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Colorado State GPA
How Colorado State University calculates GPA
Colorado State University (Colorado) 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 Colorado State grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: Colorado State's scale has NO A+, NO C-, and NO D+/D- (those were discontinued Fall 2008 by Faculty Council). Values: A=4.0, A-=3.7, B+=3.3, B=3.0, B-=2.7, C+=2.3, C=2.0, D=1.0, F=0. Plus/minus is optional at the instructor's discretion.
Failing grade: Colorado State University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Repeat/Grade Repair: on an eligible retake the first grade does not count toward the GPA. A discontinued-attendance failure is recorded as U (equivalent to F).
Academic standing
Minimum 2.0 GPA. GPA computed to three decimals.
Latin honors at graduation
There is no university-wide cut-off at Colorado State University — each college sets its own. The set per college, recalculated each term (figures effective Spring 2024).
| College or school | cum laude | magna cum laude | summa cum laude |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 3.825 | 3.952 | 4.000 |
| Business | 3.818 | 3.924 | 3.996 |
| Engineering | 3.776 | 3.916 | 3.978 |
| Health and Human Sciences | 3.840 | 3.946 | 4.000 |
| Liberal Arts | 3.869 | 3.957 | 4.000 |
| Natural Resources | 3.842 | 3.954 | 4.000 |
| Natural Sciences | 3.888 | 3.962 | 4.000 |
| Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | 3.950 | 3.989 | 4.000 |
These cut-offs are recalculated and apply to Spring 2024 (recalculated every 4 years). Check the registrar for the current year before relying on them.
Cutoffs are recalculated on a review cycle (approx. every 4 years) to maintain target percentages of honorees; the table above is the breakdown applied starting with Spring 2024 graduates.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic watch: cumulative GPA below 2.000.
Dismissal: dismissal after two consecutive fall/spring semesters with a cumulative GPA below 2.000.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Colorado State University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- catalog.colostate.edu — Latin honors.
- thehub.colostate.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Colorado State has a deliberately trimmed scale: as of Fall 2008 it dropped C-, D+, and D- as valid grades, and it has no A+ — so the ladder runs A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, then jumps to D and F (the same shape FIU uses). Plus/minus is optional by instructor, and Repeat/Grade Repair drops the first grade of an eligible retake from the GPA.
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).