How UNC Charlotte Calculates GPA
Quality points (grade points) equal a course's letter-grade point value multiplied by its credit hours. Grade point average is the total accumulated quality points divided by total GPA hours attempted; only credits attempted at UNC Charlotte are included.
GPA hours exclude courses graded I (Incomplete), IP (In Progress), W (Withdrawal), WE (Withdrawal with Extenuating Circumstances), P (Pass), AU (Audit), or N (No Credit) — none of these affect the GPA.
GPA is reported to two decimal places and truncated, never rounded up (a GPA of 3.486 is shown as 3.48, not 3.49 or 3.5).
Students may repeat a previously passed course. Grade Replacement automatically applies to the first two courses repeated (maximum 8 credit hours) where the earlier grade was C or below: both attempts stay on the transcript, but only the higher grade counts toward GPA. Grade Replacement does not apply beyond the first two such repeats, to grades earned before Fall 2007, or to courses tied to an academic-integrity violation.
Source: UNC Charlotte Office of the Provost, Academic Policy: Grading (Undergraduate), rev. Apr 28 2022 — verified Sep 2026
Transfer Credit and GPA
Only coursework attempted at UNC Charlotte counts toward a student's grade point average — credit accepted in transfer from another institution does not factor into the UNC Charlotte GPA.
Source: UNC Charlotte Office of the Provost, Academic Policy: Grading (Undergraduate), rev. Apr 28 2022 — verified Sep 2026
Frequently asked questions
What grading scheme does University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) use?
Where does this UNC Charlotte grade scale come from?
What are UNC Charlotte's GPA rules?
Source: UNC Charlotte Office of the Provost, Academic Policy: Grading (Undergraduate), rev. Apr 28 2022 — verified Sep 2026
How does UNC Charlotte treat transfer credit?
Source: UNC Charlotte Office of the Provost, Academic Policy: Grading (Undergraduate), rev. Apr 28 2022 — verified Sep 2026