Utica University GPA Calculator

When a course is repeated at Utica University, the lower of the two grades is removed from the calculation of the student’s cumulative average; if repeated more than once, only the lowest grade is excluded and all others are factored into the GPA. Credit is awarded only once regardless of how many times the course is taken, and each attempt remains on the transcript. Equivalent courses taken at other institutions are not counted as repeats.

A grade of Incomplete (“I”) remains a permanent part of the record until changed to a final grade.

In Pass/Fail courses, a passing grade of “P” earns no grade points and the credit hours are not computed in the semester or cumulative average; a failing grade is recorded as “F” and is computed into the average.

Academic standing is reviewed at the close of each semester based on cumulative GPA and credit hours carried, on a sliding scale that tightens as credit hours increase:

Students with very poor academic records (typically below a 0.5 GPA) may be dismissed without first being placed on probation. A student who meets the criteria for suspension but posts a semester GPA of 2.0 or higher in the most recent semester is placed on probation instead of suspended. Suspended students may apply for readmission after an absence of one full regular semester; a second suspension is a permanent dismissal, appealable to the Academic Standards Committee.

To be approved for graduation, a student must have a cumulative average of at least 2.0, and at least a 2.0 average in their major course requirements (including Major Course Requirements, Concentration, and Major-Related courses). A student’s last 30 credit hours toward the degree must be earned from Utica University courses with matriculated status.

The Dean’s Honor List recognizes students completing 12 or more credit hours in a semester with a semester average of 3.4 or better; the Dean’s High Honor List requires a semester average of 4.0. Pass/fail courses do not count toward the 12-hour requirement. Part-time matriculated students taking 6–11 credit hours are also eligible for both lists.

Graduation honors require an average of 3.4–3.59 for cum laude, 3.6–3.79 for magna cum laude, and 3.8–4.0 for summa cum laude, plus at least 36 credit hours of Utica University graded coursework at the 300- and 400-levels. For students who transfer in, graduation honors are computed on Utica University credit alone.

Credit awarded for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams does not affect a student’s Utica University grade point average. Courses transferred from another institution satisfy graduation requirements but are excluded from calculations of cumulative or program-specific grade point average — except for graduation-honors purposes for transfer students, where records from the previous institution are included in the GPA computation only if doing so would lower (not raise) the student’s average relative to their Utica-only average.