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Class GradeCALCULATOR

UMN GPA calculator

UMN grades on a 4.0 scale with pluses and minuses: A is 4.000, A− 3.667, B+ 3.333 and so on down to D 1.000 and F 0. Undergraduates never get an A+ or a D−. Retake a course and only your last grade counts, even if it’s lower, but an N on the retake never replaces an F, and an N in a pass/fail (S/N) course stays out of your GPA.

UMN’s points: A 4.000, A− 3.667, B+ 3.333, B 3.000 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 UMN’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.

UMN’s rules checked in its University of Minnesota Twin Cities Catalog. Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Grade points at UMN

UMN 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 Minnesota Twin Cities letter grades and grade points
GradeGrade points
A4.000
A−3.667
B+3.333
B3.000
B−2.667
C+2.333
C2.000
C−1.667
D+1.333
D1.000
F0.000

From University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, Grading and Transcripts: Crookston, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities.

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

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 UMN counts each code
CodeWhat it meansIn the UMN GPA
S or NSatisfactory or Not Satisfactory, the University’s pass/fail scale; an S means C− work or betterNeither enters your GPA, so an N doesn’t pull your GPA down the way an F does. An S earns credit toward your degree if your college or program allows it; an N earns no degree credit. Where a course offers both scales, you choose at registration, and you can change your grade basis through the second week of the term (the first week in summer). On the Twin Cities campus, at most 20 S/N credits count in your degree (no more than 8 of 30 if you take only the minimum 30 credits at the University), and you can’t take major course work S/N unless the unit sets that course as S/N. An N on a retake doesn’t replace an earlier F. Rule
IIncomplete: extraordinary circumstances kept you from finishing the course on timeLeft out of your GPA while it stands. Your instructor decides, and only if you were on track to pass and had done a substantial portion of the work (at a minimum, more than half). You and your instructor sign a written contract on how and when you’ll finish; it can’t require you to re-register or sit through the whole course again. If no grade replaces the I by the day grades are due for the next fall or spring term, it turns into an F (counted as 0.00) or an N, matching your grading scale, though your instructor can still change it later. One Stop words the deadline as within one term from the last day of final exams. Your instructor submits the grade within four weeks of when you finish the work. If you graduate with an I, it stays an I and your degree GPA is frozen. Rule
WWithdrawn: you officially withdrew from the course after the second weekCarries no GPA points. If you withdraw in the first two weeks of classes, the course leaves no record on your transcript; from week 3 through week 10 (weeks 2–3 in summer), you get a W whatever your standing in the course. Once in your undergraduate career you can withdraw late, without documentation or college approval, up to the last day of instruction, but not after you’ve taken the final exam. Any other late withdrawal needs your college’s approval and extenuating non-academic circumstances; failing the course isn’t a reason on its own. After a term ends, you can petition your college for a retroactive withdrawal if extenuating circumstances are present. A W doesn’t count as an attempt when you repeat a course. You can’t withdraw to avoid an F or N given for scholastic dishonesty. Rule
VVisitor: you audit the courseNo credit and no grade, so it stays out of your GPA. You pay full tuition but don’t take exams or do homework. You can take the class for a grade later, but the audit counts as an attempt, so that enrollment is your one repeat. Rule
X or KX: a sequence course whose grade waits until you finish the sequence. K: course activity, such as rotations, still in progressNeither enters your GPA. Your instructor replaces it with a grade when you finish the sequence or the course activity. Rule
NRNo grade reported: your instructor hasn’t turned in a gradeCarries no GPA points. If your grade is late, contact your instructor first, then the department chair. Rule
NGNo grade: used for certain research and thesis registrationsLeft out of your GPA, which counts only A–F grades. Rule
TTest creditLeft out of your GPA, which counts only credits attempted with A–F grades. Rule
Repeated courseYou took the same course againYou can repeat a course once; the college that offers it may grant an exception. Petitions to take a course a third time are rarely approved, and a fourth time won’t be considered. An A–F grade, an S or N, or a V counts as an attempt; a W doesn’t. Both grades stay on your transcript, but you earn the credits only once. Every earlier attempt is bracketed, which means left out of your GPA and your degree requirements: only your last enrollment counts, even if that grade is lower. Two exceptions: an N on a retake doesn’t bracket an earlier F, so the F keeps counting, and a course taken at another school can’t bracket a University course. Courses marked “repetition allowed,” and courses with different content each term under the same number, aren’t held to the one-time credit rule. A retake never adds you to an earlier term’s Dean’s List. A retake after you graduate doesn’t change your degree GPA. Rule
Transfer creditGrades from another collegeGrades from other schools never enter your UMN GPA; only University of Minnesota credits count, and your graduation GPA and your distinction and honors GPAs use only UMN work too. Grades from any University of Minnesota campus are on your transcript and all count. The University won’t accept a transfer course below a D, and one below C− counts toward your total credits but not toward a major or minor requirement. Retaking a UMN course at another school doesn’t bracket your UMN grade. AP, IB and CLEP credit another school gave you is re-evaluated, and each UMN campus sets its own standards for AP credit. Rule

UMN GPA lines

These are UMN’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 UMN
GPA lineWhat it meansAlso required
Below 2.000, term or cumulativeAcademic warningA hold goes on your record, and you must see your advisor to register. You stay on warning while either GPA is below 2.000. Your college may add a contract with stricter GPA goals. Warning doesn’t appear on your transcript. Full rule
Below 2.000, term and cumulative, at the end of a warning termSuspensionNot meeting your contract also leads to suspension. It takes effect immediately, and you can’t take any University course for at least one full academic year. You can appeal, or petition for readmission, to your college’s Student Scholastic Standing Committee; if readmitted, you return on warning with a contract. Full rule
2.000 cumulativeMinimum to graduateOnly University of Minnesota coursework counts, and no college or department may add a higher GPA to graduate. You also need at least 120 credits. A D in a required major, minor or certificate course doesn’t meet that requirement. Full rule
3.666 term GPADean’s List, noted on your transcriptYou need at least 12 credits graded A–F that term. A later retake never adds you to the list, but a resolved incomplete or a grade change can. If you suppress all your public information, you won’t appear on the published list. Full rule
3.750 and 3.900 cumulativeWith distinction and with high distinctionYour GPA alone decides, figured only on University of Minnesota work, and you need at least 60 graded UMN credits. It’s automatic at graduation clearance, with no exceptions below the line. You can earn it together with Latin honors. Full rule
3.500, 3.666 and 3.750Cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laudeOnly through the University Honors Program, with an honors thesis and 60 graded credits on the Twin Cities campus; transfer credits don’t count. The policy FAQ figures this GPA on your final 60 graded Twin Cities credits, while the policy itself says courses taken after your first 60 graded credits. If you’re 0.100 or less below a band, exceptional thesis work can move you up. 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 last try counts, even if it’s lower, but an N never replaces an F. Say you fail a 4-credit course, alongside a 3-credit A, a 3-credit B+ and a 3-credit B: (0.000 × 4 + 4.000 × 3 + 3.333 × 3 + 3.000 × 3) ÷ 13 = 2.38. You retake the course A–F and earn a C+. The F stays on your transcript but is bracketed out of your GPA: (2.333 × 4 + 4.000 × 3 + 3.333 × 3 + 3.000 × 3) ÷ 13 = 3.10. Had you retaken it S/N and earned an N, the F would keep counting and you’d stay at 2.38.

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

Sources: University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, Grading and Transcripts: Crookston, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities; University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, FAQ: Grading and Transcripts; University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, Academic Warning and Suspension for Undergraduate Students: Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities; University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, Credit and Grade Point Requirements for an Undergraduate (Baccalaureate) Degree: Crookston, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities; University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, Undergraduate Degrees with Distinction and Degrees with Honors: Crookston, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities; University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, FAQ: Undergraduate Degrees with Distinction and Degrees with Honors; University of Minnesota, University Policy Library, Transfer of Undergraduate Credit: Crookston, Morris, Rochester, Twin Cities; University of Minnesota Twin Cities, One Stop Student Services, Grades; University of Minnesota Twin Cities, One Stop Student Services, Grading policies; University of Minnesota Twin Cities, One Stop Student Services, Transcripts (transcript key); University of Minnesota Twin Cities, One Stop Student Services, Change grade basis (University of Minnesota Twin Cities Catalog).