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title: Policy on Grading Symbol Identification
date: 2025-12-03T15:20:56-05:00
author: Mei Lu
canonical_url: "https://policies.umd.edu/academic-affairs/policy-on-grading-symbol-identification"
section: "III: Academic Affairs"
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Policy Number: III-6.20

##  Policy on Grading Symbol Identification 

   [Home](https://policies.umd.edu/) [All Policies](/all) [ Section III: Academic Affairs ](/all/academic-affairs) Policy on Grading Symbol Identification

 

  

  (Approved by the Board of Regents January 11, 1990)

  [ View and Download Policy ](https://www.usmd.edu/regents/bylaws/SectionIII/III620.html)  

  ##  UMD POLICIES 

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  III-6.20(A)

##  [University of Maryland Grading Symbols and Notations Used on Academic Transcripts](https://policies.umd.edu/academic-affairs/university-of-maryland-grading-symbols-and-notations-used-on-academic-transcripts) 

   III-6.20(B)

##  [University of Maryland Policy on the Awarding of Latin Honors](https://policies.umd.edu/academic-affairs/university-of-maryland-policy-on-the-awarding-of-latin-honors)