Colorado State
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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.
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).