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Florida International GPA
How Florida International University calculates GPA
Florida International University (Florida) 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 Florida International grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: FIU's standard scale (Faculty Senate, effective Fall 2016) has NO A+, NO C-, and NO D+/D-. Values: A=4.0, A-=3.67, B+=3.33, B=3.0, B-=2.67, C+=2.33, C=2.0, D=1.0, F=0. The scale jumps from C straight to D.
Failing grade: Florida International University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
First-year students can receive a limited 'NC' (no credit) grade that removes a D/F from the GPA — max two per term, four per undergraduate career. F0 marks a never-attended fail.
Academic standing
Minimum 2.0 GPA. F is an earned grade requiring an attendance code.
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.500-3.699 |
| magna cum laude | 3.700-3.899 |
| summa cum laude | 3.900-4.0 |
Dean’s List
Florida International University names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.500 term/semester GPA with nine or more credit hours in the semester.
Academic probation and dismissal
Warning -> Probation -> Dismissal: cumulative GPA remains below 2.0 while on warning.
Dismissal: cumulative and semester GPA both below 2.0 while on probation.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Florida International University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- onestop.fiu.edu — Latin honors.
- policies.fiu.edu — Dean’s List.
- catalog.fiu.edu — academic standing.
- onestop.fiu.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
FIU adopted a deliberately simplified grading scale in Fall 2016 with three omissions a generic calculator gets wrong: no A+, no C-, and no D+/D- — the ladder runs A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, then jumps straight to D and F. New freshmen also get a limited number of 'NC' grades that can remove an early D or F 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).