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VCU GPA calculator

VCU uses whole letter grades with no plus or minus: A is 4.0, B 3.0, C 2.0, D 1.0 and F 0.0. A retake doesn’t replace a D or F on its own: every attempt counts until you file the historical repeat course option form, and even then only one D or F per course comes out of your GPA. Under the pass/fail grade option an A, B or C becomes PP and a D becomes PS, both left out of your GPA, but an F still counts as 0.0.

VCU’s points: A 4.00, B 3.00, C 2.00, D 1.00 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 VCU’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.

VCU’s rules checked in its 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin. Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Grade points at VCU

VCU 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.

Virginia Commonwealth University letter grades and grade points
GradeGrade points
A4.00
B3.00
C2.00
D1.00
F0.00
FI0.00, counted in the GPA

From Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Grading and marking system.

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

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 VCU counts each code
CodeWhat it meansIn the VCU GPA
WWithdrawn: you withdrew from the class after the add/drop period, or were withdrawn for breaking the attendance policy or not attendingLeft out of your GPA, though you still pay for the class. A drop during add/drop leaves nothing on your permanent record and cancels the charges. After add/drop you can only withdraw, by the deadline on the academic calendar, which for fall and spring is typically the end of the 11th week of classes; in a class that doesn’t follow the normal semester calendar, it’s the point when half the course is done. If you stop going without withdrawing, you get a standard grade. The Honor Council can also assign a W, which stays out of your GPA, or a D or F, which counts. Rule
I or FIIncomplete: circumstances beyond your control kept you from finishing, and you and your instructor agree on when and how you’ll complete the course. FI is an incomplete changed to failAn I stays out of your GPA. Finish the work by the last day of classes of the next semester (spring for a fall I, fall for a spring or summer I), or the I changes automatically to a failing grade, FI, which counts as 0.0. Some departments set shorter limits. An extension must be approved before the deadline by your instructor and the dean of the school offering the course. An I keeps you off the dean’s list that semester, and every I must be converted by the last day of class of the semester you graduate. Rule
PP, PS or F (pass/fail grade option)You chose the pass/fail grade option: your instructor’s A, B or C becomes PP, a D becomes PS, and an F stays an FPP and PS stay out of your GPA, but an F counts as 0.0. You can use up to 15 credits of PP/PS in your degree (courses offered only pass/fail don’t count toward the 15), never for a course that may count toward your major, minor or certificate, and not to meet a prerequisite that requires a B. A PP meets a minimum-C requirement; a PS doesn’t. Choose the option by the last day to withdraw; the choice is final, and your instructor isn’t told. Rule
PPass in a course graded only pass/failLeft out of your GPA. Rule
S or USatisfactory or Unsatisfactory progressNeither enters your GPA. A U is permanent, and its credits don’t count toward a degree. Rule
PR or COPR: progress in a course approved for that mark. CO: continued, for a course that runs past one grading period and that you must re-register for next semesterNeither enters your GPA. Unlike an I, a PR doesn’t turn into an F on its own. A CO turns into an F if you don’t re-register for the course the next semester. Both must be converted to final grades by the last day of class of the semester you graduate, and a PR keeps you off the dean’s list that semester. Rule
AUAudit: you attend without earning creditLeft out of your GPA and earns no credit, but you pay regular tuition. You can sign up to audit only during add/drop and late registration, not by switching a course from credit later. Rule
CR, TR, AP, IB or PLCredit by exam or assessment, transfer credit, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or a placement exam or waiverNone of these enters your GPA. Credit by exam, transfer and AP credits count toward your degree. Rule
DN or FNA D or F removed under the grade exclusion policy for students returning after five or more years awayLeft out of your GPA. The grade stays on your record. Rule
H, HP, M, NC, NR/NG, IM or WMHonors, High Pass, Marginal, an administrative no-credit grade, no grade submitted by the instructor, or Incomplete or Withdrawn for military serviceNone of these enters your GPA. An NR or NG must be converted to a final grade by the last day of class of the semester you graduate. Rule
Repeated courseYou took the same course againEvery attempt counts in your cumulative GPA, though the course counts only once toward graduation. If your first attempt was a D or F, you can repeat the course and then file the historical repeat course option form any time before your degree is awarded; file it before the last week of classes for the GPA change to show that semester. Nothing comes out until you file, and if you earn more than one D or F in the same course, only one of them is excluded. The excluded attempt stays on your transcript, marked with an E after the grade. A course no longer offered can be repeated with its established VCU equivalent. You can’t repeat a course you already got transfer credit for, and some programs don’t allow repeats at all. A historical repeat doesn’t change a warning, probation or suspension you already received unless you file an ARAC petition by the end of add/drop the next semester (within seven days of the start of the first summer session for a spring course). Retaking a course after graduation doesn’t change your graduation GPA. Separately, if you return after five or more years away and earn at least a 2.0 on your first 12 hours back, you can ask once to exclude your earlier VCU D and F grades. Rule
Transfer creditGrades from another collegeGrades from other schools never enter your VCU GPA: accepted courses show as TR, with no hours attempted or quality points. They do count, though, in the GPA for laudatory graduation honors, except transfer credits graded pass/fail. Only courses with a C− or better transfer; the section on the state transfer agreement for Virginia associate-degree holders says a C. Before taking a course elsewhere as a VCU student, submit a Request to Take Courses at Another Institution to the Transfer Center. AP (scores of 3 to 5), credit by exam (CR) and military credit count toward your degree but not your GPA, and so do credits from education abroad programs, which appear on your transcript but stay out of your cumulative GPA. Coursework taken elsewhere while you’re suspended doesn’t raise your VCU GPA. Rule

VCU GPA lines

These are VCU’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 VCU
GPA lineWhat it meansAlso required
Below 2.0 cumulative GPA after any semester, summer includedAcademic warningYou can take at most 14 credits a semester unless your dean allows more. Warning lasts one semester: reach a 2.0 cumulative GPA by its end or you move to probation. These rules cover Monroe Park Campus programs; MCV Campus programs set their own warning, probation and suspension rules. Full rule
Below 2.0 cumulative GPA for two semesters in a row, summer includedAcademic probationYou can take at most 13 credits a semester, and you need at least a 2.0 semester GPA every semester. Probation ends once your cumulative GPA reaches 2.0. Full rule
Below 2.0 semester GPA while on probationAcademic suspensionA first suspension keeps you out for two consecutive semesters, summer included. Courses you take elsewhere meanwhile count toward readmission but don’t raise your VCU GPA. If readmitted, you return on probation. Full rule
Below 2.0 semester GPA after readmission, before your cumulative GPA reaches 2.0Five-year suspensionYou can be considered for readmission only after at least five years away. Full rule
2.0 cumulative GPA and 2.0 major GPAMinimum to graduate with a bachelor’s degreeBoth count only VCU courses. The major GPA counts every attempt in courses for your major, except grades removed by a historical repeat or grade exclusion. Some programs require more. You also need 120 credits, 45 upper-level credits, and 25 percent of your degree at VCU, including 30 of your last 45 credits. The 2.0 cumulative GPA can’t be appealed to the Academic Regulations Appeals Committee. Full rule
3.5 semester GPADean’s listYou need at least 12 credits that semester, not counting credit/noncredit courses, and no grade below C. An I or PR that semester makes you ineligible. Full rule
3.30 for cum laude, 3.60 for magna cum laude, 3.90 for summa cum laudeLaudatory graduation honors (cum laude 3.30 to 3.59, magna 3.60 to 3.89)You need at least 45 credits at VCU. The honors GPA counts your VCU courses and your accepted transfer credits, but not transfer credits graded pass/fail, and your VCU-only GPA must also reach the honor’s minimum. The commencement program shows your honors status as of the last semester before graduation. 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 replace a failing grade until you file the historical repeat course option form, and the form removes only one D or F per course. Say you fail a 4-credit course twice and pass it with a B on the third try, alongside a 3-credit A and a 3-credit B. Before you file, all three attempts count: (0.0 × 4 + 0.0 × 4 + 3.0 × 4 + 4.0 × 3 + 3.0 × 3) ÷ 18 = 1.83. After you file, one F comes out but the other stays: (0.0 × 4 + 3.0 × 4 + 4.0 × 3 + 3.0 × 3) ÷ 14 = 2.36.

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

Sources: Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Grading and marking system; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Repeated courses; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Grade exclusion policy; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Continuance in undergraduate programs; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Undergraduate degree requirements; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Graduation information; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Course drop vs. withdrawal; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Undergraduate registration; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Admission guidelines for transfer students; Virginia Commonwealth University, 2026–2027 VCU Bulletin, Additional sources of academic credit.