60% at Simon Fraser University in Canada is a C grade. The grading scale at SFU is as follows:
- A+ – 90-100%
- A – 80-89%
- B+ – 75-79%
- B – 70-74%
- C+ – 65-69%
- C – 60-64%
- D – 55-59%
- F – 0-54%
A C grade is considered a satisfactory performance, and it is the most common grade at SFU. Students who earn a C grade are demonstrating that they have a good understanding of the course material and are able to apply it to their work.
SIAT courses use the following grading scale. The definitions are to help students understand how instructors interpret performance in each grade category. The student is awarded a final grade at the end of the semester for each credit course and each grade will appear on the student’s record as a letter grade and numerical equivalent as follows.
| Letter grade | SIAT recommended % grade | Definition | Numerical equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 95-100 | Excellent performance | 4.33 |
| A | 90-94.5 | 4.0 | |
| A- | 85-89.5 | 3.67 | |
| B+ | 80-84.5 | Good performance | 3.33 |
| B | 75-79.5 | 3.0 | |
| B- | 70-74.5 | 2.67 | |
| C+ | 65-69.5 | Satisfactory performance | 2.33 |
| C | 60-64.5 | 2.0 | |
| C- | 55-59.5 | 1.67 | |
| D | 50-54.5 | 1.0 | |
| F | 0-49.5 | Unsatisfactory performance (fail) | 0 |
| AE | Aegrotat standing, compassionate pass | no equivalent | |
| AU | Audit | no equivalent | |
| CC | Course Challenge | no equivalent | |
| CR | Credit without grade | no equivalent | |
| DE | Deferred grade | no equivalent | |
| GN | Grade not reported | no equivalent | |
| N | Did not write final exam or otherwise complete course | 0 | |
| P | Satisfactory performace or better (pass, ungraded) | no equivalent | |
| W | Withdrawn | no equivalent |
Note: Credit is granted for: A+, A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, P, D,CC, AE, CR.
No credit is granted for: F, N, DE, W, AU.