Lamar University GPA Calculator

Alongside the five point-bearing letter grades (A, B, C, D, F), Lamar University's catalog lists six additional notations that carry no effect on the GPA: I (Incomplete), Q (course dropped), QL (dropped under Texas S.B. 1231's six-drop rule), S (satisfactory credit), U (unsatisfactory, no credit), and W (withdrawn from the university).

An Incomplete ("I") must be resolved by the last class day of the next long semester by default (the instructor may set an earlier deadline or grant an extension); if not resolved, the Records Office automatically changes it to an F, and once changed it cannot be converted back to an "I."

The GPA is calculated by dividing total grade points earned by total semester hours attempted in courses graded A, B, C, D, or F. Grades of I, S, U, Q, and W carry neither semester hours nor grade points in the GPA computation, even though the catalog nominally lists them alongside F at "0 points."

Hours attempted include all work taken, whether passed, failed, or repeated — Lamar's published formula does not describe a repeat-forgiveness rule that removes an earlier attempt from the GPA calculation. Courses graded S or U count toward a student's semester hour load and full-time/part-time status, but are excluded from the GPA itself.

Students are placed on academic probation the first time their cumulative GPA falls below 2.00, or immediately after leaving good standing (2.00 or higher). While on probation, students are capped at 13 credit hours and must work with a College Success Coach on an academic success plan; a return to a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher restores good standing.

A student on probation who fails to earn at least a 2.00 semester GPA is placed on academic suspension: a first suspension requires sitting out one long semester or an entire summer, a second suspension requires two consecutive semesters, and a third suspension results in permanent expulsion.

To graduate, a student must achieve a grade point average of 2.00 on the 4.00 scale (or 2.50, depending on the specific degree program) on all Lamar University coursework counted in the degree plan.

Undergraduate honor graduates need at least 60 semester hours completed at Lamar University and a GPA of at least 3.50 on all undergraduate coursework attempted there. Only coursework taken at Lamar counts toward the honors GPA — transfer coursework is excluded.

• Cum laude (honors): 3.50–3.64
• Magna cum laude (high honors): 3.65–3.79
• Summa cum laude (highest honors): 3.80–4.00