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Class GradeCALCULATOR

WKU GPA calculator

WKU grades on a plain 4.0 scale with no pluses or minuses: A is 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, and both F and FN (failure for not attending) are 0. Retake a course and only the higher grade counts; take it a third time and the two higher grades both count. You also carry two GPAs, an overall GPA that includes your transfer grades and a WKU GPA, and you need at least 2.0 in both to stay in good standing.

WKU’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 WKU’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.

WKU’s rules checked in its 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog. Sources are at the bottom of the page.

Grade points at WKU

WKU 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.

Western Kentucky University letter grades and grade points
GradeGrade points
A4.00
B3.00
C2.00
D1.00
F0.00
FN0.00, counted in the GPA

From Western Kentucky University, 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog, Academic Requirements and Regulations.

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

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 WKU counts each code
CodeWhat it meansIn the WKU GPA
FNFailure for nonattendance: you attended the first week, then stopped coming or stopped doing any meaningful work by the 60% point of the termCounts like an F: no credit and no quality points, so it’s 0.00 in your GPA. Your instructor records the last date you attended. Rule
WOfficially withdrew: you withdrew from the course after the first six class daysLeft out of your GPA, but it stays on your academic record. Drops in the first six class days don’t show on your record. You can withdraw with a W until the 70% point of the term. After that, dropping a course brings an automatic F, unless your instructor and department chair allow a W for extenuating circumstances. If you leave without officially withdrawing, you get failing grades in all your courses. An instructor can give a failing grade for academic dishonesty with no chance to withdraw. Withdrawing after the drop period costs a $50 schedule change fee per class. If you left for extenuating circumstances without withdrawing, you can appeal for a retroactive withdrawal within two calendar years after the term ends. Rule
XIncomplete: you have a relatively small amount of work left because of illness or another reason your instructor acceptsYou finish the work with the instructor who gave the X. It turns into an F automatically unless it’s removed within the first 12 weeks of your next full term (summer doesn’t count), whether or not you’re enrolled that term. An X is never a substitute for an F or a W. Rule
PPass: you passed a course graded Pass/Fail, either one approved for P grading or one you chose to take Pass/FailA P earns credit but no quality points, so it stays out of your GPA. A failing grade under the Pass/Fail option does count in your GPA, as an F. You can count no more than 9 Pass/Fail credit hours toward graduation, only in electives or Colonnade Connections courses, not major, minor or certificate requirements. Submit the Pass/Fail form no later than the last day to withdraw; after that you can’t switch back except by withdrawing or repeating. Your instructor doesn’t know you’re taking it Pass/Fail and submits a letter grade, which the Registrar converts. You can’t repeat a course Pass/Fail to replace an A–F grade, graduate-level courses can’t be taken Pass/Fail, and dual credit students can’t use the option. If you change your major or minor after passing the course, you can ask the department chair for a letter grade instead. Rule
AUAudit: you took part in a course without earning creditLeft out of your GPA, and an audited course doesn’t count toward any degree or certificate. You pay the same fees as for credit, and you should get the instructor’s permission first. Switch from audit to credit by the last day to add a class, or from credit to audit by the last day to drop with a W. Rule
NR or ERNR: the whole class’s grades didn’t reach the Registrar in time. ER: your individual grade wasn’t reportedNeither enters your GPA. NR is never used as a grade for one student. Rule
NGNo grade: a grade isn’t appropriate to the courseLeft out of your GPA. It’s used only in courses approved for it. Rule
IPIn progress: a course designed to span more than one termThe catalog lists IP in its table of designations left out of the GPA, though the sentence above the table names only AU, W, NR, ER and NG. Unless approved otherwise, an IP still unresolved a year after it’s given turns into an F. Rule
EThe mark beside an attempt of a repeated course that no longer countsThe attempt marked E is removed from your GPA, but its grade stays on your transcript. Rule
CRCredit for prior learning you showed at WKU, such as a departmental proficiency examNo letter grade, so it stays out of your GPA. A failed attempt doesn’t appear on your transcript. Rule
Repeated courseYou took the same course againYou can repeat up to six courses, and only two of them can be courses where you earned a C or better. When you repeat a course once, the higher of the two grades counts in your GPA. If you repeat it a second time, the two higher grades both count. You can attempt a course no more than three times, and every attempt’s grade stays on your record; the attempt that no longer counts gets an E beside it. To earn credit for a course you failed, you must repeat it at WKU unless the department chair approves otherwise in advance, and you can’t repeat a failed course through WKU On Demand without special permission. A course with a D may be repeated at another accredited school. You can’t repeat a course Pass/Fail to replace an A–F grade. WKU doesn’t guarantee you can repeat any course. A fourth attempt in your major or minor needs your department chair’s recommendation; appeals go to the Committee on Credits and Graduation. Separately, academic renewal lets you void one semester or all your earlier coursework, if it wasn’t used for a degree. Voided courses stay on your transcript but leave your GPA and don’t count toward graduation. You qualify with at least 60 earned hours, or after at least two years away from every accredited college; after a two-year absence, you also need a 2.0 GPA since readmission, with no grade below D, by the end of the term in which you complete 12 hours. You petition through your advisor and department chair, only once, and the decision can’t be undone. Rule
Transfer creditGrades from another collegeTransfer grades go on your WKU transcript, converted to WKU’s scale, and count in your overall GPA, but not in your WKU GPA. Credits from accredited American colleges can transfer; community or junior college courses come in as lower-division credit only. Some departments need a C or better in each major course. To earn credit for a course you failed, you must repeat it at WKU unless the department chair approves otherwise in writing in advance. If another school voided your work through academic renewal, WKU still uses those grades in your higher education GPA. Study abroad grades transfer too, if the program was pre-approved. AP and IB give credit for the required score and don’t count as WKU residence credit; credit from a WKU departmental exam has no letter grade, so it stays out of your GPA. For a bachelor’s degree, at least 25% of your required hours must be taken at WKU. Rule

WKU GPA lines

These are WKU’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 WKU
GPA lineWhat it meansAlso required
2.0 overall and WKU GPAGood standing; below 2.0 in either puts you on Academic ProbationOn probation you can keep enrolling one semester at a time as long as you earn at least a 2.0 term GPA each semester, until you’re back in good standing. You must also take part in the Best Expectation Program. Full rule
Below 2.0 term GPAAcademic Warning, when your overall and WKU GPAs are still 2.0 or higherYou’ll be asked to attend an Academic Warning Workshop in the first week of the next term. Full rule
Below 2.0 term GPA while on probationAcademic dismissal for one calendar yearYou can appeal to the Academic Appeals Committee, and then to the Executive Appeals Committee, which may let you continue on probation with conditions. After a year away you can apply for readmission. Full rule
2.0 overall, WKU, major and minor GPAsMinimum to graduateYou need at least a 2.0 in all credits presented for graduation, in all WKU credits, in your major and minor overall, and in your major and minor courses taken at WKU. A D earns credit, but some programs require a C or better in each major or minor course. A bachelor’s degree takes at least 120 hours. Full rule
3.40–3.79 semester GPADean’s ScholarsYou must be enrolled full-time, which means at least 12 hours that semester. Full rule
3.80–4.00 semester GPAPresident’s ScholarsYou must be enrolled full-time, which means at least 12 hours that semester. Full rule
3.40–3.59, 3.60–3.79, 3.80–4.00Cum laude, magna cum laude and summa cum laudeBoth your overall GPA and your WKU GPA must be in the range, and you need at least 45 hours in residence for a bachelor’s degree. Full rule
3.4–3.69 and 3.7–4.0With Distinction and With High Distinction, for an associate degreeBoth your overall GPA and your WKU GPA must be in the range, and you need at least 27 hours in residence. Full rule
Highest overall GPA in your collegeScholar of the College, presented at commencementYou need at least 60 hours taken at WKU, and it’s for first bachelor’s degrees only. Full rule
3.3 cumulativeNeeded to enroll for 20–21 hours in a semesterThe Registrar’s FAQ adds that special permission also works. Full rule
3.0 cumulativeLets you take up to 9 hours of graduate courses as an undergraduateYou need at least 75 undergraduate hours toward your first bachelor’s degree, plus approval from your advisor, the instructor and the graduate program coordinator. 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

On a retake the higher grade counts, and on a third try the two higher grades both count. Say you fail a 3-credit course and also earn an A and a C in two 3-credit courses: (0.00 × 3 + 4.00 × 3 + 2.00 × 3) ÷ 9 = 2.00. You retake the course and earn a D. Only the higher grade counts, so the D replaces the F: (1.00 × 3 + 4.00 × 3 + 2.00 × 3) ÷ 9 = 2.33. You take it a third time and earn a B. Now the two higher grades, the D and the B, both count, and the F stays out with an E beside it: (1.00 × 3 + 3.00 × 3 + 4.00 × 3 + 2.00 × 3) ÷ 12 = 2.50. The D still pulls you down, because it’s one of your two best attempts.

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

Sources: Western Kentucky University, 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog, Academic Requirements and Regulations; Western Kentucky University, 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog, Degree Requirements; Western Kentucky University, 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog, Transfer of Credits; Western Kentucky University, 2026–2027 Undergraduate Catalog, Credit by Examination and Prior Learning Assessment; Western Kentucky University, Office of the Registrar, Frequently Asked Questions.