BACKGROUND INFORMATION(1) Schools, colleges and universities in Great Britain and the United States commonly use letter grades to indicate the quality of a student's academic performance A EXCELLENT B GOOD C (AVERAGE D( BELOW AVERAGE F(FAILING)BACKGROUND INFORMATION (1) • Schools, colleges and universities in Great Britain and the United States commonly use letter grades to indicate the quality of a student’s academic performance: • A (EXCELLENT ) • B (GOOD) • C (AVERAGE) • D (BELOW AVERAGE) • F (FAILING)