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Howard GPA
How Howard University calculates GPA
Howard 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 Howard grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Howard scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and there are no plus or minus grades at all.
Failing grade: Howard University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
An undergraduate may repeat a D or F grade only once; the lower grade is excluded from the GPA computation but is not expunged from the transcript. Courses required at a C minimum for a major/minor have exceptions.
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.20-3.49 |
| magna cum laude | 3.50-3.79 |
| summa cum laude | 3.80+ |
Dean’s List
Howard University does not publish one Dean’s List rule. GPA required for the Dean's Honor Roll differs by individual school/college at Howard; no single university-wide number is published.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Howard University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- secretary.howard.edu — Latin honors.
- coas.howard.edu — Dean’s List.
- howard.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Howard's Dean's Honor Roll GPA threshold is set individually by each school/college rather than as one university-wide number.
Every figure here was read from Howard’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).