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UC Santa Barbara GPA
How University of California, Santa Barbara calculates GPA
University of California, Santa Barbara (California) 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 UC Santa Barbara grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: UC Santa Barbara follows the UC system rule: A+ is capped at 4.0 (same as A). Only A, B, C, D take +/- (no D-).
Failing grade: University of California, Santa Barbara uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Follows UC repeat policy: up to 16 units of repeats may be excluded via grade replacement; beyond that, all attempts count. Quarter system.
Academic standing
Minimum 2.0 UC GPA; GPA spans all UC campuses attended.
Latin honors at graduation
University of California, Santa Barbara 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 |
|---|---|
| Highest Honors | top 2.5 percent |
| High Honors | next 6 percent |
| Honors | next 11.5 percent |
university-wide
Dean’s List
University of California, Santa Barbara names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.75 with 12 letter-graded units.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic Notice: cumulative GPA below 2.0.
Dismissal: quarter GPA below 1.5, or (while on Academic Notice) a quarter GPA below 2.0, triggers "Dean's Review" which can result in Academic Disqualification.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of California, Santa Barbara itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- registrar.sa.ucsb.edu — Latin honors.
- catalog.ucsb.edu — Dean’s List.
- uged.ucsb.edu — academic standing.
- registrar.ucsb.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
UC Santa Barbara uses the standard University of California scale (A+ capped at 4.0, A-D take +/-, no D-), on the quarter system. Up to 16 units of repeated coursework can be excluded from the GPA via grade replacement before all attempts start counting.
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).