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UW–Madison GPA calculator

UW–Madison’s GPA divides grade points by the credits graded A through F: A is 4, AB 3.5, B 3, BC 2.5, C 2, D 1 and F 0, with no plus or minus grades. Pass/fail S and U, CR and N, incompletes, drops and withdrawals, NR and other temporary marks, and transfer or exam credit (T) stay out of it.

Looking for the University of Washington? Its grade points and rules are on the UW GPA calculator.

UW–Madison’s points: A 4.00, AB 3.50, B 3.00, BC 2.50 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 UW–Madison’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.

UW–Madison’s rules checked in its UW–Madison Guide 2026–2027. Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Grade points at UW–Madison

UW–Madison 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 Wisconsin–Madison letter grades and grade points
GradeGrade points
A4.00
AB3.50
B3.00
BC2.50
C2.00
D1.00
F0.00

From University of Wisconsin–Madison, Enrollment and Records: Grading System (Undergraduate Guide 2026–2027).

What W, pass/fail, incomplete, retakes and transfer credit do at UW–Madison

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 UW–Madison counts each code
CodeWhat it meansIn the UW–Madison GPA
DR or WDropped the course, or withdrew from the university while enrolled in itLeft out of the GPA. Rule
S or UPass/fail: S for a letter grade of A through C, U for a D or FLeft out of the GPA. You can take one pass/fail course a term and 16 pass/fail credits in all. Rule
CR or NCredit or no credit, in courses offered only that wayLeft out of the GPA. CR earns degree credit; N earns none. Rule
I or EIIncomplete, or Extended IncompleteLeft out of the GPA while it stands. If the work isn’t graded by Friday of the eighth week of the next fall or spring term (or the extended deadline), it lapses to an F, which counts as 0, or N in a credit/no credit course. Rule
AUAuditNo credit. An audit is graded S or NR, and both are left out of the GPA. Rule
NR, NW, P, Q or PINo grade reported, never attended, progress in a multi-term course, a credit question, or a permanent incompleteLeft out of the GPA. P is replaced by the final grade for the course. Rule
TTransfer credit or credit by examCarries no grade points and is left out of the GPA. Rule
Repeated courseYou took the same course againYou may repeat any course, but every attempt counts in the GPA: the first grade, even an F, stays in. The credits count only once toward your degree. Rule
Transfer creditGrades from another collegeThe GPA uses only UW–Madison courses. Transfer courses and exam credit (AP, IB and others) show as T, with no grade points. If you take a UW–Madison course you already have AP credit for, you get the credit once, and the UW–Madison grade counts in the GPA. Rule

UW–Madison GPA lines

These are UW–Madison’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 UW–Madison
GPA lineWhat it meansAlso required
Below 2.000 cumulative or term GPA (Letters & Science)Probation, Strict Probation or SuspensionGood standing needs both the cumulative and the latest term GPA at 2.000 or higher. From good standing, a term GPA of 1.000 to 1.999 brings Probation and 0.000 to 0.999 brings Strict Probation. On probation, a term GPA of 0.000 to 1.499 brings Suspension for three terms in a row. Other schools and colleges set their own thresholds. Full rule
2.000 University GPA (Letters & Science)Minimum to graduateLetters & Science also needs 2.000 in intermediate/advanced, major and upper-level major courses, all taken in residence. Each school, college or program sets its own minimum. Full rule
3.600 (freshmen and sophomores) or 3.850 (juniors and seniors) in a termDean’s List in the College of Letters & ScienceAt least 12 graded credits that term and no unresolved NR, I or Q grades. Every school and college sets its own Dean’s List GPA, and all require 12 graded degree credits. Full rule
3.300 University GPA at graduation (Letters & Science)Minimum to graduate with an L&S Honors degreeHonors in the Major may also require a GPA in the major, typically 3.300 to 3.500. Full rule
Cumulative GPA in the top 20% of the graduating classGraduated with DistinctionAt least 60 residence credits. In Agricultural and Life Sciences, Human Ecology and Pharmacy, the top 5% graduate with Highest Distinction. 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 doesn’t erase the first grade. An F in a 3-credit course, retaken for an AB, plus a B in another 3-credit course: all three grades count, so (0.00 × 3 + 3.50 × 3 + 3.00 × 3) ÷ 9 = 2.17. The retaken course’s credits count only once toward your degree.

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

Sources: University of Wisconsin–Madison, Enrollment and Records: Grading System (Undergraduate Guide 2026–2027); University of Wisconsin–Madison, Valid Grades – Office of the Registrar; University of Wisconsin–Madison, Student Grading and GPA – Office of the Registrar; University of Wisconsin–Madison, College of Letters & Science: Policies and Regulations (Undergraduate Guide 2026–2027); University of Wisconsin–Madison, Dean’s List – Office of the Registrar (UW–Madison Guide 2026–2027).