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Ball State GPA
How Ball State University calculates GPA
Ball State University 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 Ball State grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Ball State scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and the scale runs down to D- at 0.667.
Failing grade: Ball State University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
The last (most recent) grade in a repeated course replaces prior attempts in the GPA; for variable-credit courses, once the maximum credit hours are exceeded the first attempt is excluded instead.
Academic standing
cumulative GPA below 2.0 triggers academic warning
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.6–3.799 |
| magna cum laude | 3.8–3.899 |
| summa cum laude | 3.9+ |
Dean’s List
Ball State University names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.5 with 12+ graded credits (semester) or 6+ graded credits (summer term).
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic warning / academic separation: cumulative GPA below 2.0 triggers academic warning.
Dismissal: academic separation if term-GPA thresholds not met while on warning (2-semester wait after first separation, 3-year wait after subsequent).
The minimum cumulative GPA depends on how far through the degree a student is:
| Class level | Cumulative GPA |
|---|---|
| under 30 earned credits credits | must earn 2.0 term GPA to clear warning |
| 30+ earned credits credits | must earn 2.1 term GPA to clear warning |
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Ball State University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- bsu.smartcatalogiq.com — Latin honors.
- www.bsu.edu — Dean’s List.
- bsu.smartcatalogiq.com — academic standing.
- www.bsu.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Every figure here was read from Ball State’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.
Need to plan ahead? Use the target GPA planner to find the grades you need, or the final grade calculator for a single class. International student? See CGPA to US GPA (WES).