Final academic performance in each course is recorded as one of the above letter grades or as one of the 'other' designations listed under Other Course Performance Designations following this page.  At the discretion of the teaching department, performance on term work or specific assignments may be marked on a numeric scale. When a numeric scale is used, it will result in a traditional percentile scale with ranges of conversion to letter grades as shown in the Calendar.  If any other numeric scale is to be used, its ranges of conversion to letter grades shall be defined for the students at the start of the course.