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Ohio State GPA calculator

Ohio State grades on a 4.0 scale with no A+, D− or F: A is 4.0, A− 3.7, B+ 3.3 and so on down to D 1.0, and its failing grade, E, is 0.0. An EN, the failing grade for a class you stopped going to without withdrawing, counts as an E. A retake normally counts both grades, but grade forgiveness lets you replace the first grade in up to three courses, once each.

Looking for Oregon State University or Oklahoma State University? Their grade points and rules are on the Oregon State GPA calculator and the Oklahoma State GPA calculator.

Ohio State’s points: A 4.00, A− 3.70, B+ 3.30, B 3.00 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 Ohio State’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.

Ohio State’s rules checked in its University Faculty Rules and Buckeye’s Guide to Academic Policies (September 2026). Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Grade points at Ohio State

Ohio State 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.

The Ohio State University letter grades and grade points
GradeGrade points
A4.00
A−3.70
B+3.30
B3.00
B−2.70
C+2.30
C2.00
C−1.70
D+1.30
D1.00
E0.00
EN0.00, counted in the GPA

From The Ohio State University, Office of the University Registrar, A Buckeye’s Guide to Academic Policies (last updated September 2026).

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

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 Ohio State counts each code
CodeWhat it meansIn the Ohio State GPA
EFailing: you didn’t meet the course’s learning objectivesCounts 0.0 points with its hours in your GPA, and earns no credit. Ohio State has no F; E is its failing grade. If the course is required, you must repeat it, or an approved equivalent, at the first opportunity. Rule
ENFailure, non-attendance: you stopped going and didn’t withdrawTreated as an E: 0.0 points, with its hours counted in your GPA. If you just stop going without officially withdrawing, your instructor gives you a grade that stays on your record. You can petition for a retroactive withdrawal from an E or EN. Rule
NEN or UENAn EN in a pass/non-pass course (NEN) or an S/U course (UEN)Not counted in your GPA: the Faculty Rules compute the GPA on A through E and EN only, and the advising office’s grade forgiveness page lists UEN and NEN among marks that don’t affect the GPA. The Registrar’s Buckeye’s Guide puts EN, NEN and UEN in one row of its grade table, treated as an E and included in the GPA; ask your advisor if one of them is on your record. NEN is also what an EN becomes in a term graded under the Exceptional Circumstances system. Rule
I or IXIncomplete: most of the work is done satisfactorily, and the instructor accepts your reason for the rest; IX is an approved longer extensionNo points and left out of your GPA while it stands. Your instructor also submits an alternate grade, which replaces the I if no final grade is in by noon on the sixth Saturday of the next semester. The advising page puts it as the grade you would have earned before the I. A longer extension needs further approval and shows as IX. You can’t repeat a course while you have an I or IX in it, and an incomplete can’t be removed by retroactive withdrawal. Rule
WWithdrewNot counted in your GPA. Drop by 5 p.m. on the fourth Friday of a full semester and nothing goes on your record; after that, until 5 p.m. on the tenth Friday, you get a W. Later than that, you can withdraw only for circumstances beyond your control. Rule
PA or NPPass or Non-Pass, under the Pass/No Pass grading optionNeither counts in your GPA. PA earns the credit hours; NP, the equivalent of an E, earns none. You can choose it for up to 20 credit hours, only in courses your degree doesn’t require, and only with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. An NP can be petitioned for retroactive withdrawal. Rule
S or USatisfactory or Unsatisfactory, in a course the department grades S/UNeither counts in your GPA. S earns credit as hours only; U earns no credit. Rule
RRegistered to auditNo credit hours and no effect on your GPA. You need approval from the instructor and your college’s dean. Rule
EMCredit by examinationCredit with no points; left out of your GPA. You can’t get EM credit for a course you already have a grade or transfer credit in. Rule
K or KDTransfer credit; KD marks transfer credit whose original grade was a D+ or DLeft out of your Ohio State GPA. Rule
PProgress in a series of courses graded only when the last one is finishedCounts as hours only and stays out of your GPA until the final grade is given. Rule
NGGrade unreported by instructorNo points; left out of your GPA. Rule
PEEmergency Pass, under the Exceptional Circumstances Grading SystemOnly in terms when the university invokes emergency grading. Undergraduate D+ and D grades become PE, which earns credit but stays out of your GPA; an E becomes NP and an EN becomes NEN. Rule
Repeated courseYou took the same course againAn E, EN or NP you can repeat for credit; repeating a course where you got a D or better, EM, K or PA needs your dean’s or director’s recommendation. Normally both grades stay on your record and both count in your GPA. Grade forgiveness changes that: you petition, by the tenth Friday of a full-term course, and the first attempt’s grade and hours leave your cumulative GPA, replaced for good by the second grade, even if it’s lower. The first attempt stays on your transcript. You can use it on up to three courses, once each, and both attempts must be at Ohio State. A third attempt isn’t eligible, and forgiveness doesn’t apply if you earned a degree or certificate between the two attempts. W, PA, PE, S, U, NP, UEN and NEN can’t be forgiven. Forgiving an earlier course doesn’t qualify you for a past term’s Dean’s List. Rule
Transfer creditGrades from another collegeGrades and GPA from other schools don’t transfer: transfer credit shows as K (or KD for a D+ or D) and isn’t used in your Ohio State GPA. Non-remedial work with a C− or better transfers, and a D sometimes does. There’s no cap on hours accepted, but at least 30 semester hours of your bachelor’s degree must be Ohio State enrollment, and the 2.0 you need to graduate is on Ohio State work. College Credit Plus taken through Ohio State’s Academy is different: it goes on your Ohio State record and can affect your GPA. Rule

Ohio State GPA lines

These are Ohio State’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 Ohio State
GPA lineWhat it meansAlso required
2.0 CPHRGood standing; below it, academic probationProbation comes off when your CPHR is back to 2.0. The Transcript Key describes the probation trigger differently, as a deficiency of 15 or more credit points below what a 2.0 needs. There’s no GPA line for dismissal: if you don’t make satisfactory progress on the conditions of your probation, your college may dismiss you. Full rule
Below 2.0 after your first semester or summer termAcademic warning (your college’s choice, instead of probation)If you’re not at 2.0 after one term on warning, you may be placed on probation. Full rule
2.0 CPHR on all Ohio State workMinimum GPA for a bachelor’s degreeWith at least 30 semester hours through Ohio State enrollment. Full rule
3.5 term GPADean’s List (typically)At least 12 graded hours in the semester, at least 9 of them graded A–D, no more than 3 graded S and none graded PA, and no failing grades of any kind. Grade forgiveness of an earlier course doesn’t qualify you after the fact. Full rule
3.500 / 3.700 / 3.900 CPHRCum laude / magna cum laude / summa cum laudeYou need at least 60 Ohio State credit hours graded A through D, or S; PA/NP, PE and repeated coursework don’t count toward them. All your Ohio State coursework toward the degree counts. Reach the line by the term before graduation and you keep the honor even if your final CPHR dips. Full rule
Grades of C− or better onlyFresh start (CPHR recalculated)After five or more years away, you can petition to recalculate your CPHR using only grades of C− or better, EM, K, PA or S. Other grades stay on your record but no longer count. You must then be re-enrolled for at least 30 credit hours and two semesters (or a semester and a summer term) before graduating. Full rule
3.3 CPHRSenior Petition to take courses for graduate creditYour undergraduate CPHR must be 3.3 or above for the petition. 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

An EN counts like an E. Say you stop going to a 3-credit class without withdrawing and get an EN, and earn a B and an A− in two other 3-credit classes: (0 × 3 + 3.0 × 3 + 3.7 × 3) ÷ 9 = 20.1 ÷ 9 ≈ 2.23. Had you withdrawn by the tenth Friday, the W would stay out: 20.1 ÷ 6 = 3.35. Retake the course with grade forgiveness and earn a B+, and only the B+ counts: 30 ÷ 9 ≈ 3.33.

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

Sources: The Ohio State University, Office of the University Registrar, A Buckeye’s Guide to Academic Policies (last updated September 2026); The Ohio State University, Office of the University Registrar, Transcript Key; The Ohio State University, Office of the University Registrar, Transfer Credit Center, Frequently Asked Questions - Transfer Credit; The Ohio State University, Office of Undergraduate Education (advising.osu.edu), Grades and Grade Forgiveness; The Ohio State University, Board of Trustees, University Faculty Rules, Chapter 3335-8: Instruction (University Faculty Rules and Buckeye’s Guide to Academic Policies (September 2026)).