There are five grades at Yale SOM: High Honors, Honors, Proficient, Pass, and Fail. The grade distribution that faculty use, and the policy with respect to the reporting of grades on official transcripts, are described below.
| HH: High Honors. Up to top 10% of class. Reported on transcript. |
| H: Honors. Next 25%. Reported on transcript. |
| PR: Proficient. Next 55%. Not reported on transcript. |
| P: Pass. Lowest 10% in core courses; guideline of 5% in electives. Not reported on transcript. |
| F: Fail. An absolute standard; no minimum requirement. To the extent it is used, the F grade counts toward the 10% Pass category. Not reported on transcript.* |
* F grades in core courses require remediation. The failed core course is not reflected on the official transcript until remediated. Elective courses with F grades are not reflected on the official transcript. Students must replace failed electives with other electives to meet total credit requirements for graduation.
Once grades are officially recorded, they may not be changed except in cases in which a mathematical error has been made in computing the grade or a clerical error has been made in recording it.
If a student takes a course in another school at Yale, the SOM registrar will ask the instructor to submit the grade according to the SOM grade scale.
There are four grades for students who entered Yale SOM prior to Fall 2014: Distinction, Proficient, Pass, and Fail. No more than 10 percent of students in a given course may be awarded Distinction. Once grades are officially recorded, they may not be changed except in cases in which a mathematical error has been made in computing the grade or a clerical error has been made in recording it.
If a student takes a course in another school at Yale, the SOM registrar will ask the instructor to submit the grade according to the SOM grade scale.
