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Santa Clara GPA
How Santa Clara University calculates GPA
Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the Santa Clara scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and the scale runs down to D- at 0.7.
Failing grade: Santa Clara University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Academic standing
Cumulative GPA lower than 2.0 on all courses taken at Santa Clara.
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.500 |
| magna cum laude | 3.700 |
| summa cum laude | 3.900 |
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic probation: Cumulative GPA lower than 2.0 on all courses taken at Santa Clara..
Dismissal: Failing to maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 is grounds for removal from the university..
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by Santa Clara University itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- www.scu.edu — Latin honors.
- www.scu.edu — academic standing.
- www.scu.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
Latin honors GPAs are not rounded, so a 3.4999 misses cum laude by a thousandth.
Every figure here was read from Santa Clara’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).