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Boston University GPA
How Boston University calculates GPA
Boston 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 Boston University grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Boston University scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and there are no plus or minus grades at all.
Failing grade: Boston University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
All attempts of a repeated course are included in the GPA; the repeat grade does not replace the original.
Academic standing
term GPI or cumulative GPA below 2.00
Latin honors at graduation
There is no university-wide cut-off at Boston University — each college sets its own. Breakpoints are set separately by each school/college every year, not as one university-wide GPA; no honors below a 3.0 GPA regardless of college.
Dean’s List
Boston University names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.5 GPI with at least 4 term courses totaling not fewer than 15 units.
College of Arts & Sciences policy; other BU schools/colleges publish their own Dean's List pages and may set different thresholds.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic probation: term GPI or cumulative GPA below 2.00.
Dismissal: GPI and cumulative GPA still below 2.00 during the term of probation.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Boston University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- www.bu.edu — Latin honors.
- www.bu.edu — Dean’s List.
- www.bu.edu — academic standing.
- www.bu.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Unlike most peer institutions, BU counts every attempt of a repeated course toward the GPA rather than replacing the earlier grade.
Every figure here was read from Boston University’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).