosenberg College of Law, graded on a pass/fail basis, may be credited in any one semester.
Students in joint degree programs may only take up to nine pass/fail course credit hours in the Rosenberg College of Law and may take no courses outside the Rosenberg College of Law for credit toward the J.D.