Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) GPA Calculator

ECTC uses letter grades A, B, C, D, and E for standard coursework, each carrying grade points. Several other notations appear on transcripts but carry no grade-point value and are excluded from the GPA:

• F — an unsatisfactory grade on a Pass-Fail basis (used for developmental/remedial courses); not the standard failing grade.
• AU — audit, no credit earned.
• I — incomplete; must be finished within one year or it automatically converts to E.
• IP — in progress, for courses extending beyond the standard term.
• W — official withdrawal.
• P — satisfactory grade on a Pass-Fail basis.
• MP — making progress, developmental courses only.

The cumulative GPA is the ratio of total grade points earned to total credit hours attempted, excluding courses taken on a pass/fail basis and courses graded W, I, or IP. Grade points are earned at A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, E = 0 per credit hour.

A course may be repeated to improve a grade; only the highest grade earned counts toward the cumulative GPA, and credit counts once toward a KCTCS credential.

A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.0 at the end of a term is placed on academic probation, and is removed from probation by earning at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA.

A student on probation for two consecutive terms who fails to reach a 2.0 cumulative or term GPA in the third term is academically suspended. After suspension, a student may be reinstated following at least one 16-week semester away from the college; a student reinstated after suspension is placed back on probation and is subject to suspension again if their GPA in the first term back is below 2.0.

A student readmitted after two or more years away, who completes at least 12 credit hours with a 2.0 GPA or better after readmission, may elect academic bankruptcy: none of the pre-interruption coursework is counted in the GPA going forward (though credit already earned for grades of A, B, C, D, or P is kept). This option may be used only once.

All KCTCS degrees, diplomas, and certificates require at least 25% of the credential's curriculum credits to be completed at the KCTCS college granting it. Associate degrees require 60 credits with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0; diplomas require a minimum of 36 hours with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0; certificates require a GPA of at least 2.0 in the courses required for the certificate.

The Dean's List recognizes students who earn an overall semester GPA of 3.5 or higher in courses numbered 100 or above.

Students completing at least 45 credit hours toward a degree (or 30 toward a diploma) graduate "With High Distinction" at a GPA of 3.60 or higher, or "With Distinction" at a GPA of 3.40-3.59, on all work attempted.