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FIU’s scale has A− 3.67, B+ 3.33, B− 2.67 and C+ 2.33, but no C−, D+ or D−: the only grade between C and F is a D at 1.00. A retake counts both grades unless you use one of your three grade forgiveness chances, which leaves only your last grade in your GPA. If you started as a freshman in 2016 or later, a D or F in a core course in your first year becomes an NC, which stays out of your GPA.
FIU’s points: A 4.00, A− 3.67, B+ 3.33, B 3.00 and so on.
The plus/minus cutoffs Wikipedia lists for US colleges: A+ from 97%, A 93, A- 90, B+ 87, B 83, B- 80 and so on down to D- at 60. It is not universal, so use your syllabus's cutoffs when they differ.Source: Wikipedia, “Academic grading in the United States”.
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Rounding and decimal places
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A letter typed as a score counts as the lowest percentage for that letter on this scale. Use the original percentage when you have it.
Only scales that publish GPA points can convert a percentage. Check that your school uses these same points.
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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 FIU’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
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FIU’s rules checked in its 2026–2027 University Catalog. Sources are at the bottom of the page.
Grade points at FIU
FIU 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.
Florida International University letter grades and grade points
What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at FIU
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 FIU counts each code
Code
What it means
In the FIU GPA
F0
Failure based on non-attendance
Counts as 0.00 in your GPA, the same as an F. Rule
IN
Incomplete: a temporary grade your instructor may give when part of your work is unfinished, not through your own negligence
Carries no points, so it stays out of your GPA while it stands. You must be passing, with no more than 50% of the work missing. Finish within two consecutive terms (summer counts), or it automatically becomes an F. Don’t register for the course again to make it up, and you can’t graduate with an IN. An IN may also be given while alleged academic misconduct is being handled. Rule
NC
No Credit Earned: replaces a D or F in a core course during your first year
Carries no points, so it stays out of your GPA. If you started as a freshman in 2016 or later, a D or F in any University Core Curriculum course or approved additional course taken within one year of your first enrollment becomes NC. The same goes for dual enrollment courses from Fall 2023 on. You can retake a course with an NC. Rule
P
Pass in a course graded pass/fail
A P stays out of your GPA, but an F in a pass/fail course counts in your term GPA. Your college or school decides whether a course is letter-graded, pass/fail or your choice. You pick at registration and can’t change after add/drop. P/F credits don’t count toward the 40 graded hours for Latin honors. Rule
S or U
Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory
The grade table gives neither one any points. The GPA instructions on the same page, though, say your term GPA includes pass/fail courses where you earned an F or U. You can retake a course with a U. S/U credits don’t count toward the 40 graded hours for Latin honors. Rule
AU
Audit: you take the course without a grade
Stays out of your GPA. You need the instructor’s permission and signature. Once you register to audit, you can’t switch, and tuition and fees are the same as for credit. Audits don’t count toward the 40 graded hours for Latin honors. Rule
W, WA, WI or DR
You withdrew from the course, were withdrawn administratively, withdrew from the university, or dropped the course
None carries points, so none enters your GPA. You can retake a course with a W or DR. Rule
IP
In Progress, for thesis and dissertation courses only
You can retake a course you got a W, DR, U, D, NC or F in. Both grades count in your GPA unless you apply for grade forgiveness, and the credit counts only once toward graduation. Every attempt stays on your transcript. Retaking a course you passed with a C or higher needs your advisor’s permission. With grade forgiveness, only your last grade counts, for a course you got below a C (2.00) in. You get three uses in all, on one course or on different ones. Both attempts must be at FIU, with the same grading option and credits. Forgiveness can’t be applied after your degree is conferred, or to a course where you were found responsible for academic misconduct. Other schools may not accept the recalculated GPA. Once your three uses are gone, retakes count both grades again. Repeats may carry the Repeat Course Surcharge. Rule
Transfer credit
Grades from another college
Grades from other schools never enter any FIU GPA. Your transfer credits show on your transcript, but only grades earned at FIU count. A D may transfer, though it may not meet a major requirement. Up to 60 lower-division and 30 upper-division transfer credits count toward your degree. Credit by exam, including AP, AICE, CLEP and IB, carries no grade. Grade forgiveness works only when both attempts are at FIU. Your GPA also starts over if you move from undergraduate to graduate study. Rule
FIU rounds every GPA to two decimals. The catalog’s own example: 43.33 ÷ 17 = 2.55. Work out your cumulative GPA from all your courses, not by averaging term GPAs.
FIU GPA lines
These are FIU’s published undergraduate lines, each with the other conditions its catalog sets. Your college or program may set its own, higher lines.
Noted on your transcript. Your college or school may set conditions you must meet to keep enrolling. A 2.0 term GPA while on probation keeps you from dismissal, even if your cumulative GPA is still below 2.0. Full rule
Below 2.0 cumulative and term, while on probation
Automatic dismissal from your program and FIU
Not before you’ve attempted at least 20 semester hours. Dismissal lasts at least one year. You have ten working days to appeal for reinstatement, and if you’re reinstated you return on probation. Full rule
3.500 term GPA
Dean’s List, noted on your transcript
You need at least 9 credit hours that term in courses that earn grade points. Full rule
3.500, 3.700, 3.900 cumulative FIU GPA
Cum laude (3.500–3.699), magna cum laude (3.700–3.899), summa cum laude (3.900 or higher)
You need grade points in at least 40 semester hours at FIU (33 in the RN-BSN program). P/F, S/U and audit credits don’t count toward that, and neither do credits from before readmission under academic amnesty or salvage. Your honors go on your transcript when your degree posts. 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
A retake doesn’t erase your first grade unless you use grade forgiveness. Say you have a 3-credit F, a 3-credit A and a 3-credit B+: (0 × 3 + 4.00 × 3 + 3.33 × 3) ÷ 9 = 2.44. You retake the failed course and earn a B. Without forgiveness, both attempts count: (0 × 3 + 3.00 × 3 + 4.00 × 3 + 3.33 × 3) ÷ 12 = 2.58. Use one of your three forgiveness chances and only the B counts: (3.00 × 3 + 4.00 × 3 + 3.33 × 3) ÷ 9 = 3.44.
The calculator gives an estimate from the grades you enter. Your official GPA is the one on your FIU academic record.
For any other college, the college GPA calculator starts on the common plus/minus 4.0 points and takes your school’s own. Cumulative GPA combines terms you already have, and the GPA guide answers what a GPA means.
