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URI gives 4.00 points for an A, 3.70 for an A−, 3.30 B+, 3.00 B, 2.70 B−, 2.30 C+, 2.00 C, 1.70 C−, 1.30 D+, 1.00 D and 0.00 for an F, and there’s no A+ or D−. A U in a course graded S/U also counts as zero, while I, P, S, W, NW, NR and NC stay out of your GPA, and so do transfer grades. From fall 2026, if you retake a course in which you earned a C− or lower, the Catalog says the lower of the two grades drops out of your GPA automatically, though the University Manual’s wording counts only the retake grade; a retake of a course you passed with a C or better stays out of your GPA unless your dean’s office approves a petition.
URI’s points: A 4.00, A− 3.70, B+ 3.30, B 3.00 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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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 URI’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 Rhode Island’s rules checked in its 2026–2027 Online Catalog and University Manual, Chapter 8. Sources are at the bottom of the page.
Grade points at the University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island 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 University of Rhode Island letter grades and grade points
What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at the University of Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island counts each code
Code
What it means
In the University of Rhode Island GPA
F
Failure
Counts 0.00 points, and failures are included in your quality points. An F in a course you took pass/fail counts the same as any other F. You may repeat a failed course once without permission, and under the fall 2026 rule the lower grade then drops out of your GPA. Rule
D+, D
Low grade, passing
Worth 1.30 and 1.00 points, and URI has no D−. Like a C− or an F, a D+ or D lets you repeat the course once without permission. A D+ or lower earned somewhere else doesn’t transfer, since transfer credit requires a C or better. Rule
U
Unsatisfactory, in a course taught on an S/U basis
Counts 0.00 in your GPA, like an F. The exception is an S/U course numbered below 100, which stays out of your GPA and credits earned. Financial aid counts a U as not successfully completed. Rule
I
Incomplete, a temporary grade for passing work you couldn’t finish because of documented extenuating circumstances beyond your control
Stays out of your GPA, and your academic standing is figured from the rest of your work. Arrange the missing work with your instructor in writing no later than the following mid-semester; the agreed deadline can be no later than the last day of classes of your last semester of degree coursework. If you miss the deadline, your instructor may replace the I with a grade that reflects both the work you submitted and the work you didn’t. An I still unresolved on your graduation date becomes a permanent, non-punitive NC. Financial aid counts an I as not successfully completed. Rule
W
Course withdrawal
Stays out of your GPA. A course dropped in the first three weeks leaves no mark; one dropped from the fourth through the end of the sixth week gets a W, by the academic calendar’s deadline. After that you can withdraw only in exceptional circumstances with your dean’s authorization. J-Term, summer sessions and accelerated online sessions don’t use the W. Financial aid counts a W as attempted but not completed. Rule
P
Pass, in a course taken under the Pass-Fail option
A grade of A through D becomes a P, which earns credit but stays out of your GPA; an F counts as an F. Freshmen and students on probation can’t use the option, and it covers only free, unattached electives (the Catalog also bars general education and military science courses). You may take up to three pass/fail courses a semester and two in a summer. File the form before the add period ends. The pages disagree on switching back to a letter grade: the University Manual says by the end of the drop period, while the Catalog says before the mid-semester date in the academic calendar. Rule
S
Satisfactory, in a course taught on an S/U basis
Stays out of your GPA. Every student in an S/U course gets an S or a U. Rule
NW
Enrolled, no work submitted
An NW doesn’t affect your attempted or earned credits or your GPA, though financial aid counts it as not completed. Rule
NR
Enrolled, no grade reported
An NR stays out of your GPA, and your standing is figured from the rest of your work. Rule
NC
Not completed
An Incomplete still unresolved on your graduation date becomes this permanent, non-punitive grade, which isn’t calculated in your GPA. Rule
MSG2, MSG4, ILGL
Transcript codes for repeated courses
MSG2 marks the attempt removed by a repeat: it’s in neither your earned credits nor your GPA. MSG4 marks an attempt left out of earned credits but used in your GPA. ILGL marks an Out-of-Policy Repeat of a course you’d passed with a C or better, which stays out of both unless your dean’s office accepts a petition. Rule
Repeated course
You took the same course again
From fall 2026, you can repeat a course in which you earned a C−, D+, D or F once without asking permission; the first attempt can be from any earlier term, but the retake must be in fall 2026 or later. No form is needed. The Catalog, the Enrollment Services Grading and Honors page and the Advising page all say the lower of the two grades is removed automatically from your earned credits and GPA. The pages disagree when the retake grade is lower: the University Manual (8.33.32), which the Catalog says the new rules follow, says only the grade earned in the repeat counts, and the Catalog’s Financial Aid section says only the most recent grade counts for aid progress. You can use the Second Grade Option once per course. A third attempt is blocked at registration unless your dean’s office overrides it, which the Manual allows only in exceptional circumstances, and there’s no fourth attempt at URI. Repeating may raise the credits you need to graduate. A course in which you earned a C or better can’t be repeated for credit without your dean’s permission: the retake gets an Out-of-Policy Repeat code and stays out of your GPA and earned credits unless your dean’s office accepts a petition, and then the Catalog counts it in your GPA but not your earned credits, while the Manual says both grades count and your graduation credit requirement goes up. Repeats taken before fall 2026 follow the earlier Second Grade Option, which covered only courses within your first 30 attempted credits. Your graduation honors GPA counts every attempt, including grades the repeat rule removed. Rule
Transfer credit
Grades from another college
Transfer grades never enter your URI GPA, and your academic standing rests only on your work at URI. A course transfers only with a C or better; a C− or lower earns no credit. At least one-fourth of the credits for graduation (usually at least 30) and half the credits in your major must be earned at URI, no more than half the credits for graduation can come from a two-year school, and your senior year must be at URI, though your dean can approve up to 15 credits elsewhere. For financial aid, transfer credits count as attempted and earned but don’t affect the GPA standard. Rule
The University of Rhode Island GPA lines
These are the University of Rhode Island’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 Rhode Island
GPA line
What it means
Also required
2.00 cumulative
Good academic standing
Transfer grades don’t count toward it: your standing rests only on your work at URI. Full rule
Below 2.00 cumulative
Academic probation
Probation is a warning. You can’t enroll for more than 15 credits, you need your advisor’s approval to register or change your registration, and you can’t take courses pass/fail. Full rule
8 or more quality points below a 2.00
Academic dismissal
Applies if you were on probation the previous semester; you’re also dismissed at the end of your third semester of probation. The pages disagree on a deficit of exactly 8: the University Manual keeps you on probation only with fewer than 8 points, while the Catalog says eight or fewer. You can appeal to your dean within five days of the notice. Full rule
Below 1.00 in your first semester
Automatic dismissal
The University Manual applies this to a student’s first semester; the Advising page names first-semester freshmen and new transfer students. Full rule
2.00 in each of two conditional semesters
Conditional reinstatement after dismissal
If you meet that minimum in both semesters, the quality points you need to graduate are counted only from grades earned after your reinstatement, though the old grades stay on your record. Full rule
2.00 cumulative
Minimum GPA to graduate
With at least 120 credits; some majors require more credits or a higher overall GPA. Full rule
3.30 to 3.79 semester GPA
Dean’s List
Full-time students need 12 or more credits for letter grades that semester; part-time students qualify once they’ve accumulated 12 such credits. Full rule
3.80 semester GPA
President’s List
The same 12-credit rule as the Dean’s List; the Catalog gives the range as 3.8 through 4.0. Full rule
3.30 / 3.50 / 3.70 cumulative
Cum laude / magna cum laude / summa cum laude
You need at least 60 credits at URI, 55 of them graded. The University Manual bases honors on your cumulative GPA at graduation, while the Catalog uses a separate honors GPA that counts every course you attempted at URI, including grades removed by a repeat, so it may be lower than the GPA on your transcript. Full rule
2.0 cumulative after 60 credits or four terms
Satisfactory academic progress for financial aid
The 2.0 applies at 60 credits or your fourth term, whichever comes first. You must also complete at least 67% of the credits you attempt, transfer credits included, and repeats use only the most recent grade. Full rule
2.80 GPA
Merit scholarship renewal
Along with continuous full-time enrollment of 12 credits a semester. 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
From fall 2026, a URI retake of a C− or lower drops the lower grade. Say you earn a D and an A− in two 3-credit courses and a B+ and a B in two 4-credit courses: (1 × 3 + 3.7 × 3 + 3.3 × 4 + 3 × 4) ÷ 14 = 39.3 ÷ 14 ≈ 2.81. You retake the D course and earn a B, so the D leaves your GPA and earned credits: (3 × 3 + 3.7 × 3 + 3.3 × 4 + 3 × 4) ÷ 14 = 45.3 ÷ 14 ≈ 3.24. If both grades counted, you’d have (1 × 3 + 3 × 3 + 3.7 × 3 + 3.3 × 4 + 3 × 4) ÷ 17 = 48.3 ÷ 17 ≈ 2.84, which is what your graduation honors GPA would show, since it counts every attempt. The pages split if the retake goes worse: earn an F the second time and the Catalog drops the F and keeps your 2.81, while the University Manual’s wording counts only the retake grade, (0 × 3 + 3.7 × 3 + 3.3 × 4 + 3 × 4) ÷ 14 = 36.3 ÷ 14 ≈ 2.59.
The calculator gives an estimate from the grades you enter. Your official GPA is the one on your University of Rhode Island 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.
