University of Florida (UF) GPA Calculator

UF grades are letter grades with grade points attached, and the Office of the University Registrar records them. The plus/minus values shown above apply to credit earned effective May 11, 2009 | Summer A — credit earned before that date used an older table with no minus grades at all (A 4.0, B+ 3.5, B 3.0, C+ 2.5, C 2.0, D+ 1.5, D 1, S 0).

Two things surprise students who have studied elsewhere in the US. UF's failing grade is E, not F — the catalog defines it plainly as “E: Failure,” and no F appears anywhere in UF's grade tables. And UF's grade tables contain no A+: the highest grade point value UF publishes is 4.0, for an A.

Several notations carry zero grade points, but they do not all behave the same way — and the difference decides whether that zero drags your average down. UF splits them into two groups:

• Failing, zero grade points, counted in your GPA: E (failure), WF (withdrew failing), I (incomplete), NG (no grade reported).
• Non-punitive, zero grade points, not counted in your GPA: W (withdrew), H (deferred grade), I* (incomplete, initial term), N* (no grade reported, initial term), U (unsatisfactory).

A grade of S (satisfactory) is equal to a C (2.0) or better and counts as credits earned toward your degree, but it carries no grade point value and never enters your GPA. Courses dropped after drop/add and before the withdrawal deadline are graded W. WF grades are no longer issued by UF, but in previous years they marked courses dropped after the withdrawal deadline.

Your average is the ratio of grade points to semester credits attempted. UF prints the calculation as three steps:

1. Multiply the grade value by the number of credits for total grade points.
2. Divide the total number of grade points by the number of credits carried. (S/U option grades are not calculated in the GPA.)
3. The GPA value is displayed to the hundredths place and not rounded up — a calculated 3.248 shows as 3.24.

“Credit” here means one semester hour, generally one hour per week of lecture or two or more hours per week of laboratory work.

Only UF grades count. Grades received at other institutions are not averaged with grades received at UF for the purpose of meeting university GPA requirements. Other agencies and honorary societies compute averages by their own standards, so an outside body may arrive at a different number than UF does.

Repeated courses all count. UF coursework that is repeated is counted in your UF GPA as many times as grades for that course are recorded — the earlier grade is not removed or replaced — although credits are awarded only once.

Grade changes are accepted and processed by the Office of the University Registrar for one calendar year after the term in which the course was attempted, defined as the published grades due date of the same semester in the following year. Later changes need supporting documentation and the approval of the appropriate college dean. This deadline does not apply to grades of I or I*.

An insufficient GPA can lead to dismissal from the university and cancellation of advanced registrations. UF states that students must maintain a minimum GPA based on their cumulative UF credits to avoid this; the specific minimums are set out in UF's Academic Progress Policies rather than on the grading page.

Your standing also gates the S/U option: to elect S/U you must be in good standing and not on university academic probation.

Two notations that are harmless during your degree turn into failing grades at the end of it, so clear them before you graduate.

• I* and N* are not assigned to graduating students. Where a continuing student would receive a non-punitive I* (incomplete) or N* (no grade reported), a graduating student receives a failing grade of I or NG instead — both carry zero grade points and both are counted in the GPA.
• Any grade of H received by a degree candidate becomes punitive at degree certification and is calculated as a failing grade. For continuing students, an H on a traditional course becomes punitive at a date determined by the college, and an H on flexible learning coursework generally becomes punitive 32 weeks after course enrollment.

Grades earned at other institutions are never averaged into your UF GPA. Only UF coursework builds the UF grade point average.

When a repeat crosses institutions, UF publishes the outcome for each case:

If you entered UF with Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) credit and then repeat and pass the equivalent course at UF, you receive a grade for the UF course and no credit for the prior work.

Repeat course equivalencies are identified using the state's common course taxonomy — see the statewide course numbering system for how equivalence is defined. Colleges may also decline to accept grade points and credits from lower-level courses taken after you have already received credit, grades, or exam credit for advanced courses in the same field.