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Grade Points and Grade Point Averages (GPA)

UNCG uses a semester hour credit and grade point system for evaluating undergraduates. Semester hour credits represent the number of course hours completed. Grade points are determined by the number of semester hour credits attempted and the grades earned.

The grade point average is determined by dividing the accumulated number of grade points earned by the accumulated number of semester hours undertaken. Hours attempted but not passed must be included in this calculation. However, a second F or WF in the same course is not used in computing the grade point average. Courses graded on the P/NP or S/U basis and courses transferred from another institution (except those courses taken through the Consortium and Inter-institutional Registration) may not be used in determining the UNCG grade point average.

SAS 100 and SAS 200 do not count toward graduation and therefore are not calculated in a student’s GPA.

Beginning with courses taken in Fall 1996, plus/minus grades are incorporated into the GPA for all undergraduates. Effective fall 2006, the A+ is added to the scale, carrying 4.3 quality points. The maximum grade point average for an undergraduate, however, will be capped at 4.0.