Harrisburg Area Community College (HACC) GPA Calculator

A student may attempt a course up to three times for credit. Beyond that, the student must meet with an advisor to discuss the educational plan and obtain permission from the department chair to repeat the course; certain programs and academic disciplines may have additional time and frequency limitations.

When a course is repeated, the highest grade earned is used to calculate the cumulative GPA, although all attempts remain on the transcript. The college's course repeat rules differ from the repeat rules used for Title IV financial aid eligibility.

A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be maintained. A student whose cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 at the end of a term is placed on academic probation (unless suspension criteria are met); probation students must meet with their advisor, are assigned a success coach, and are capped at 13 credit hours per fall/spring term (7 for summer) until the cumulative GPA returns to 2.00 or above.

Academic suspension applies after a student has attempted at least 13 credits and completed two semesters, based on a GPA-by-credit-hours threshold chart, or separately when a student has withdrawn (grade of W) from 50% or more of credits after attempting 30 credit hours. A suspended student sits out the following fall or spring term and must apply for reinstatement; students requesting 7 credits who sat out the required semester are automatically reinstated, while other requests go to a faculty committee. Reinstated students must earn a 2.0 term GPA to continue.

Academic Renewal lets a returning student exclude certain prior coursework from their GPA calculation, without deleting it from the record: Complete Academic Renewal (after 5+ consecutive years away from HACC, followed by 12 new credits at a 'C' or higher) or Curriculum-Based Academic Renewal (on a change of major). Academic Renewal may be granted only once, and excluded courses cannot later be used to fulfill program requirements.

Students may appeal academic decisions, including final grades, under SGP 608; the first step is discussion with the person who made the decision, followed by a formal appeal to the relevant dean within ten business days.

Each term, HACC publishes a Dean's List naming students who achieve at least a 3.25 GPA while completing a minimum of six credits in that fall, spring, or summer term; Dean's List students receive a Certificate of Commendation.

Students graduating with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or better earn academic honors, recorded on the transcript: summa cum laude (3.75+, Highest Honors), magna cum laude (3.50-3.74, High Honors), and cum laude (3.25-3.49, Honors).