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How University of Washington calculates GPA

University of Washington uses a numeric grading system: instructors report grades as numbers from 4.0 to 0.7 in 0.1 increments, plus 0.0 for failing or unofficial withdrawal. Grades between 0.6 and 0.1 aren't assigned (they're converted to 0.0). Your GPA is the credit-weighted average of those numbers. Enter your numeric grades above.

What makes UW specific

Numeric, not letters: UW does not use letter grades for the GPA. Instructors assign numeric grades from 4.0 down to 0.7 in 0.1 steps, plus 0.0; grades of 0.6-0.1 are not assigned. Rough letter equivalents: 3.9–4.0 = A, 3.5–3.8 = A−, 3.2–3.4 = B+, 2.9–3.1 = B, and so on.

Failing: 0.0 (failing work or unofficial withdrawal); 0.7 is the lowest passing grade.

Repeated courses

When you repeat a course, BOTH the original and the second grade count in the GPA (credit is allowed only once). A third or later attempt is not included in the GPA. So a retake does not erase the first grade.

Academic standing

Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA for undergraduate good standing (3.0 for graduate). The cumulative GPA is based solely on courses taken in residence at UW.

Good to know

UW is genuinely different: it's a numeric system, not letters. A grade is a number like 3.7 or 2.9, and your GPA is the credit-weighted average of those numbers. 0.0 is failing (or unofficial withdrawal); 0.7 is the lowest passing grade. UW is on the quarter system. Both attempts of a repeated course count, so a retake doesn't remove the earlier grade.

Need to plan ahead? Use the target GPA planner. International student? See CGPA to US GPA (WES).