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UW GPA
grades 0.0–4.0How 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.
Dean’s List
University of Washington names students to its Dean’s List at a term GPA of 3.50 quarterly GPA with 12 or more graded credits per quarter (quarterly list); annual list requires 3.50 in 12+ credits each of 3 quarters, plus 10+ credits in a 4th quarter if enrolled.
Academic probation and dismissal
Academic Warning (Academic Alert in a student's first quarter; escalates to Academic Drop): cumulative GPA below 2.00 at the end of any quarter.
Dismissal: Academic Drop: after a quarter on Academic Warning, the student fails to maintain a quarterly GPA of at least 2.00 in a succeeding quarter (cumulative GPA is not a separate required condition).
The minimum cumulative GPA depends on how far through the degree a student is:
| Class level | Cumulative GPA |
|---|---|
| first quarter | Academic Alert if GPA below 2.00 |
Sources
Every figure on this page was read on one of these pages, all published by University of Washington itself. Nothing here comes from a ranking site or an aggregator.
- registrar.washington.edu — Dean’s List.
- registrar.washington.edu — academic standing.
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).