Ball State University (BSU) GPA Calculator

Ball State reports and records grades using the plus/minus letter system. A student's grade-point average (GPA) is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points by the total number of GPA credits.

Some grades carry no grade-point value and do not affect GPA: W (official withdrawal), I (incomplete — expires to F if not resolved by the university's deadline), AU (audit, no credit earned), and EC (continued enrollment in a course spanning two or more grading periods). FN (never attended) and FS (stopped attending) are recorded as failing grades but are documented separately from the standard letter scale.

Students may take up to 15 credits under the credit/no-credit option (courses offered only as credit/no-credit don't count toward this allowance). CR is recorded for work of 2.0 or above; NC for work below 2.0. Neither CR nor NC affects GPA.

Credit/no-credit courses don't count toward the major, minor, or University Core Curriculum requirements, except for student teaching, internships, and credit/no-credit-only courses. Students on academic probation may not use the credit/no-credit option.

Programs requiring a C or better will not accept a C- grade toward that requirement, unless specified otherwise.

Undergraduates are named to the dean's list for a semester or term after earning at least a 3.5 GPA for 12 or more credits of graded coursework during a semester, or 6 or more credits during a summer term. Credit/no-credit coursework isn't used in the calculation. The designation appears on the student's academic transcript.