Below you will find information pertaining to general grading guidelines of the program, grade changes, and incomplete grades.
The interpretation of grades is different at each home university. Instructors should:
Consider each student’s work in terms of an alphabetic letter grade first
Then assign the numerical grade that best fits the letter grade (referring to the system in place at each student’s home university)
A final grade below 69% (equivalent to C) is considered a failing grade.
Joint PhD Grading Matrix
Alpha Grade
Numerical Grade (%)
Brock
Lakehead
Windsor
A+
90 – 100
90 – 100
90 – 100
A
80 – 89
80 – 89
85 – 89.9
A-
80 – 84.9
B+
75 – 79
77 – 79.9
B
70 – 74
70 – 79
73 – 76.9
B-
70 – 72.9
F (Failing Grade)
69 or Lower
DEF IN or INC
Deferred Incomplete
When an instructor determines that a grade must be changed:
Formal signed notification is sent to the Director no later than 5 weeks after final deadline for grade submission
The Director forwards a copy of the recommended grade change to the Associate Dean or Chair of Graduate Studies in Education at the student’s home university
Incompletes are not permitted in the Joint PhD Program.
Only in very exceptional circumstances will an incomplete be considered.
Instructor(s) will contact the Director directly for interim approval of an incomplete, following which the home university policy will apply.
