The general University grading system is applicable to all of Stanford University except the Graduate School of Business, the School of Law, and M.D. students in the School of Medicine. Most courses are graded according to the general University grading system. However, courses offered through Law, Business, and Medicine are graded according to those schools' grading systems, even in cases where students in other programs are enrolled in their classes.
Graduate School of Business courses use a five-level grading scale: Honors (H), High Pass (HP), Pass (P), Low Pass (LP), and Unsatisfactory (U). Additional notations include Incomplete (I), Continuing (N), Pass in pass/fail courses (+), and Grade Not Reported (GNR).
The following grades are used in reporting on the performance of students in the M.D. program and in the M.S. in Physician Assistant Studies program, or students enrolling in MED courses.
Some Stanford courses may be repeated for credit; most courses may not. Under the General University Grading System, when a course that may not be repeated for credit is retaken by a student, special rules apply.
Instructors are responsible for evaluating student performance in accordance with university policies. Course content, assignments, and evaluation of student work are the purview of the primary instructor(s). End-quarter grades should be entered in a timely manner and may only be revised in a few instances.
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