Repeating Courses and GPA Recalculation at PSU
A course may be repeated if the grade earned was Above Average (C+) or lower. The most recent attempt always becomes the grade of record, whether higher or lower than the previous one.
Cumulative GPA may be recalculated if a student completes all degree requirements with a cumulative or major GPA below the graduation minimum: F, Denial (DN), Pass (D), or High Pass (D+) grades may be excluded by restudying the course and earning D or D+ or better, up to a combined cap of 24 excluded credit hours. The recalculated cumulative GPA may not exceed 2.00/4.00 under this mechanism, and the transcript still records every attempt.
Source: PSU Rules of Implementation of the Undergraduate Study & Examinations By-Law, 1445H/2024AD
Academic Probation and Dismissal at PSU
A student is in good academic standing with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00. If cumulative GPA falls below 2.00/4.00 after a regular semester, the student is placed on academic probation, which is lifted once cumulative GPA returns to 2.00/4.00 or above.
A student is dismissed from the university after three consecutive warnings for a declining cumulative GPA (subject to an additional opportunity at the University Council's discretion), or for failing to complete graduation requirements within one and a half times the program's normal duration.
Source: PSU Rules of Implementation of the Undergraduate Study & Examinations By-Law, 1445H/2024AD
Minimum GPA to Graduate from PSU
To graduate, a student must complete all requirements of their approved study plan with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 and a major GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00.
Source: PSU Rules of Implementation of the Undergraduate Study & Examinations By-Law, 1445H/2024AD
Graduation Honors at PSU
First-class honors require a cumulative GPA between 3.75 and 4.00 at graduation; second-class honors require a cumulative GPA from 3.25 to less than 3.75. To qualify, a student must not have failed any course at PSU or a prior institution, must graduate within the median of the program's minimum-to-maximum duration, and must have completed at least 60% of graduation requirements at PSU.
Source: PSU Rules of Implementation of the Undergraduate Study & Examinations By-Law, 1445H/2024AD
Transfer Credit Requirements at PSU
Incoming transfer students must have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 out of 4.00 (or 3.00 out of 5.00) at their previous institution. Course equivalency requires a minimum grade of C in the original course; grades from equated courses are recorded on the transcript but are not factored into the cumulative GPA, though their credit hours do count toward graduation.
Source: PSU Rules of Implementation of the Undergraduate Study & Examinations By-Law, 1445H/2024AD
