


Under the feds’ funding distribution formula - based largely on the percentage of a school’s students eligible for federal Pell grants - BYU-Idaho stood to receive more CARES money than any of the state’s public institutions. The law requires colleges and universities to put at least half of their CARES money into student aid. The $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, passed in March, will provide $36 million for the state’s public colleges and universities, including $18 million in direct student aid.

Other schools owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - including BYU in Provo, Utah, and BYU-Hawaii - are also refusing the federal aid, East Idaho News reported. All grades will be recorded in the Registrar’s Office as reported by the instructors in charge of the various courses. An Incomplete (I) grade may not be made up by repeating the class as an audit. “At this time, the university is prepared to meet the needs of our students without accessing these federal funds,” officials at the Rexburg-based university said in their email. Undergraduate Grading Scale (100-point scale) Undergraduate Grading Scale Grade Points A: 900 to 1,000: B: 800 to 899: C: 700 to 799: D: 600 to 699: F: 599 and Below: Recording of Grades. Competency Credit Military Credit Auditing a Course Students who audit a class are not responsible for attendance, daily preparations, or examinations, and no grade is reported or recorded on the permanent academic record. The college later re-defined their grading system, adding the letter F for a failing grade (still below 75). Web Site: Academics The College Prowler Grade on. This grading system however, was far stricter than those commonly used today, with a failing grade being defined as anything below 75. East Idaho News reported on the email Thursday. 1,152 Average Amount of Federal Grant Aid: 3,289 Percentage of Students. University officials announced their decision in a Monday email to students. This article was originally written by Kevin Richert with Idaho Education News.īYU-Idaho is turning down $18 million in federal coronavirus aid - including $9 million in direct student assistance.
