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Nevada Reno GPA
How University of Nevada, Reno calculates GPA
University of Nevada, Reno 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 Nevada Reno grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Nevada Reno scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and the scale runs down to D- at 0.7.
Failing grade: University of Nevada, Reno uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
UNR averages the grade points from all attempts of a repeated course into the GPA (does not replace with the higher or most recent grade); credit is awarded only once.
Latin honors at graduation
University of Nevada, Reno awards Latin honors by rank in the graduating class, not by a fixed GPA, so the GPA that earns each honor moves from year to year.
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | top 10% |
| magna cum laude | top 5% |
| summa cum laude | top 1% |
Percentile is computed within each college's graduating class, per the UNR commencement office.
Dean’s List
University of Nevada, Reno names students to its Dean’s List at 12 units of graded coursework.
Set separately by each college, not university-wide: College of Science requires a 3.75 semester GPA; College of Business requires 3.50.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of Nevada, Reno itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- www.unr.edu — Latin honors.
- www.unr.edu — Dean’s List.
- www.unr.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Repeated courses have their grade points averaged into the cumulative GPA rather than replaced by the higher or later grade, unlike the other institutions in this batch.
Every figure here was read from Nevada Reno’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).