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South Dakota GPA
How University of South Dakota calculates GPA
University of South Dakota 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 South Dakota grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: On the South Dakota scale, there is no A+ — A = 4.0 is the top grade, and there are no plus or minus grades at all.
Failing grade: University of South Dakota uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Most recent attempt counts: the grade from the latest registration is used in the GPA; earlier grades stay on the record annotated as repeated.
Academic standing
cumulative GPA below 2.0
Latin honors at graduation
| Honor | Requirement |
|---|---|
| cum laude | 3.5 |
| magna cum laude | 3.7 |
| summa cum laude | 3.9 |
Dean’s List
University of South Dakota names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.5 with 12 credit hours, no incomplete or failing grades.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic probation: cumulative GPA below 2.0.
Dismissal: academic suspension for at least two terms if a student on probation fails to earn a 2.0 system term GPA.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of South Dakota itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- www.usd.edu — Latin honors.
- catalog.usd.edu — academic standing.
Good to know
USD awards no plus or minus grades at all — only A, B, C, D and F — so every course lands on a whole grade point.
Every figure here was read from South Dakota’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).