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Eastern Kentucky GPA
How Eastern Kentucky University calculates GPA
Eastern Kentucky 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 Eastern Kentucky grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Eastern Kentucky scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and there are no plus or minus grades at all.
Failing grade: Eastern Kentucky University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
For repeated courses, the highest grade earned is used in term and institutional GPA calculations and the lower grade is excluded, with limited exceptions (e.g., a grade of S/CR/NC/P will not replace a grade of C, D, FN, F, or FX).
Academic standing
Institutional GPA below 1.5 (fewer than 31 hours), below 1.8 (31-50 hours), or below 2.0 (over 50 hours)
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.5-3.69 |
| magna cum laude | 3.7-3.89 |
| summa cum laude | 3.9+ |
Dean’s List
Eastern Kentucky University names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.75 at 12 credit hours, 3.65 at 13 credit hours, 3.50 at 14 or more credit hours with 12 semester hours (below 12 hours, not eligible).
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic probation / suspension / dismissal: Institutional GPA below 1.5 (fewer than 31 hours), below 1.8 (31-50 hours), or below 2.0 (over 50 hours).
Dismissal: Students on probation are suspended if they fail to reach a 2.0 semester GPA or the required institutional GPA; after a third suspension, dismissal follows failure to maintain a 2.0 semester GPA, with a 5-year dismissal period.
The minimum cumulative GPA depends on how far through the degree a student is:
| Class level | Cumulative GPA |
|---|---|
| <31 credits | 1.5 |
| 31-50 credits | 1.8 |
| >50 credits | 2.0 |
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Eastern Kentucky University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- catalogs.eku.edu — Latin honors.
- catalogs.eku.edu — Dean’s List.
- catalogs.eku.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
EKU's standard grading scale uses only whole letter grades (A, B, C, D, F) with no plus/minus modifiers, and its Dean's List GPA threshold decreases as credit hours increase (3.75 at 12 hours down to 3.50 at 14+ hours).
Every figure here was read from Eastern Kentucky’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).