Academic Notice: Grade Point Deficit Calculator

The Grade Point Deficit Calculator is a tool to help students identify the grades needed to get back into good academic standing (2.0 GPA). It can also help a student estimate whether or not they will be in good standing based on projected grades. To be in good academic standing, students need a positive grade point deficit or a grade point deficit of zero.

Grade Point Deficit Calculator

To get into good academic standing, students must clear any grade point deficit to reach a 2.0 GPA.  Students must take college coursework through regular enrollment at SF State or Open University through the College of Professional & Global Education to work on their SF State GPA.  Students can only take transferable college work elsewhere to raise their combined cum GPA.

*This calculator to intended to be used as a tool to help students identify the grades needed to get back into good academic standing (2.0 GPA). It can also help a student estimate whether or not they will be in good standing based on projected grades. To be in good academic standing, students need a positive grade point deficit or grade point deficit of zero.

Grade point deficit chart

Grade point deficit chart
Grade*5-unit course4-unit course3-unit course2-unit course1-unit course
A+10+8+6+4+2
A-+8.5+6.8+5.1+3.4+1.7
B++6.5+5.2+3.9+2.6+1.3
B+5+4+3+2+1
B-+3.5+2.8+2.1+1.4+0.7
C++1.5+1.2+0.9+0.6+0.3
C00000
C--1.5-1.2-0.9-0.6-0.3
D+-3.5-2.8-2.1-1.4-0.7
D-5-4-3-2-1
D--6.5-5.2-3.9-2.6-1.3
F-10-8-6-4-2

*Note

  • CR, NC, I RD, RP, AU, W and SP grades do not have any grade point values. Also, grades of “C” do not help raise your GPA and grades of “C-” and below lower your GPA.
  • “U”, “WU” or “IC” grades are equal to an “F” in calculating grade points.

Tip: During the semester, you can estimate your grade point total based on your projected grades for this semester.

Projected grade points examples

  • TH A 125 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: A
    • Potential grade points: +6
  • PSY 200 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: C+
    • Potential grade points: +0.9
  • HIST 120 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: B-
    • Potential grade points: +2.1
  • KIN 250 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: B-
    • Potential grade points: +2.1

Projected total for semester = +11.1 grade points

If you started the semester with a -10.1 grade point deficit, after the projected grades, you will have a +1.0 grade point deficit and will be in good academic standing.

  • SOC 105 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: C
    • Potential grade points: 0
  • PLSI 200 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: B
    • Potential grade points: +3
  • CWL 250 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: D
    • Potential grade points: -3
  • MATH 124 (3 units)
    • Projected grade: CR
    • Potential grade points: 0

Projected total for semester = 0 grade points

If you started the semester with a -10.1 grade point deficit, after the projected grades, you will still have -10.1 grade points and will not be in good academic standing based on these projected grades.
 

Directions

  1. Log in to your Student Center using any browser except Google Chrome, and make sure your pop-up blocker is disabled.
    1. Follow these steps on how to disable your pop-up blocker regardless of your browser: Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Safari. 
  2. In the “other academic” drop-down menu, select “Transcript: View Unofficial” and click the >> (double arrow) button.
  3. Under Report Type, select “SF State Unofficial Transcript” from the drop-down menu and click View Report.
  4. Go to the bottom of the last page of your transcript. Using the Undergraduate Career Totals line, select either your SF State Cumulative GPA or Combined Cumulative GPA to calculate.
  5. Record the grade point deficit for the first GPA you calculated.
  6. Click Clear and repeat the previous step to calculate the grade point deficit for your other GPA.
  7. Record the second grade point deficit as well.
  8. Using the Grade Point Deficit Chart, identify the grades needed to offset your negative grade point totals and return to good academic standing.