Daytona State College GPA Calculator

Students may not repeat a course in which a grade of C or better (including a transferred-in C or better) was earned. A course may be repeated for grade forgiveness up to twice (three attempts total); the highest grade stands and cannot be forgiven on the third attempt. All grades from a third or later attempt count toward GPA. A fourth attempt requires an approved appeal and is charged full cost of instruction; a fifth attempt is never permitted.

Under the Academic Second Chance ('amnesty') policy, a qualifying prior F is recoded as AMN and excluded from GPA calculation on an approved petition — available to returning students after a 3-year break, to current students changing programs (up to three F grades), and automatically to new transfer students (Daytona State does not transfer in grades of F or W). This is a one-time, per-lifetime benefit and does not apply once a certificate or degree has already been earned.

Graduation requires a 2.0 cumulative GPA and a 2.0 Daytona State College GPA. Students who fall below 2.0 move through a sequence of standings: Academic Alert (first time cumulative GPA drops below 2.0) → Academic Warning (term and cumulative GPA both below 2.0 after an Alert semester) → Probation (still below 2.0 after a Warning semester; a registration hold is placed and the student must meet with an academic advisor) → Academic Suspension (still below 2.0 after a Probation semester; the student must sit out one full academic year, Fall and Spring, before appealing for reinstatement).

Students on Alert, Warning, Probation, or Suspension who earn a D, F, or W1 in an online course must complete a one-time Online Success Seminar before continuing fully online coursework.

All degree and certificate seekers must have a cumulative 2.0 GPA and a 2.0 Daytona State College GPA (some programs set a higher minimum, noted on the program guide). A grade of C or better is required in all General Education courses and program-specific prerequisites for an A.A. degree; program-specific courses require a C or better for A.S. and Bachelor's degrees, while elective courses may be completed with a D or better. Vocational certificate students must earn a 2.0 GPA in their program-specific classes.

President's List: 3.8-4.0 semester GPA on at least 6 semester hours. Dean's List: 3.5-3.79 semester GPA on at least 6 semester hours (college prep/developmental courses excluded from both).

Graduation honors by combined cumulative GPA — non-baccalaureate: Honors 3.5-3.79, High Honors 3.8-4.0. Baccalaureate: Cum Laude 3.5-3.74, Magna Cum Laude 3.75-3.89, Summa Cum Laude 3.9-4.0.

An Associate of Arts degree from a Florida-recognized accreditor, or a Bachelor's degree or higher from a U.S.-recognized accreditor, satisfies Daytona State's General Education requirements for degree programs and exempts the student from college placement tests (specific major prerequisites may still apply). Associate of Arts-seeking students must declare an intended Bachelor's transfer major and institution by 30 earned credit hours; an advising hold is placed at 15 credit hours if not yet declared. Students who transfer out of DSC with more than 30 AA-program credit hours may opt into Reverse Transfer to have missing requirements completed at a Florida State University System institution and the AA degree awarded by DSC.