Polk State College GPA Calculator

Final grades are based on some or all of course assignments, presentations, special reports, quiz grades, research papers, course participation, projects, laboratory assignments, field work, and examinations, as set by the professor at the start of each course. A student who believes a final posted grade is erroneous should contact the professor to discuss a possible grade change; any grade-appeal complaint must be filed on or before 30 calendar days after the start of the next major term.

Several non-letter grades appear on the transcript but do not contribute to the GPA: I (Incomplete), S (Satisfactory), U (Unsatisfactory), W (Withdrawal), X (Audit), and P (Passed).

Under the Grade Forgiveness Policy, a student may repeat only a course in which a D, F, or W was earned, with three total attempts allowed (one initial enrollment plus two repeats); the third attempt is charged at a higher rate roughly equal to the full cost of instruction, and a student may not withdraw from or receive a W on a third attempt. Although every attempt remains on the transcript, only the grade earned in the most recent attempt is calculated in the cumulative GPA. Another institution to which a student later transfers may not honor this policy and could recalculate the GPA.

A grade of I (Incomplete) is calculated as an F for Standards of Academic Progress purposes until the coursework is completed, at which point the final grade replaces it and Academic Progress is recalculated; if the work is not completed by the end of the next term, the I converts to an F.

The College recognizes seven levels of academic standing: Good Academic Standing, Academic Warning, Academic Probation, Academic Suspension, Probation After Suspension, Academic Dismissal, and Probation After Dismissal. A student is in Good Academic Standing when the overall cumulative GPA is 2.00 or higher and cumulative hours earned are at least 50 percent of cumulative hours attempted.

A student falls to Academic Warning once the overall cumulative GPA drops below 2.00 (or term completion falls below 50 percent while the cumulative GPA is also below 2.00). A student on Warning who fails to earn a term GPA of 2.00 or higher falls to Academic Probation; a student on Probation who again fails to earn a term GPA of 2.00 or higher is placed on Academic Suspension for one term. After Suspension, a student may return on Probation-After-Suspension status and must maintain a 2.00 term GPA each term or be placed on Academic Dismissal for a full academic year.

Developmental Education (college-preparatory) coursework counts toward the term GPA, for Satisfactory Academic Progress Standards (financial-aid) purposes, but does not count toward the overall cumulative GPA.

Graduation from a Polk State College degree program requires an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.00; credit and vocational certificate programs likewise require a minimum cumulative program GPA of 2.0.

Full-time students (12 or more credit hours) qualify for the Dean's List with a term GPA of 3.50-3.99, or the President's List with a term GPA of 4.00.

At graduation, a cumulative GPA of 3.50-3.74 earns Cum Laude honor, 3.75-3.89 earns Magna Cum Laude honor, and 3.90-4.00 earns Summa Cum Laude honor.

Polk State College accepts transfer credit from regionally accredited institutions, or institutions accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), provided a grade of D or higher was earned in an appropriate, comparable course. All transfer credits contribute to the student's cumulative (overall) GPA at Polk State College.