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How University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign calculates GPA
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) 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 UIUC grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: UIUC uses a standard 4.0 plus/minus scale (Student Code 3-103). A+ and A both equal 4.0.
Failing grade: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Repeated-course rules at UIUC vary; the standard treatment includes attempts in the GPA unless a specific repeat policy applies. Confirm with the registrar.
Academic standing
Minimum 2.0 for good standing. The GPA is shown to two decimals and is truncated, not rounded.
Latin honors at graduation
There is no university-wide cut-off at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — each college sets its own. The each college sets its own honors conditions.
| College or school | cum laude | magna cum laude | summa cum laude | honors | high honors | highest honors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) | 3.94 | 3.98 | 4.00 | — | — | — |
| Gies College of Business | — | — | — | 3.5 | 3.75 | 3.90 |
These cut-offs are recalculated and apply to LAS: percentile-based, recalculated each graduation cycle -- figures shown apply to Dec 2025-Aug 2026 graduates (set from Dec 2024-Aug 2025 graduate GPA distribution). Gies Business: fixed policy, not year-specific.. Check the registrar for the current year before relying on them.
Grainger College of Engineering, College of ACES, College of Education and other UIUC colleges' catalog pages did not surface honors GPA thresholds directly, and the shared WebSearch quota was exhausted before their individual college sites could be located and checked.
Dean’s List
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of GPA level set individually by each college (targets roughly the top 20 percent of that college's students) with at least 12 academic semester hours taken for a letter grade (A-F).
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic Warning (undergraduate): cumulative GPA below 2.0 and/or semester GPA below 2.0.
Dismissal: dropped from the university if semester GPA falls below 1.0.
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- studentcode.illinois.edu — Latin honors.
- las.illinois.edu — Latin honors, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS).
- catalog.illinois.edu — Latin honors, Gies College of Business.
- studentcode.illinois.edu — Dean’s List.
- studentcode.illinois.edu — academic standing.
- registrar.illinois.edu — grading scale and GPA calculation.
Good to know
UIUC uses the standard 4.0 plus/minus scale. A notable detail: the official GPA is truncated to two decimals, not rounded up (e.g. 3.499 displays as 3.49, not 3.50).
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).