Alliant International University GPA Calculator

Alliant awards letter grades from A through F, with plus and minus variants used when performance falls between two categories. An A+ may appear in some courses but is not recognized as a valid grade for GPA purposes and is not recorded on the transcript. Many courses instead use Credit/No Credit or Pass/Fail marks, and some graduate courses add a narrative evaluation alongside the grade or credit mark.

GPA is calculated by dividing total quality points earned by the total number of units undertaken. Courses graded CR, CT, I, IN, IP, MP, NC, NR, W, or AU are excluded from the calculation, and transfer units are never counted toward the Alliant GPA. Students may retake up to four separate courses (once each) during a program to improve their record; when a course is repeated, the higher grade earned is used in the GPA, and both the original and repeated grades remain on the transcript.

Good Academic Standing requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher at the undergraduate level and 3.0 or higher at the graduate and credential level, along with timely progress toward the degree. A student who falls below the required cumulative GPA at the end of a session is placed on Academic Warning; if the GPA is not raised above the minimum the following session, the student is placed on Academic Probation.

Degree candidates must be in good academic standing to participate in commencement; undergraduate and master's students must also have completed at least 80% of their required units by the end of the spring term/session to take part in the ceremony. All degree requirements must be completed within 365 days of the student's last date of attendance for the degree to be conferred.

Undergraduate students carrying a full-time load whose session GPA reaches 3.5 or higher earn a Dean's List designation on their transcript, based on quality units only (Credit/No Credit coursework does not count toward eligibility). Graduating seniors who meet the required cumulative GPA and unit thresholds graduate with Latin honors: Cum Laude (3.50-3.69), Magna Cum Laude (3.70-3.89), or Summa Cum Laude (3.90-4.00). Cum Laude and Magna Cum Laude require at least 36 semester units completed at Alliant; Summa Cum Laude requires at least 45.

Transfer credit requires a minimum grade of B or higher for graduate coursework (Pass/Fail and Credit/No Credit courses must be evaluated as equivalent to a B or higher) and C or higher for undergraduate coursework, though a D may be accepted if a higher-level course in the same sequence was later completed with a C or better. Transfer credit is capped at 20% of units for most master's and credential programs, 30 semester credits for doctoral programs, and 90 semester units (with sub-limits on Associate's-degree and non-traditional units) for bachelor's programs. Transfer grades and grade points are never included in the Alliant GPA.