University of South Carolina Aiken (USC Aiken) GPA Calculator

USC Aiken uses a plus-only letter grading system: A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F. No minus grades (A-, B-, C-, D-) are used, and no A+ is offered.

"FN" (Failure-Non-Attendance) is assigned to students who never attended or stopped attending without officially withdrawing; it carries the same 0.0 quality-point value as F and is computed into the GPA. "WF" (withdrawal after the drop deadline) is treated as an F and is likewise computed as 0.0 in the GPA.

GPA is calculated by dividing total quality points earned by total semester hours attempted for credit. Grades of "S", "U", "T", "AUD", "NR", or "W" are not included in the GPA calculation.

Under the Grade Forgiveness policy, a currently enrolled, fully-admitted, degree-seeking undergraduate earning a "D+", "D", "F", "FN", or "WF" may repeat up to two courses for grade forgiveness; both attempts remain on the record, but only the second grade is used in computing the University of South Carolina system cumulative GPA.

A cumulative institutional GPA (IGPA) of 2.00 or higher is required for good academic standing. Probation and suspension eligibility begins once a student has attempted 12 or more IGPA credit hours; the thresholds tighten as attempted hours increase:

The last 25% of the credit hours for a student's degree must be completed in residence at USC Aiken, and at least half of the credit hours in the student's major (and minor, if applicable) must be taken at USC Aiken. The minimum in-residence hours scale with total hours required for the degree:

The President's Honor List recognizes students who earn a 4.0 GPA on a minimum of 12 semester hours in a semester; the Dean's Honor List recognizes a 3.50 GPA or higher on a minimum of 12 semester hours. Correspondence and Pass/Fail courses do not count toward the 12-hour minimum.

Graduation (Latin) honors are based on cumulative institutional GPA, require at least 60 credit hours earned in residence at USC Aiken, and are determined at graduation, not retroactively:

• Summa Cum Laude: 3.95 or higher
• Magna Cum Laude: 3.75–3.94
• Cum Laude: 3.50–3.74

Only undergraduate courses taken at a regionally accredited (or CHEA-recognized) institution, comparable in content and credit hours to a USC Aiken course, and in which a grade of "C" or higher was earned, will be accepted for transfer credit.