Term and Cumulative Taken vs Earned Fields

There is a direct relationship between the Units Taken and Earned (Term and Cumulative) fields based on the associated grade of that particular course.

	Units Taken	Units Earned
Definition	Synonymous with Attempted Credits; the student started the course.	The student completed the course with a passing grade.
Associated Grades	Include: A+ – D- F(ailure) W(ithdrawal) S(atisfactory) U(nsatisfactory) R(egistered) (Graduate Students only grade) P(ass) Repeat Forgiveness Temporary Grades N (No basis for grade) I (Incomplete grade) X (Final assessment absence)	Include: A+ – D- S(atisfactory) P(ass) Note: Blank grades represent In Progress courses where the student is currently enrolled but has yet to be graded. Does not include: F(ailure) W(ithdrawal) U(nsatisfactory) R(egistered) (Graduate Students only grade) Repeat Forgiveness Temporary Grades N (No basis for grade) I (Incomplete grade) X (Final assessment absence)
Transfer Credits	Student transferred credits into UConn	Student transferred credits into UConn where grade is passing
Test Credits	Test Credits were applied toward the student’s Academic Program	Test Credits were applied toward the student’s Academic Program where test score is passing.

Using the UConn work – Fall 2020 exhibit of the student’s Term History pages as an example:

Term Statistics
1. Term Units Taken Towards Academic Load:
  1. Value: 15
  2. Explanation: comprises of the sum of Graded Units For GPA + Graded Units Not for GPA (includes Repeat Forgiveness and W courses); the student failed 2 Graded Units For GPA courses and has 13 Graded Units Not for GPA courses.
2. Term Units Earned Towards Academic Load:
  1. Value: 0
  2. Explanation: represents the courses that the student passed for Graded Units for GPA (excludes Repeat Forgiveness and W courses); the student did not pass any courses.
3. Term Units Audited:
  1. Value: 0
  2. Explanation: the student did not audit any courses
4. Term Units Transfer Credit
  1. Value: 6
  2. Explanation: the student transferred in 6 credits
5. Term Units Test Credit
  1. Value: 4
  2. Explanation: the student transferred in 4 credits
Cumulative Statistics: the value in each of the respective “Cumulative” fields represents the sum of the corresponding “Term” field across multiple terms.
1. Cumulative Total Units Taken Towards Academic Load
  1. Value: Sum of Term Units Taken Towards Academic Load
  2. Explanation: comprises of the cumulative sum of Graded Units For GPA + Graded Units Not for GPA (includes Repeat Forgiveness and W courses)
2. Cumulative Total Units Earned Towards Academic Load:
  1. Value: Sum of Term Units Earned Towards Academic Load
  2. Explanation: represents the courses that the student passed for Graded Units for GPA (excludes Repeat Forgiveness and W courses)
3. Cumulative Units Audited: Sum of Term Units Audited
4. Cumulative Units Transfer Credit: Sum of Term Units Transfer Credit
5. Cumulative Units Test Credit: Sum of Term Units Test Credit

Using the following exhibit of the student’s transcript as an example:

UConn work – Fall 2020

Transferred Credits: The student transferred in 6 credits.
1. Taken:
  1. Value: 6
  2. Explanation: Regardless of the grade, the student attempted these courses.
2. Earned:
  1. Value: 6
  2. Explanation: The student earned a passing grade for each course
Test Credits
1. Taken:
  1. Value: 4
  2. Explanation: Regardless of the grade, the student attempted the test for the course.
2. Earned:
  1. Value: 4
  2. Explanation: The student earned a passing test grade
UConn work
1. Taken:
  1. Semester
    1. Value: 15
    2. Explanation: Regardless of the grades (including F and W), the student attempted these courses.
    3. Note: Repeat Forgiveness: The course indicates that the student took the course again in a subsequent term; however, the credits count toward Attempted Credits.
  2. Cumulative:
    1. Value: 25 = 6 attempted transferred credits, 4 attempted test credits, 15 attempted UConn credits
2. Earned:
  1. Semester
    1. Value: 0
    2. Explanation: The student did not earn any passing grades (including F and W); therefore, no credits have been earned on these courses
    3. Note: Repeat Forgiveness: The course indicates that the student took the course again in a subsequent term; the credits do not count toward earned credits in this term regardless of the grade associated with the course in this term.
  2. Cumulative:
    1. Value: 10 = 6 transferred credits, 4 test credits, 0 earned UConn credits

UConn work – Fall 2024

UConn work
1. Taken:
  1. Semester:
    1. Value: 16
    2. Explanation: Despite the courses are considered "In Progress", the courses count toward Attempted Credits.
  2. Cumulative:
    1. Value: 149 = 6 attempted transferred credits, 4 attempted test credits, 133 + 16 attempted UConn credits
2. Earned:
  1. Semester:
    1. Value: 0
    2. Explanation: Because these courses are "In Progress", no credits have been earned on these courses.
  2. Cumulative:
    1. Value: 103 = 6 transferred credits, 4 test credits, 103 + 0 UConn earned credits

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Term and Cumulative Taken vs Earned Fields

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