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How to use the Georgetown GPA calculator
Enter your previous cumulative GPA and GPA-bearing credits if you want to build on an existing record, then add completed Georgetown courses with their credits and final grades. You can also add planned courses to estimate a projected GPA or use the target tool to see the average needed over a chosen number of future credits.
Important: Georgetown’s official undergraduate QPI is truncated to three decimal places without rounding. This calculator is a planning tool and its shared display rounds to three decimals, so a result near a third-decimal boundary can differ by 0.001 from the official QPI. Use GU Experience and your official record for the authoritative figure.
This calculator is for the main-campus undergraduate QPI. Georgetown Law and graduate programs use different grading rules, so do not use this undergraduate scale for those records.
Georgetown undergraduate GPA scale
| Grade | Quality points per credit |
|---|---|
| A | 4.00 |
| A- | 3.67 |
| B+ | 3.33 |
| B | 3.00 |
| B- | 2.67 |
| C+ | 2.33 |
| C | 2.00 |
| C- | 1.67 |
| D+ | 1.33 |
| D | 1.00 |
| F | 0.00 |
Georgetown calls its official cumulative grade average the Quality Point Index (QPI). It is effectively a credit-weighted GPA: a grade in a four-credit course affects the average more than the same grade in a three-credit course.
Grades that do not enter the QPI
S and U grades do not affect the QPI. An S earns course credit; a U does not. A provisional undergraduate N should not be entered as a final grade because it must eventually be resolved under the University’s grading rules.
Most grades from external transfer work, study abroad outside the Georgetown-administered exceptions, and consortium coursework are also excluded from the cumulative Georgetown QPI even when the credits apply toward the degree.
How Georgetown calculates GPA/QPI
For each quality-graded course, multiply the course credits by the grade value. Add all quality points, then divide by the total attempted credits attached to those quality grades.
QPI = total quality points ÷ total attempted quality-grade credits
For example, a three-credit A earns 12.00 quality points. A four-credit B+ earns 13.32. Together that is 25.32 quality points across seven credits: 25.32 ÷ 7 = 3.617142…. Georgetown truncates the official QPI to 3.617.
An F contributes zero quality points, but the attempted course credits still remain in the denominator. That makes an F different from an excluded S or U grade.
Repeated courses at Georgetown
Calculator limitation: The Repeat Impact tool is disabled for Georgetown because the University’s repeat policy is not a simple grade-replacement rule.
Students generally may not repeat a course for which they have already earned credit. If a student fails a course and later repeats it successfully, both the original F and the passing repeat grade are included in the QPI, while degree credit is awarded only once.
For that failed-then-passed situation, enter both attempts as separate completed courses if neither attempt is already included in your previous-GPA baseline. For any other repeat situation, confirm the treatment with your dean rather than assuming the later grade replaces the earlier one.
Transfer, study abroad, and consortium grades
Credits from other institutions can count toward a Georgetown degree without their grades entering the Georgetown cumulative QPI. The Undergraduate Bulletin excludes external transfer, consortium, and most study-abroad grades from the cumulative QPI.
There are Georgetown-administered exceptions, including specified summer programs abroad and GU-Q coursework. If a course is posted as Georgetown coursework under the applicable policy, use the Georgetown grade shown on your record rather than importing a host institution grade on your own.
Academic standing, graduation, and financial aid
These thresholds use different rules and should not be treated as interchangeable decisions from a calculator result.
| Purpose | Undergraduate standard |
|---|---|
| Graduation | Minimum cumulative GPA/QPI of 2.0 |
| Academic probation | A failed course or cumulative GPA below 2.0 can trigger automatic probation; other conditions also apply |
| Financial-aid SAP | Minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0, at least two-thirds completion pace, and maximum-timeframe rules |
| First Honors | Semester GPA 3.9 or above, subject to the Bulletin’s enrollment conditions |
| Second Honors | Semester GPA 3.7 or above, subject to the Bulletin’s enrollment conditions |
| Dean’s List | Semester GPA 3.5 or above, subject to the Bulletin’s enrollment conditions |
Latin honors do not use one permanent university-wide GPA cutoff. Georgetown determines them by percentile within each school, so the actual GPA boundary changes with the graduating class.
Georgetown Law and graduate GPA are different
Georgetown Law is a separate grading system. Current J.D. grading includes A+ at 4.33, and Law averages use their own precision rules. Do not enter Law grades into this undergraduate calculator.
Main-campus graduate coursework also has a different grade set and academic standard. Graduate students should use the rules for their program and academic record rather than applying the undergraduate QPI table.
Georgetown GPA FAQs
Does Georgetown round GPA?
No. The Undergraduate Bulletin says the official QPI is truncated to the third decimal place without rounding. That means an exact value such as 3.6179 is officially recorded as 3.617, not 3.618.
Is Georgetown GPA weighted by credits?
Yes. Quality points are the grade value multiplied by course credits, so a four-credit course has more effect on the QPI than a three-credit course with the same grade.
Does an F count in Georgetown GPA?
Yes. An F is worth 0.00 quality points, and its attempted credits remain in the QPI denominator.
Do S and U grades affect Georgetown GPA?
No. Neither S nor U affects the QPI. S earns credit, while U does not earn credit.
Do transfer grades count in Georgetown GPA?
Generally no. External transfer, consortium, and most study-abroad grades are excluded from the cumulative Georgetown QPI even when credit is accepted toward the degree.
Does Georgetown replace a failed grade when I repeat a course?
No simple replacement applies to the standard failed-then-passed case. If a failed course is repeated and passed, both the F and the passing grade are computed in the QPI, while course credit is awarded once.
What GPA do I need to graduate from Georgetown?
Undergraduate students must earn a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 to be eligible for graduation, in addition to school, program, and degree requirements.
What GPA puts an undergraduate on academic probation?
A cumulative GPA below 2.0 triggers automatic academic probation, and failing a course can also trigger probation. Georgetown’s academic standards committees can impose additional conditions.
Does Georgetown have a minimum GPA for first-year admission?
The current undergraduate admissions guidance describes a holistic review and does not publish a universal minimum high-school GPA for first-year applicants.
What GPA is recommended for Georgetown transfer admission?
Georgetown Undergraduate Admissions recommends a cumulative B+ average or higher for transfer admission consideration. It is presented as a recommendation within holistic review, not a guarantee of admission.
Official Georgetown University Resources
- Undergraduate studying, grades, and credit
- Undergraduate academic standards
- University Registrar grading policies
- Undergraduate financial-aid policies and SAP
- Undergraduate honors and awards
- College of Arts & Sciences academic policies
- Transfer admission preparation and credit evaluation
- First-year admissions preparation
- Graduate academic regulations
- Georgetown Law grading explanation
This Georgetown GPA calculator is an unofficial planning tool. Georgetown University, your dean, and the University Registrar control your official QPI, academic standing, degree progress, honors, financial-aid eligibility, and the treatment of individual courses or repeats.