Arkansas State University (A-State) GPA Calculator

A-State runs a straightforward four-point letter system: A, B, C, D and F, worth 4.0 down to 0.0 in whole-point steps. There is no A+ and no plus/minus grading at all — A-State's own catalog describes it plainly as a "four-point grading system," with no modifiers anywhere.

One grade is easy to miss: FN (0.0), assigned when a student stops attending a course without officially dropping or withdrawing. A-State's catalog is explicit that "the FN indicates the grade of 'F' has been earned" — it counts in your GPA exactly like an F.

Several other marks appear on an A-State transcript but are not used to compute GPA at all: AU (audit), CR (credit), I (incomplete), NC (no credit), P (pass), W (withdrawal) and WN (administrative drop for non-attendance in the first eleven days of class). None of these affects your grade point average.

A-State's grade point average is computed by multiplying the credit hours of each grade by that grade's point value, adding the results together, and dividing by the total number of degree-credit hours you were enrolled in.

Only the six GPA-counted grades (A, B, C, D, F, FN) feed into this calculation. Hours from AU, CR, I, NC, P, W and WN grades are left out of both the numerator and the denominator entirely.

You're in Academic Good Standing when both your current-semester GPA and your A-State cumulative GPA are 2.00 or above.

You're placed on academic probation at the close of any term when either your current-semester or your cumulative GPA drops below 2.00. Probation is lifted once both are back at 2.00 or higher.

You're suspended for poor scholarship when both your current-semester and cumulative GPA fall below 2.00 at the same time. A first suspension requires enrolling in the Restart@State program; a second or third suspension bars enrollment for one calendar year; a fourth or subsequent suspension is a full dismissal from the university.

To graduate with a baccalaureate degree, you need an average of C or better (2.000 GPA) on all work attempted, on work in your major field (and minor field, if any), and — if you transferred in — on all work taken at A-State. The same 2.00 floor applies to associate degrees. A passing grade is required in every course your degree requires; some colleges set higher minimums.

Graduation must be completed under the provisions of a Bulletin that is no more than seven years old at the time you graduate.

Repeating a D or F: you may repeat up to 18 semester hours in which you earned a D or F, with only the last grade counted toward your GPA for undergraduate degree requirements — but a repeat that results in a worse grade (e.g. D then F) has both grades counted, and courses in which you earned a C or better cannot be repeated for credit. A request to recompute your GPA under this policy must be filed with the Office of the Registrar.

To graduate with Latin Honors, you need at least 45 A-State Institutional Hours and both your Overall (Cumulative) GPA and your A-State Institutional GPA meeting one of these bands:

• 4.00 — Summa Cum Laude
• 3.80–3.99 — Magna Cum Laude
• 3.60–3.79 — Cum Laude

Latin Honors are available to first-baccalaureate-degree candidates only.

Each semester, A-State also publishes an Honor Roll for students completing at least 12 semester hours of degree-credit courses:

• 4.00 — Chancellor's List
• 3.60–3.99 — Dean's List

The Honor Roll is not calculated for the December Interim (Winter Session).

Transfer work from a regionally accredited institution is entered on your permanent record once an official transcript is received — including D and F grades. Credit from a non-accredited institution is evaluated case by case by the Office of the Registrar.

A-State will also consider credit toward a degree for Advanced Placement (AP), CLEP, military service education, DANTES, and International Baccalaureate work. Credit earned by examination is capped: up to 25% of a baccalaureate degree (a maximum of 30 semester hours) or 25% of an associate degree (with a 15-hour CLEP cap) may come from examination-based credit.

Students transferring in with an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science meeting the state's minimum education core receive full satisfaction of A-State's general education requirements, though specific major requirements may still apply.