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The University of Cincinnati grades on a plus/minus 4.0 scale with four-decimal points: an A is 4.0000, an A− 3.6667, a B+ 3.3333 and so on down to a D− at 0.6667 and an F at 0. An unofficial withdrawal (UW or X) and an incomplete left unfinished for 350 days (I/F) count as an F. A retake replaces the old grade in your GPA only if you file a grade replacement, for up to 18 semester hours, and then the newer grade counts even if it’s lower.
Cincinnati’s points: A 4.0000, A− 3.6667, B+ 3.3333, B 3.0000 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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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 Cincinnati’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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The University of Cincinnati’s rules checked in its Registrar’s policies and University Rules, as published October 2026. Sources are at the bottom of the page.
Grade points at the University of Cincinnati
The University of Cincinnati 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.
University of Cincinnati letter grades and grade points
What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at the University of Cincinnati
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 the University of Cincinnati counts each code
Code
What it means
In the University of Cincinnati GPA
A−, B+ … D−
Plus and minus grades
Your instructor may add a plus or minus, as the grading scale allows. They carry four-decimal points: A− 3.6667, B+ 3.3333, B− 2.6667, C+ 2.3333, C− 1.6667, D+ 1.3333 and D− 0.6667, the lowest passing grade. There’s no A+. Your GPA is your quality points divided by the credit hours you carried, and your cumulative GPA takes in every undergraduate course you’ve taken at the university. Rule
I
Incomplete: most of the work is done and passing, and a hardship kept you from finishing it in the term
Left out of your GPA (no quality points) for up to 350 days after the term ends; your instructor may set an earlier date. If you don’t finish by then, it turns into an I/F, which counts like an F. Before fall semester 2016, an I counted as 0 from the term after it was given. Rule
I/F
Failure: an incomplete not finished within 350 days, or an SP or UP still on your record after a year
Counts 0 quality points, with its hours, the same as an F. It can’t be changed online; changing it needs your college’s approval. Rule
UW, X
Unofficial withdrawal: you stopped attending (UW) or never attended or turned in work (X) without officially withdrawing
Both count 0 quality points, with their hours, like an F. Officially withdrawing gives you a W instead, which doesn’t count. Rule
W, WT, WX
Official withdrawal: after attending (W), administrative (WT), or without attending (WX)
Left out of your GPA. A WX only records that you didn’t attend, and it shows as a W on your grade report and transcript. Rule
P, U
Pass or Unsatisfactory in a designated pass/fail course
Left out of your GPA. A P means you earned the equivalent of a D− or better; a U is given in a pass/fail course taken for zero credit hours. A pass/fail grade can’t be replaced through grade replacement. Rule
T
Audit
Left out of your GPA. You can switch to auditing, or back to credit, only through the 7th calendar day of the term. An audited course can end in an F instead of a T if you don’t meet the instructor’s attendance expectations, and that F counts 0 in your GPA when the course carries credit hours. Rule
SP, UP
In progress, with satisfactory (SP) or unsatisfactory (UP) progress, in courses approved for an extended grading period
Left out of your GPA while the course is in progress. You have one year to finish; an SP or UP still on your record after a year becomes an I/F, which counts like an F. Rule
NP
Not Proficient, used only in approved English, math and statistics courses at the 1001 level and below
Left out of your GPA until your instructor submits a grade; contact your instructor. Rule
Academic Fresh Start
A one-time reset of an early cumulative GPA below 2.0
If your cumulative University of Cincinnati GPA is below 2.0, you can apply (after meeting your advisor, and before you apply to graduate) to have the grades from the semesters of up to your first 36 UC credit hours left out of your cumulative GPA. Everything stays on your transcript with a notation, passing credit is kept, and your university academic standing status is removed. You can use it once, and grades given for academic misconduct aren’t eligible. Rule
Repeated course
You took the same course again
A retake replaces your earlier grade in your cumulative GPA only after you submit a Grade Replacement request; without one, both grades count. There’s no deadline. Once it’s approved, only the grade from your most recent attempt counts, even if it’s lower, and both attempts stay on your transcript marked “Approved Grade Replacement.” You can replace at most six or seven courses and 18 semester hours, counted by the original course’s hours. The retake must be the same course in a different term, and you can’t take it pass/fail or audit. A request can’t be cancelled: if you then withdraw from the retake, it still uses one of your courses, and the W doesn’t replace the original grade. You can’t replace a grade from a pass/fail class, an F given as a sanction for academic misconduct, an F from an official withdrawal, or a graduate-course grade. A replacement doesn’t undo probation or other actions already taken on the old grade, and after you graduate it doesn’t change Latin honors; professional schools may count every attempt. Rule
Transfer credit
Grades from another college
Grades from another college don’t count in your official University of Cincinnati GPA, which is based only on your coursework at the university; the college GPA you bring can still be used for admission, scholarships and some program requirements. College Credit Plus courses you took through the university stay on your record and count in your GPA. Up to 90 semester hours from regionally accredited schools can count toward a bachelor’s degree, and Latin honors need at least 60 semester credits earned at the university. Rule
The University of Cincinnati GPA lines
These are the University of Cincinnati’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 the University of Cincinnati
GPA line
What it means
Also required
2.0 cumulative
Good academic standing
Your university cumulative GPA decides your standing once you’ve attempted 30 University of Cincinnati semester hours; below 2.0 before then, you get an Academic Alert email instead of probation. Your college may set higher requirements. Full rule
Below 2.0 cumulative after 30 attempted hours
Academic probation
Each term on probation you need a term GPA of 2.0 or higher, and probation lasts until your cumulative GPA is back to 2.0. You can’t graduate while on probation. Full rule
Below 2.0 term GPA while on probation
Academic suspension
The suspension lasts three full semesters (one academic year). Readmission isn’t automatic: you petition with a college-approved plan, and you return on probation. Full rule
Below 2.0 term GPA on probation after a suspension
Academic dismissal
You’re also dismissed at the end of any term your cumulative GPA drops below 2.0 after you’ve returned to good standing; there’s no third probation. Dismissal is permanent unless an appeal succeeds. University Rule 3361:50-1-06, effective July 15, 2012. Full rule
For undergraduates enrolled in six or more undergraduate credits that semester; it’s noted on your transcript. Full rule
3.60 / 3.75 / 3.90 university GPA
Cum laude / magna cum laude / summa cum laude
Cum laude runs 3.60 to 3.7499 and magna cum laude 3.75 to 3.8999. A bachelor’s degree needs at least 60 semester credits earned at the University of Cincinnati (an associate degree 30). 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 replaces your old grade only after you request a grade replacement. Say you earn an A, a C and an F in three 3-credit courses, then retake the failed course and earn a B. With an approved grade replacement only the B counts: (4.0000 × 3 + 2.0000 × 3 + 3.0000 × 3) ÷ 9 = 27 ÷ 9 = 3.00. Without the request the F and the B both count: (4.0000 × 3 + 2.0000 × 3 + 0 × 3 + 3.0000 × 3) ÷ 12 = 27 ÷ 12 = 2.25.
The calculator gives an estimate from the grades you enter. Your official GPA is the one on your University of Cincinnati 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.
