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The University of Delaware uses plus and minus grades: A is 4.000, A− 3.667, B+ 3.333, and so on down to D− at 0.667 and F at 0, with no A+. A retake counts both grades unless Grade Forgiveness applies, and it reaches only grades of C− or lower from your first 28 attempted UD credits. An F in a course you take pass/fail still counts as 0, though a P stays out of your GPA.
Looking for the University of Dayton? Its grade points and rules are on the UD GPA calculator.
UDel’s points: A 4.000, A− 3.667, B+ 3.333, B 3.000 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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Raise my GPA: what would it take to reach a target?
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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 UDel’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.
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The University of Delaware’s rules checked in its 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog. Sources are at the bottom of the page.
Grade points at the University of Delaware
The University of Delaware 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 Delaware letter grades and grade points
What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at the University of Delaware
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 Delaware counts each code
Code
What it means
In the University of Delaware GPA
W
Official Withdrawal: you dropped the course after the free drop/add period (the first 10 days of classes in fall or spring) and by the end of the 11th week
Left out of your GPA. A drop during free drop/add leaves no grade at all. After the 11th week, your assistant dean can allow a withdrawal only for documented non-academic reasons, never to avoid a poor grade. A W still counts toward the 28 attempted credits that close your Grade Forgiveness window. Rule
Z
You stopped attending or participating in a class without officially withdrawing
Counts exactly like an F: 0 quality points, with the course’s credits in your GPA. If the course falls within your first 28 attempted UD credits, you can retake it and request Grade Forgiveness. Rule
X
Failure because of academic dishonesty
Counts as 0 quality points in your GPA, like an F. Grade Forgiveness can’t remove a grade that resulted from an academic dishonesty finding. Rule
P or F
Pass/fail: any grade from A to D− shows as P; an F stays an F
A P is left out of your GPA, but an F counts as 0 quality points, just as in a letter-graded course. You may take one letter-graded course pass/fail each semester, up to 24 pass/fail credits in your degree (courses offered only pass/fail don’t count toward the 24), usually only as a free elective and never for the multicultural requirement. The Registrar says you can change a course’s grading basis through the last day to change registration, in the 11th week. A pass/fail F can be retaken with a letter grade under Grade Forgiveness if it qualifies. Rule
I
Incomplete: you couldn’t finish the course because of illness or another reason your instructor accepts
A temporary grade; the catalog lists no quality points for it. Finish the work within the first two weeks of the next regular semester (spring for fall and winter courses, fall for spring and summer courses), or it turns into an F, which counts as 0, unless your instructor files for another grade or a later deadline. An I doesn’t satisfy a prerequisite. You can’t graduate with a temporary grade on your record. Rule
S or U
Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory progress in work that runs past one semester, such as research, a thesis or independent study
Temporary grades with no quality points. When the work is done, a final letter grade replaces every S or U for that course, and that grade counts. Rule
L or LW
Listener (audit): you attend without credit or a grade; LW (Listener Withdrawn) if you don’t attend enough class meetings
No credit and no grade, so it stays out of your GPA. You must attend but don’t have to participate. Rule
NR or N
NR: Not Recorded, when no grade is required. N: your instructor hasn’t reported a grade yet
Neither carries quality points, so neither enters your GPA. N is a temporary grade, and you can’t graduate with a temporary grade on your record. Rule
Repeated course
You took the same course again
A retake doesn’t replace your first grade on its own: both grades count in your GPA, though the credits count only once toward your degree. Grade Forgiveness is the one exception. It covers a UD course in which you earned a C− or lower in or before the term you reached 28 credits attempted at UD (withdrawn courses count toward the 28; transfer, AP and IB credit don’t). Retake the same course at UD and earn a higher grade, then file the Grade Forgiveness web form once the new grade posts; it isn’t automatic. Only the higher grade then counts, and the first attempt loses its credit but stays on your transcript. You get 8 credits of forgiveness in all and one forgiven attempt per course. It can’t remove a grade from an academic dishonesty finding, a P can’t replace a grade except in a course offered only pass/fail, and a course taken elsewhere can’t remove a UD grade. Once granted, you can’t switch it to other courses, and nothing changes after your degree is conferred. UD sets no limit on how many times you retake a course. Rule
Transfer credit
Grades from another college
Grades from other schools never enter your UD GPA; only the credits come over. A course transfers only with a C− or better, and pass/fail grades don’t transfer. Test credit (AP, IB, CLEP and others) shows as CR and transfer credit as T: neither has a grade or counts in your GPA, but both count toward your credit total. Before you take a course elsewhere, get a Transfer Credit Evaluation form approved by your assistant dean. A transferred course can’t remove a UD grade from your GPA. Courses you take through UD’s Division of Professional and Continuing Studies are UD courses, so their grades do count. Rule
The University of Delaware GPA lines
These are the University of Delaware’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 Delaware
GPA line
What it means
Also required
Below 2.0 cumulative GPA
Academic Warning
You get a registration hold until you meet with an academic advisor, and you can take at most 14 credits in a fall or spring semester. You stay on Academic Warning as long as you earn at least a 2.0 term GPA each fall and spring, and you return to Good Standing once your cumulative GPA reaches 2.0. You need a 2.00 cumulative GPA in all your work at UD to graduate, and no degree goes to a student on Academic Warning. The Registrar’s pages call this first status Academic Warning 1. Full rule
Below 2.0 term GPA in your next fall or spring semester on Academic Warning
Academic Suspension
The Committee on Undergraduate Records and Certification (CURC) reviews these cases each January and June, and you can appeal through your Assistant Dean with documented extenuating circumstances. A low winter or summer term doesn’t trigger suspension, though its grades still count in your cumulative GPA. You sit out at least one full fall or spring semester as a degree student; you may take up to seven credits a term through Professional and Continuing Studies, and those grades count in your UD GPA. To come back, you complete an Academic Success Plan with an Academic Success Coach and apply for readmission. Full rule
Below 2.0 semester GPA after you return from suspension
Academic Dismissal
You come back on Academic Warning (Academic Warning 2 on the Registrar’s pages) and must earn at least a 2.0 semester GPA that term and every fall and spring after it, until your cumulative GPA reaches 2.0 and you return to Good Standing. If you miss it, you can no longer take UD courses, even through Professional and Continuing Studies, and you can return only under the Academic Renewal policy after five years away. Full rule
3.5 semester GPA or higher
Dean’s List
Fall and spring semesters only. You need at least 12 credits graded that semester that count toward your GPA, so a P doesn’t help you reach 12; if you’re full-time under the Office of Disability Support Services’ Reduced Course Load Policy, the minimum is 6. Full rule
3.25 cumulative GPA minimum, plus a top-13% rank in your college
Latin honors: summa cum laude (top 1%, at least 3.75), magna cum laude (next 4%, at least 3.5), cum laude (next 8%, at least 3.25)
You’re ranked within your own undergraduate college’s graduating class, and the cutoffs are set each year, so they sit far above the minimums. The Registrar’s current minimums (summa, magna, cum laude) are: Agriculture and Natural Resources 4.000, 3.966, 3.889; Arts and Sciences, Earth, Ocean and Environment, and the Biden School 3.992, 3.958, 3.882; Health Sciences 3.988, 3.934, 3.823; Engineering 3.984, 3.958, 3.861; Lerner College of Business and Economics 3.978, 3.925, 3.800; Education and Human Development 3.952, 3.924, 3.864. Students granted academic renewal aren’t eligible. Full rule
3.4 cumulative GPA
Honors Baccalaureate Degree
You also need 30 credits of designated Honors courses, including an Honors senior seminar or capstone, and departments may add requirements. The Honors Degree with Distinction adds six credits of Honors thesis or project. Full rule
3.0 overall and 3.5 in your major at the end of junior year
Eligibility to apply for a Degree with Distinction in your major field
Apply before the end of your junior year; you earn the distinction by completing special independent research in your senior year. 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
Grade Forgiveness only reaches grades from your first 28 attempted UD credits. Say you pass that mark in your first spring, then fail a 4-credit course in your sophomore fall and retake it for a B. Both grades count: with a 3-credit A and a 3-credit B+, (0.00 × 4 + 3.000 × 4 + 4.000 × 3 + 3.333 × 3) ÷ 14 = 2.43. Had the F come within your first 28 attempted credits, Grade Forgiveness would drop it once you retake the course: (3.000 × 4 + 4.000 × 3 + 3.333 × 3) ÷ 10 = 3.40.
The calculator gives an estimate from the grades you enter. Your official GPA is the one on your University of Delaware 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.
