Grade Point Average (GPA)
Grade point average is determined by dividing the number of grade points earned by the number of credits attempted for a letter grade. There are three kinds of grade point averages: a current UCSC GPA, based on courses attempted in the current term; a UCSC GPA, based on all courses attempted at UCSC; and a summary GPA, calculated from all UCSC courses, courses taken through the Education Abroad Program, and courses taken at another UC campus as part of the Intercampus Visitor Program. Both UCSC GPAs are part of your official record and appear on your transcript.
Students are expected to maintain a GPA of at least 2.0, calculated from courses taken for a letter grade within the University of California system.
If you repeat a course in which you have received a C-, D+, D, D-, or F, only the last grade recorded shall be computed in your GPA for the first 15 credits of repeated work. After the 15 credit maximum is reached, the GPA will be based on all grades assigned and total credits attempted.
Undergraduates who entered UC Santa Cruz for the first time in or after fall 1997 and before fall 2001 have a UCSC cumulative grade point average only if they have elected letter grades in at least two-thirds of the cumulative credits attempted. Undergraduates who entered UCSC prior to fall 1997 cannot have an official UCSC grade point average calculated.