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UC Santa Cruz GPA
How University of California, Santa Cruz calculates GPA
University of California, Santa Cruz (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 Cruz grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: UC Santa Cruz follows the UC system rule: A+ is capped at 4.0 (same as A). Only A, B, C, D take +/- (no D-). (UCSC also has a long history of narrative evaluations alongside letter grades.)
Failing grade: University of California, Santa Cruz uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Follows UC repeat policy. Quarter system.
Academic standing
Minimum 2.0 UC GPA; GPA spans all UC campuses attended.
Latin honors at graduation
University of California, Santa Cruz 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 | next 10 percent (2024-25 GPA equivalent: 3.850 Divisions / 3.820 Engineering) |
| magna cum laude | next 3 percent (2024-25: 3.950 Divisions / 3.920 Engineering) |
| summa cum laude | top 2 percent (2024-25: 3.980 Divisions / 3.960 Engineering) |
university-wide, with School of Engineering computed separately from other divisions; requires 70+ UC credits
Dean’s List
University of California, Santa Cruz names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of Fall 2024-Summer 2025: 3.850 (Other Divisions) / 3.820 (School of Engineering) term GPA with 12 quarter credits, of which at least 10 must be graded (full-time); 10 or fewer graded credits for part-time.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic notice: UCSC term or cumulative GPA below 2.0 at the end of any term.
Dismissal: UCSC term GPA below 1.5, or on academic notice with cumulative GPA below 2.0 at end of a term.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of California, Santa Cruz itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- catalog.ucsc.edu — Latin honors.
- registrar.ucsc.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
UC Santa Cruz uses the standard University of California scale (A+ capped at 4.0, A-D take +/-, no D-), on the quarter system. UCSC is historically known for narrative evaluations, but letter grades and the standard UC GPA are now the norm.
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).