- Majors and Minors
- Departments and Units
- Courses
- LSA Degrees
- LSA Requirements
- LSA Academic Policies and Procedures
- LSA Commitment to Academic Freedom
- Dates and Deadlines
- Academic Integrity
- Engaged Learning
- STEM
- What Will You Do with an LSA Degree?
The Academic Record is the official record of a student's course elections, grades, and credits earned toward a degree. Since the academic record is a permanent record of a student's academic performance, it must be correct. Students who believe an error has been made on their academic records should contact the LSA Student Records (lsa.student.records@umich.edu).
LSA academic records are maintained by the Records and Enrollment Department in the Registrar's Office (2200 Student Activities Building).
A student wishing to have a transcript of the academic record sent to another college or university or to an employer can place an order online from Wolverine Access. You will need a Uniqname and university password and should receive a confirmation number. Requests with paper attachments or needing special services should be brought to a Student Services site, 2200 Student Activities Building.
Mailed or faxed requests may be sent/faxed to:
Transcript and Certification Office
University of Michigan
2200 Student Activities Building
515 E. Jefferson Street
Ann Arbor 48109
Fax: (734) 764-5556
All requests should include dates of attendance and a student identification number. A transcript of the academic record bearing the official seal of the University of Michigan and the signature of the Registrar is forwarded directly to the institution or person specified by the student, assuming there is no outstanding financial commitment from the student to the University. There is no fee for official transcripts. A student has the option of ordering a paper official transcript or an electronic (PDF) official transcript (if the academic record is entirely electronic). A student may request and receive an unofficial transcript, on demand, at a student services site: 2200 Student Activities Building. The unofficial transcript contains additional information not included in the official transcript. It should not be used in lieu of an official transcript for the purposes of admission or employment. A copy of your unofficial transcript can be obtained from Wolverine Access.
A student may pay a fee set by the Registrar's Office and request a special transcript including an appendix listing the original grades submitted for all courses elected "Pass/ Fail."
A specially prepared transcript indicates which of these options has been chosen. A request for a special transcript does not permanently revise the original academic record.
See the Office of the Registrar for details.
Summary of Transcript Notations
Pass/Fail |
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P (passed) |
credit, no honor points |
F (failed) |
no credit, no honor points |
Credit/No Credit |
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CR (credit) |
credit, no honor points |
NC (no credit) |
no credit, no honor points |
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory |
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S (satisfactory) |
credit, no honor points |
U (unsatisfactory) |
no credit, no honor points |
(The S/U symbols are used by the School of Education.) |
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Withdrawal/Drop |
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W (official withdrawal) |
no credit, no honor points |
ED (dropped unofficially) |
no credit, no honor points |
(A notation of ED for a graded election has the same effect on the grade point average as does an E.) |
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Incomplete/Work in Progress |
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I (incomplete) |
no credit, no honor points |
Y* (work in progress for project approved to extend for two successive terms) |
no credit, no honor points |
Official Audit (VI) |
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VI (Audit) |
no credit, no honor points |
Miscellaneous Notations (NR, ##) |
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NR (no report) |
no credit, no honor points |
NG (no grade reported) |
no credit, no honor points |
A notation of P, F, CR, NC, S, U does not affect a student's term or cumulative grade point average. A notation of I, Y, NG, or NR, if not replaced by a passing grade, eventually lapses to E or ED and, for graded elections, is computed into the term and cumulative grade point averages.
*LSA Curriculum Committee approval is required to use a Y grade. See "Grading for a Two-Term Course (Y)" below.
If an LSA student elects a course in another Ann Arbor unit which is graded on a pattern not indicated here (for example, graduate courses in the Stephen M. Ross School of Business), the grade will be translated by the Registrar to fit with LSA's letter grading scale.
Term and Cumulative Grade Point Averages
The Term Grade Point Average is determined by dividing the total number of Michigan Semester Hours (MSH) elected during a term into the total number of Michigan Honor Points (MHP) earned during the same term. The Cumulative Grade Point Average is determined by dividing the total number of Michigan Semester Hours (MSH) into the total number of Michigan Honor Points (MHP) earned. Notations of Y, I, NR, and NG are not initially calculated into the term or cumulative grade point averages. Notations of I, NR, and NG , if unresolved by the end of the fourth week of the next fall or winter term in residence or by an approved extension deadline, lapse to E or ED and are computed into both the term and cumulative grade point averages, if the course was a graded election.
Minimum Term and Cumulative Grade Point Averages Required
To be eligible for continued enrollment, a student must earn at least a 2.0 term grade point average and a 2.0 cumulative grade point average. If a student fails to accomplish this, the "honor point deficit" can be determined by multiplying the Michigan Semester Hours (MSH) elected by 2.0 and subtracting the total number of Michigan Honor Points (MHP) earned. Only honor points earned in courses elected at the University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, or Flint campus) may affect the grade point average.
