Cerro Coso College GPA Calculator

GPA is total grade points earned divided by total semester units attempted; grade points earned for a course are the grade's point value multiplied by the course's unit value.

• EW, I, IP, MW, NP, P, SP, and W carry no grade-point value and are not computed in the GPA.
• Units earned on a Pass/No Pass basis are not used to calculate GPA, though an "NP" is still counted in probation and dismissal calculations.

Academic Renewal (grade forgiveness): up to 20 units of substandard "D" and "F" grades may be disregarded from the GPA if at least two years have elapsed since the coursework, the student has since completed a minimum of 18 units at a 2.5 GPA or better elsewhere, and a petition is approved by the Academic Petitions Committee. The disregarded coursework stays on the permanent record and cannot be used to qualify for graduation with honors.

A student who has attempted at least 12 cumulative semester units is placed on Academic Probation if their cumulative GPA falls below 2.0, or on Progress Probation if the percentage of units graded "W", "I", "NC", or "NP" reaches 50% or more.

• Removal from probation requires a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher (academic probation) or the W/I/NC/NP share falling back below 50% (progress probation).
• A student on either type of probation for three semesters of enrollment is disqualified from admission to courses the following semester, unless the last semester's results already met the recovery threshold, in which case the student is placed on continued probation instead.
• A disqualified student may petition for readmission with a student education plan and success contract, subject to approval by the Vice President of Student Services or designee.

An associate degree requires satisfactory completion of at least 60 semester units with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 ("C" average) in all courses required for the degree. All major courses must be completed with a "C" grade or better, and at least 12 of the 60 required units must be completed at Cerro Coso Community College.

Special recognition is accorded to students who maintain a 3.75 grade point average during a semester in which they complete at least 40 grade points earned from Cerro Coso Community College coursework. Students at this level are placed on the President's List and given general recognition on campus and in the community.

Transfer students may be admitted to the University of California with a grade point average of 2.40 in a minimum of 60 units of UC-transferable community college coursework, or to the California State University with a GPA of 2.0 in a minimum of 60 units of baccalaureate-level coursework.

A maximum of 70 community college units may be transferred to a CSU campus; no further unit credit is granted beyond that, though additional coursework may still satisfy subject-matter requirements.