Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) GPA Calculator

Moraine Valley Community College (MVCC) defines each letter grade by level of mastery: A signifies outstanding mastery of the course's learning objectives; B, mastery beyond minimum competency; C, minimum competency; D, achievement below minimum competency but sufficient to earn credit; and F, insufficient achievement to receive credit.

Only A, B, C, D and F carry grade points and count toward the GPA. Audit (U), Incomplete (I), Withdrawal (W) and Pass (P, awarded only in specified vocational-skill courses) carry no grade-point value and are not figured into the GPA, though I defaults to F if course work is not completed within the following semester (not counting summer).

Developmental and remedial courses are excluded from the GPA shown on the semester grade report, official transcript, honors lists, and President's/Dean's List — but are included in the GPA used for Illinois Veteran Grants, financial aid, and Standards of Academic Progress purposes.

Students may repeat a college-level course twice and a developmental course three times (including withdrawals). Only the most recent grade counts toward the cumulative GPA; earlier attempts remain on the transcript but are excluded from the GPA calculation.

MVCC calculates a separate "SOAP GPA" (including developmental/remedial courses) to determine academic standing, distinct from the transcript GPA. A cumulative SOAP GPA of 2.0 or above keeps a student in Good Standing. Falling below 2.0 moves a student through Academic Caution, then Academic Probation, then Academic Suspension, and — if the cumulative and semester SOAP GPA both remain below 2.0 in the first semester back from suspension — Academic Dismissal for one academic year. A student on Suspension with a cumulative SOAP GPA of 1.5 or above may appeal.

A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 (excluding developmental and remedial courses) is required to earn an associate degree. A minimum overall GPA of 2.0 in the courses required for a certificate is required for occupational certificates.

Each semester, students completing at least 9 credit hours of degree/certificate-applicable coursework qualify for the Dean's List at a 3.5 GPA or the President's List at a 3.75 GPA (both excluding developmental/remedial courses); a D, F or I grade disqualifies a student from either list. Part-time students may qualify for the Part-Time Student Scholastic Achievement List with a 3.5 cumulative GPA (at least 24 credit hours) and a 3.5 semester GPA while attempting 3-8 credit hours.

At graduation, degree recipients with a cumulative GPA of 3.9-4.0 graduate summa cum laude, 3.75-3.89 magna cum laude, and 3.5-3.74 cum laude. Certificate recipients graduate with high honors at 3.75-4.0 and with honors at 3.5-3.74.

Courses accepted as transfer credit are recorded with the letter grades TA, TB, TC and TD, denoting transfer grades of A, B, C and D respectively.