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Michigan Tech grades in half steps instead of plus and minus: A is 4.00, AB 3.50, B 3.00, BC 2.50, C 2.00, CD 1.50, D 1.00 and F 0.00. When you repeat a course, only your most recent grade counts in your GPA, even if it’s lower, but a W or I on the retake doesn’t replace the old grade. Michigan Tech truncates your GPA instead of rounding it, and an X (conditional) counts as an F until you make up the work.
Michigan Tech’s points: A 4.00, AB 3.50, B 3.00, BC 2.50 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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Only changes how results are shown. Extra places appear when rounding would push a score over a letter cutoff.
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 Michigan Tech’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.
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Michigan Tech’s rules checked in its 2026 Undergraduate Catalog. Sources are at the bottom of the page.
Grade points at Michigan Tech
Michigan Tech 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.
Michigan Technological University letter grades and grade points
What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at Michigan Tech
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 Michigan Tech counts each code
Code
What it means
In the Michigan Tech GPA
W
Late drop: you dropped the course after the census date
No credit and no grade points, so a W stays out of your GPA. A drop through 5 p.m. on the census date leaves nothing on your transcript. The pages disagree on when a W applies. Senate Policy 301.1 (changed by Senate Proposal 33-26 in April 2026), the catalog’s Registration page and the Registrar’s pages say a drop from the day after the census date through the end of week 12 shows as a W, with requests due by 5 p.m. Friday of week 12 and your academic advisor’s approval. The catalog’s Grade Policies page still says the W window runs from the start of week 4 to the end of week 10; the Faculty Handbook removed that timing in August 2026 because it conflicted with Proposal 33-26. After week 12 the Dean of Students Office considers a late drop only for extenuating circumstances beyond your control. Dropping all your courses withdraws you from school, and leaving without withdrawing gets you F grades. Rule
I
Incomplete: a legitimate extenuating circumstance kept you from finishing, you can finish without re-enrolling, and you are passing
Left out of your GPA while it stands. Finish within one semester: a fall I by the end of spring, a spring or summer I by the end of fall. If you don’t, the I turns into an F. An I still on your record when you graduate counts as an F in your final GPA. An I isn’t meant to replace a failing grade or a withdrawal. Rule
X
Conditional: you were at fault for not finishing part of the course (oversleeping an exam, car trouble, missing assignments), but you don’t need to repeat it
Counts in your GPA as an F (0.00) until you make up the work in the next semester, on the same schedule as an I. If you don’t, the X becomes an F. Rule
F*, E* or U*
Failure, unsatisfactory pass-fail or unsatisfactory audit due to academic dishonesty
An F* carries 0.00 grade points, like an F. An E* or U* gives no credit and no grade points. Rule
S or E (pass-fail)
You took the course under the pass-fail option
Neither enters your GPA. An S earns credit; an E doesn’t. Pass-fail courses can only count as free electives, and you can’t repeat a letter-graded course pass-fail. Switch to pass-fail by close of business on Wednesday of the second week. The pages disagree on the cutoffs: the catalog and the Registrar say an S is A to C work and an E is CD to F work, while Senate Policy 311.1 in the Faculty Handbook says an S is A, B or C work and an E is D or F work. Rule
V or U
Audit: satisfactory (V) or unsatisfactory (U)
No credit and no grade points, so neither enters your GPA. Switch to audit by close of business on Wednesday of the second week. An audit isn’t a way to replace a failing grade and can’t meet academic requirements, but you can later take the course for credit with your instructor’s and advisor’s approval. Rule
N
No grade: you officially withdrew from the University after the regular drop period while passing the course
No credit and no grade points; left out of your GPA. Rule
P or Q
Progress or inadequate progress in an approved 3000- or 4000-level project course that runs over more than one semester
In-session (the course ends after the semester’s grade deadline) or missing grade (your instructor hasn’t submitted one)
Temporary marks that stay out of your GPA. For an M, see your instructor. Rule
Cr
Credit by Advanced Placement or examination
Stays out of your GPA, but the credits count toward your class standing. Rule
SCV, LCV or ECV
Grades under the COVID-19 pass-fail option: SCV for A to C work, LCV for CD or D work, ECV for F work
None of them enters your GPA. SCV and LCV earn credit; ECV doesn’t. Rule
RD, RF and other R grades
Grades from terms removed by Academic Renewal
Left out of your GPA, and the courses earn no credit. They stay on your transcript with the note “Academic Renewal has been granted”. Rule
Mid-semester satisfactory or unsatisfactory
A progress report for first-year students: satisfactory means C or better
Not a final grade: your letter grade comes at the end of the semester. Rule
Repeated course
You took the same course again
When you repeat a course, your most recent grade is the one used for your GPA, your credits toward graduation and your class standing, even if it’s lower than before. Every attempt and grade stays on your transcript, marked “Include” or “Exclude”. A W or I on the retake doesn’t replace the earlier grade. You must repeat in the same grade mode as the first attempt, so a pass-fail grade can’t replace a letter grade. A third attempt needs permission from the dean of students and your academic advisor. Courses whose description says they can be repeated for credit aren’t covered. If the course is no longer offered and has no direct equivalent, you can ask to take a “similar repeat”. After a CD or D in a prerequisite, you should retake it before the next course. If you receive veterans’ benefits, repeating a course you didn’t fail isn’t VA certifiable. Separately, if you return after five or more years away, Academic Renewal can remove up to two calendar years of earlier terms with a GPA below 2.0 from your GPA; it covers every course in those terms, earns you no credit for them, and can be used only once and never undone. Rule
Transfer credit
Grades from another college
Grades from other schools never enter your Michigan Tech GPA or your major department GPA: only the credit transfers. A course transfers only with a C (2.0) or better and if it’s comparable to a Michigan Tech course, and your degree department, college or school decides how many credits you can bring in. AP and exam credit shows as Cr, which stays out of your GPA. Transfer and AP credits do count toward your class standing. Rule
Michigan Tech truncates the GPA instead of rounding it, so the calculator cuts at two decimals too: 3.699 shows as 3.69, not 3.70.
Michigan Tech GPA lines
These are Michigan Tech’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 Michigan Tech
GPA line
What it means
Also required
2.00
Good academic standing
You need a 2.00 or better in all three: your cumulative GPA, your GPA for the most recent semester, and your cumulative GPA in your major department (once it’s based on at least 16 credits). Below 2.00 in any one puts you on academic probation, where you can register for at most 16 credits a semester unless the Dean of Students Office approves more. If you receive veterans’ benefits, you must also keep a 2.00 cumulative GPA. Full rule
Below 2.0 cumulative after a semester on probation, or a 0.0 semester GPA on 12 or more credits
Academic suspension
You’re also suspended if two semesters of probation don’t restore good standing, whatever your cumulative GPA. A first suspension keeps you out at least one semester plus a summer; a second, two semesters plus a summer. After a second suspension, failing to reach good standing or show substantial progress within one semester means dismissal. You can appeal a suspension. Full rule
2.00 cumulative and 2.00 in your major department
Minimum to graduate
An incomplete still on your record at graduation counts as an F in your final GPA. Minors and certificates may require more than 2.00. For a bachelor’s degree you also need 30 credits of 3000-level or higher courses at Michigan Tech. Full rule
3.00 cumulative
You may take more than 18 credits a semester
Only with your academic advisor’s approval. Otherwise the most you can take is 18 credits. Full rule
3.50 in a semester
Dean’s List
You need 12 or more grade point credits that semester, which means courses graded A to F or X. Dean’s List status goes on your transcript. Full rule
3.5 for cum laude, 3.7 for magna cum laude, 3.9 for summa cum laude
Latin honors at graduation (cum laude 3.5–3.69, magna 3.7–3.89, summa 3.9–4.0)
Based on your cumulative GPA; I, M, N, P, Q, S, V and similar grades stay out. The commencement program uses your GPA at the close of the semester before; your diploma and transcript use your GPA after you finish all degree requirements. Because the GPA is truncated, a 3.699 is cum laude, not magna. 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
Only your most recent try at a course counts. Say you fail a 4-credit course, alongside a 3-credit A, a 3-credit AB and a 3-credit BC: (0.00 × 4 + 4.00 × 3 + 3.50 × 3 + 2.50 × 3) ÷ 13 = 2.307…, which Michigan Tech truncates to 2.30 (rounding would give 2.31). You retake the course and earn a BC. The F stays on your transcript but leaves your GPA: (2.50 × 4 + 4.00 × 3 + 3.50 × 3 + 2.50 × 3) ÷ 13 = 3.076…, which the calculator shows as 3.07, not 3.08. Had you dropped the retake with a W, the F would still count and you’d stay at 2.30.
The calculator gives an estimate from the grades you enter. Your official GPA is the one on your Michigan Tech 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.
