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Class GradeCALCULATOR

Drexel GPA calculator

Drexel grades on a plus/minus scale: an A+ and an A are both 4.0, an A− is 3.67, a B+ 3.33, a B 3.0, a B− 2.67, a C+ 2.33, a C 2.0, a C− 1.67, a D+ 1.33 and a D 1.0, and there’s no D−. An F counts as 0.0, and so do an incomplete you don’t finish in time and a missing grade that turns into an N/F; a W and an audit stay out of your GPA. Retake a course and both grades are averaged into your cumulative GPA unless a GPA adjustment petition is approved, and Drexel figures your GPA to two decimals without rounding up.

Drexel’s points: A+ 4.00, A 4.00, A− 3.67, B+ 3.33 and so on.

Example courses. Change them to yours, or

Include your earlier GPA

Quality points are the more exact input when the displayed GPA has already been rounded. Do not include these same credits again in the course rows.

Raise my GPA: what would it take to reach a target?

These are future credits beyond the courses and earlier record entered above.

Pass/fail or a retake: what would change?

Whether a pass/fail course leaves the GPA and whether a retake replaces the old grade are your school’s rules; the table below shows Drexel’s.

One grade higher: which course moves your GPA most?

Each line raises one course by one grade on the grade points above and leaves the others as entered, so a course that carries more credit moves the GPA more. A course you haven’t finished can be marked “Planned” in its ⋯ menu: the GPA so far then leaves it out, and the projection counts it at the grade you chose. A grade already on your transcript changes only under your school’s retake or grade-change rules.

Compare with a GPA line (dean's list, scholarship, good standing)
Course groups and equal weights

Set a course's group or term, or mark it planned, in its ⋯ menu. Groups are just your labels: they don’t apply AMCAS or other application-service GPA rules.

Import courses from a transcript or spreadsheet

Copy the courses from your unofficial transcript, degree audit or a spreadsheet and paste them here, one course per line with its grade and credits. Term headings such as “Fall 2025” keep the courses in their terms. Your grades stay in this browser.

Save my courses or compare versions

Nothing is sent to us. Untick the box to forget them.

To compare plans, save the courses as they are now as a version, change them, and save again. Versions stay in this browser until you delete them.

Open a file you saved with “Save the versions to a file”, in this browser or another. It is read in your browser and sent nowhere.

Drexel’s rules checked in its 2026–2027 University Catalog. Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Grade points at Drexel

Drexel multiplies each course’s grade points by its credit hours, adds them up and divides by the hours that count. Enter your courses above with these points already set.

Drexel University letter grades and grade points
GradeGrade points
A+4.00
A4.00
A−3.67
B+3.33
B3.00
B−2.67
C+2.33
C2.00
C−1.67
D+1.33
D1.00
F0.00
I/F0.00, counted in the GPA
N/F0.00, counted in the GPA

From Drexel University, Office of the University Registrar, Grading Scale.

What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at Drexel

A course left out of the GPA adds no points and no hours. In the calculator, choose its code or “Not counted”; a code that counts as zero lowers the GPA like a failing grade.

How Drexel counts each code
CodeWhat it meansIn the Drexel GPA
FFailingWorth 0.0 grade points, and it shows on your transcript. An earned F is permanent and can’t be changed; only an F assigned administratively can be. You can repeat the course, but by default the new grade is averaged with the F in your GPA. You have one year from when a final grade is assigned to contest it, and you start with the course’s professor. Rule
WWithdrawal: you attempted the course but didn’t complete itDoesn’t count in your term or cumulative GPA, though it stays on your transcript and counts as attempted credits. In a quarter course you can withdraw from Week 2 to Week 7, by close of business on the Friday of Week 7; in an accelerated course, by the Friday of Week 3. Drop a course earlier instead (AskDrexel says through the first Sunday of the term) and it disappears from your transcript. Drexel Central won’t process appeals after the deadline; take them to your academic advisor. You can’t withdraw in a case of academic dishonesty, and a withdrawal processed before a final sanction reverts to the instructor’s grade. Rule
INCIncomplete: the work isn’t finished, but your instructor agrees you can complete it within an agreed timeListed at 0.0 points; it only enters your GPA once it turns into a failing grade. The terms for finishing are up to your instructor and agreed between you. The pages differ: the Registrar’s Grading Scale page recommends a written agreement and says that if no grade is submitted within one full academic year, the INC turns into an F that counts in your GPA; Drexel Central’s Grades and GPA page requires a written agreement and says the INC becomes an I/F if no grade is submitted by the completion date on your incomplete course contract. Either grade is permanent. You must finish an INC before you repeat the course. Rule
I/FAn incomplete that lapsed into a failing gradeCounts in your GPA like an F (0 points) and is permanent. Drexel Central’s page uses I/F for an INC not finished by the date on your contract; the Registrar’s page calls the lapsed grade an F. Rule
GNSGrade Not Submitted: your instructor didn’t submit a grade by the deadlineNot a grade but a temporary marker, resolved either by removing the course from your record or by assigning a grade. If it’s still unresolved by the last day of classes of the next term, it becomes an N/F. Rule
N/FAdministrative failing grade for a GNS left unresolvedCalculated as a failure in your GPA (0 points) and permanent. Rule
CR or NCRCredit or No CreditThe grading scale lists both at 0.0 grade points. Drexel Global’s page says the CR and NCR grades you get in an exchange program abroad don’t factor into your GPA, and a CR there needs the equivalent of a C or above. A course you first took CR/NCR can’t be repeated with a GPA adjustment. Rule
AUAudit: you attend without earning credit or a standard letter gradeDoesn’t affect your GPA. The grading scale lists it as AU; Drexel Central’s audit page calls it AUD. You need approval from the instructor and your academic advisor before add/drop closes, you can’t switch to or from audit after that, and an audited course can’t meet a major requirement. Rule
Repeated courseYou took the same course againBy default every attempt counts: Drexel keeps one unified GPA, and all grades from the original course and the repeat are averaged into it. You can petition for a GPA adjustment, starting with your academic advisor. The petition only covers courses taken at Drexel, and not courses meant to be taken more than once, such as independent study, research or special topics. Your first attempt must be a C− or lower, and your latest attempt must be from fall quarter 2024–2025 onward. You can’t use it for a course taken after your degree is conferred, or when the first grade was an INC, a W or CR/NCR, or came from documented academic misconduct; finish an INC before you repeat. If the petition is approved, only the credits from the first time you pass the course count in your earned and passed hours. The Registrar’s GPA Calculation page states that credit rule without mentioning a petition, and neither page spells out how an approved petition changes the GPA itself. Rule
Transfer creditGrades from another collegeYour Drexel GPA covers coursework taken at Drexel. The College of Engineering’s page says that when you take an approved course elsewhere, you get credit, not the letter grade, and your Drexel cumulative GPA isn’t affected; coursework not approved in advance may be denied. To transfer, a course must be substantially equivalent to a Drexel course and earned with a C (2.0) or better, and some departments require a B or better. Drexel generally accepts up to 90 semester credits, about 135 quarter credits, and you must complete at least 45 quarter credits at Drexel to graduate. You need official transcripts from all your previous schools, and correspondence or extension work earns no credit. Abroad, free-standing programs and intensive courses give letter grades that count in your GPA, exchange programs give CR or NCR, and independent programs give transfer credit. A credit-by-examination grade does count in your cumulative GPA, though you can’t use that option while on probation. Drexel runs on quarters until it moves to semesters in August 2027, after a one-time transition term in summer 2026–2027; the switch alone won’t extend your degree if you keep making satisfactory progress. Rule

Drexel calculates your GPA to two decimal places and doesn’t round it up, so a 2.688 shows as 2.68.

Drexel GPA lines

These are Drexel’s published undergraduate lines, each with the other conditions its catalog sets. Your college or program may set its own, higher lines.

Published GPA lines at Drexel
GPA lineWhat it meansAlso required
2.00 term and cumulativeGood StandingYour transcript shows Good Standing, On Academic Probation or Dismissed. Standing is set at the close of each term and takes effect the first day of the next term. Full rule
Below 2.00 term or cumulativeAcademic ProbationThe 2.00 figure is on the College of Engineering’s page; the Registrar’s page says only “a certain level.” You meet your academic advisor to write an academic plan and set GPA goals, after completing an Academic Success Plan, and you follow your program’s conditions. You can’t take credit by examination while on probation. Full rule
Below 1.00 term or cumulativeAcademic dismissalThe College of Engineering’s page says any time; AskDrexel’s answer exempts your first term at Drexel. To appeal, contact the office Drexel Central lists for your college or school. Full rule
Repeated terms below 2.00Academic dismissalThe pages differ: the College of Engineering’s page says four consecutive terms of probation; AskDrexel’s answer “What is academic dismissal?” says a term GPA below 2.00 for three consecutive terms. Full rule
2.00 cumulativeMinimum GPA to graduateYou need it to be cleared for graduation. Transfer students must also complete at least 45 quarter credits at Drexel. Full rule
3.500–3.699 / 3.700–3.899 / 3.900–4.000Cum laude / magna cum laude / summa cum laudeFixed GPA ranges on your entire Drexel career; transfer students need at least 75 credits at Drexel. Honors are calculated at the end of each term and noted on your diploma and transcript. Drexel doesn’t hand out cords. Full rule
3.2 cumulativePennoni Honors Program16 credit hours of Honors coursework, with at least a B in each course you count. Honors advisors will help you finish through the change from terms to semesters. Full rule
3.5 cumulativeHonors with Distinction24 credit hours, with at least a B in each course you count, except Civic Foundations courses, which need a D or above. Full rule

To see how far you are from one of them, enter it under “Compare with a GPA line” in the calculator, or as your target in the target GPA planner.

A worked example

At Drexel a retake doesn’t erase the F unless a GPA adjustment petition is approved, and the GPA isn’t rounded up. Say you fail a 4-credit course (F), earn an A− in a 3-credit course and a B+ in a 4-credit course, and withdraw from a 3-credit course with a W: (0 × 4 + 3.67 × 3 + 3.33 × 4) ÷ 11 = 24.33 ÷ 11 ≈ 2.211, shown as 2.21, and the W doesn’t count. You retake the failed course and earn an A. Without an approved petition, both attempts are averaged: (0 × 4 + 4 × 4 + 3.67 × 3 + 3.33 × 4) ÷ 15 = 40.33 ÷ 15 ≈ 2.688, shown as 2.68, not 2.69.

The calculator gives an estimate from the grades you enter. Your official GPA is the one on your Drexel academic record.

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