Qassim University (QU) GPA Calculator

Beyond the standard letter grades, QU's regulations define several administrative statuses that carry no grade-point value and are not counted toward the GPA: IP (In-Progress), IC (Incomplete), NP (No-grade Pass), NF (No-grade Fail), W (Withdrawn with an accepted excuse), and E (Exemption).

A separate status, DN (Denied), is assigned when a student is barred from the final exam for excessive absence — more than 25% of a course's contact hours without an accepted excuse. A student denied exam entry is recorded as having failed the course, at the same point weight as an F grade. A college council (or its delegate) may lift the denial and admit the student to the final exam if the student provides an accepted excuse and their attendance was not below 50%.

At graduation, Qassim University assigns a descriptive overall classification based on the student's cumulative GPA, on the 5.00 scale QU has adopted: Excellent (4.50-5.00), Very Good (3.75 to below 4.50), Good (2.75 to below 3.75), and Pass (2.00 to below 2.75).

A student is issued an academic warning whenever their cumulative GPA falls below 2.00 out of 5.00, recorded on their academic file. In semester-based programs, three consecutive warnings lead to academic dismissal, though the college council may grant a fourth chance if the student can still raise their CGPA back to 2.00 or above. In year-based programs, a second consecutive warning leads to dismissal, with the college council able to grant a third chance under the same condition.

A student can also be dismissed for exceeding the maximum study duration — the program's standard length plus half again — without completing graduation requirements. In either case, the University Council (or its delegate) may grant one further exceptional year.

A student graduates only after completing all graduation requirements with a cumulative GPA no lower than the threshold the University Council sets for their major — but never below the "Pass" grade, 2.00 out of 5.00. Graduation is dated to the day the CGPA is calculated, per the academic calendar.

Qassim University awards two levels of honors distinction at graduation, based on cumulative GPA on the university's 5.00 scale: First Honors requires a CGPA of 4.75 to 5.00; Second Honors requires 4.25 to below 4.75.

Either honor also requires the student to have never failed a course — at QU or at another university, including as a visiting or transferred student — to have completed graduation requirements within the average of their college's minimum and maximum allowed study duration, and to have completed at least 60% of graduation requirements at QU itself.

A student transferring into QU from another university needs a cumulative GPA of at least 2.00 out of 5.00 (or its equivalent), must not have been dismissed from their previous institution for disciplinary reasons, and needs the destination college dean's approval. A student later found to have been dismissed elsewhere for disciplinary reasons has their QU registration voided from the date it was accepted.

Course credit from outside QU can be equated toward a program if its content matches at least 60% of the QU course it replaces (colleges may require a higher match), the equated units make up no more than 40% of the destination program's total units, and the outside course carries at least as many units as its QU equivalent. Equated courses appear on the transcript with the grade earned, but are not counted toward the CGPA. Internal transfer between QU colleges, departments or majors is allowed only once during a student's studies, and requires the destination dean's approval.