Harry S Truman College GPA Calculator

Harry S Truman College is one of the City Colleges of Chicago (CCC), and follows the CCC district-wide grading policy set out in the Academic Catalog. Most Remedial, Credit, and Skills courses use the standard A–F, 4.0-point scale: A (4), B (3), C (2), D (1), F (0). No plus or minus variant of any letter grade is printed anywhere in this policy.

Some Credit and Skills courses are instead graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis, set per course — Satisfactory is equivalent to “C” quality work and above, Unsatisfactory to “D” and below. Foundational Studies, Adult Education, and Continuing Education courses use their own non-degree grading bases (S/F, P/R, S/U) that carry no grade-point value at all.

Only the five A–F letter grades carry grade points and count toward GPA. Satisfactory (S) and Unsatisfactory (U) grades are explicitly excluded from GPA calculation, even though the S/U grading basis prints its own 0-point values — those points are not counted in the average.

CCC tracks two GPAs: Graduation GPA (GRAD-GPA), based on all A–F college-level (non-remedial) coursework, and Cumulative GPA (CUM-GPA), calculated the same way but also including remedial coursework. For Allowed Repeatable Courses, only the most recent attempt (up to the allowed maximum) counts toward GPA; for an ordinary repeated course, only the last grade earned counts, even if it isn't the higher grade. Transfer credit, credit by prior-learning assessment, and credit by standardized exam may apply toward graduation but are excluded from GRAD-GPA.

A student must maintain a Cumulative GPA (CUM-GPA) of 2.0 or higher to remain in good Academic Standing at any City College of Chicago, including Truman.

Carrying a heavier course load also has a GPA gate: enrolling in 19 or more credit hours in a Fall or Spring term (10 or more in Summer) requires both a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 and written permission from the Academic Vice President.

To graduate from any credit degree program at Truman College, a student must earn a grade of “C” or better in every course used to satisfy core curriculum and/or general education requirements, and hold a minimum Graduation GPA (GRAD-GPA) of 2.0 or higher. Elective courses with a “D” or “S” final grade may still count toward graduation. Students who graduated before August 1, 2013 needed either a GRAD-GPA or CUM-GPA of 2.0 or higher.

For a Certificate of Completion, students must earn a “C” or better in every certificate-specific course graded on the A–F basis, or an “S” in every certificate-specific course graded on the S/U basis.

Full-time students (12 or more credit hours in a term) earn term-based scholastic honors based on their term GPA: Honor's List at 3.0–3.49, Dean's List at 3.5–3.99, and the Presidential Scholars List at 4.0.

Graduates of Associate Degree programs earn Degree Honors based on their Graduation GPA: Honors at 3.0–3.49 and High Honors at 3.5 or higher.

Transfer credit — including military credit, credit by assessment of prior learning, and credit by standardized examination/testing — can apply toward graduation, but is excluded from the Graduation GPA (GRAD-GPA) calculation. Transfer credit cannot be used to exclude or replace a CCC grade already factored into a student's GPA.