Alaska Anchorage
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Alaska Anchorage GPA
How University of Alaska Anchorage calculates GPA
University of Alaska Anchorage calculates GPA as a credit-weighted average: multiply each course’s grade points by its credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. The detail that matters is the grade scale.
The Alaska Anchorage grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Alaska Anchorage scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and there are no plus or minus grades at all.
Failing grade: University of Alaska Anchorage uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Only the most recent (last chronological) attempt counts toward the cumulative GPA and graduation/prerequisite requirements.
Academic standing
semester and cumulative GPA below 2.00
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.50 to 3.74 |
| magna cum laude | 3.75 to 3.89 |
| summa cum laude | 3.90 to 4.00 |
Dean’s List
University of Alaska Anchorage names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.50 with 12 UAA credits graded with academic letter grades.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic probation / disqualification: semester and cumulative GPA below 2.00.
Dismissal: student on probation fails to earn a semester GPA of 2.00 or higher -> disqualified (cannot attend for one academic semester).
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of Alaska Anchorage itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- catalog.uaa.alaska.edu — Latin honors.
- catalog.uaa.alaska.edu — Dean’s List.
- catalog.uaa.alaska.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Every figure here was read from Alaska Anchorage’s own registrar or catalog. Where a rule is set by an individual college rather than the institution, the page says so instead of presenting one college’s number as everyone’s.
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