Calculate your Drexel University GPA on the official 4.0 scale: A+ and A both count 4.00, grade points are weighted by quarter credits, and the result is truncated to two decimals rather than rounded up.
| Grade | Quarter credits |
|---|
Enter the quarter credits for each course — most Drexel courses are 3 or 4 credits. Include only letter-graded courses; W, AU, INC, CR and NCR carry no grade points and sit outside the GPA.
| Grade | Grade points | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.00 | Exactly the same value as a plain A — Drexel awards nothing extra for the plus |
| A | 4.00 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.67 | |
| B+ | 3.33 | |
| B | 3.00 | Good |
| B- | 2.67 | |
| C+ | 2.33 | |
| C | 2.00 | The lowest grade that normally carries credit toward the degree |
| C- | 1.67 | |
| D+ | 1.33 | |
| D | 1.00 | Passing, but usually not accepted as a prerequisite |
| F | 0.00 | Failing — an earned F is permanent and cannot be changed |
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| A (4cr) + B+ (4cr) + A− (3cr) + B (2cr) | 3.56 / 4.00 |
| Three courses, all A (12 quarter credits) | 4.00 / 4.00 |
| A (4cr) + B (4cr) + A− (4cr) | 3.55 / 4.00 — truncated, not 3.56 |
| A (3cr) + A (3cr) + B (3cr) + C (3cr) | 3.25 / 4.00 |
Drexel runs on the quarter system, not semesters. Four terms a year, each roughly ten weeks long, means you collect grades faster and your cumulative average moves more often. It also means the credits on your record are quarter credits, which are smaller than semester credits — a "12-credit term" at Drexel is not the same workload as a 12-credit term elsewhere.
The scale itself is a plain 4.0 table, and it is one of the versions where an A+ is worth exactly the same as an A. Drexel awards nothing extra for the plus, so chasing an A+ over an A changes nothing in the arithmetic.
| Counts | Does not count |
|---|---|
| Every letter-graded course taken at Drexel | Transfer coursework from other institutions |
| Both the original and any repeated attempt | W (withdrawal) and AU (audit) |
| Undergraduate and graduate work, on the same scale | CR / NCR (credit / no credit) courses |
| Any course that carries grade points | INC (incomplete) until a final grade is assigned |
| — | Co-op terms — they appear on the record but add no letter-grade points |
Drexel computes a single, unified cumulative GPA covering all coursework you have taken at the university. There is no separate official "major GPA" in that calculation.
Drexel states that the GPA is calculated to two decimal places and is not rounded up. In practice the figure is truncated: an unrounded 3.5566 is reported as 3.55, not 3.56, and a 3.498 is reported as 3.49.
This bites when you are sitting just under a line — a scholarship minimum, a graduate programme cut-off, an academic standing threshold. The hundredth lost to truncation cannot be argued back; the only fix is another graded course.
Both the original and the repeated enrolment are averaged into the term and cumulative GPAs. The one thing that changes is earned credit: only the credits from the first time a course is completed with a passing grade count toward earned and passed hours.
A formal GPA adjustment on a repeated course is possible, but only by petition. It is not automatic and it is not the default, so plan on the arithmetic remembering every attempt.
| Honour | How it is awarded |
|---|---|
| Summa cum laude | Top 3% of the graduating class |
| Magna cum laude | Next 7% (top 3%–10%) |
| Cum laude | Next 15% (top 10%–25%) |
Because the cut-offs are based on class standing rather than a fixed number, the GPA needed for each honour shifts from year to year. There is no magic target — the competitive move is to keep your cumulative GPA as high as possible relative to your cohort. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.00 is required for good standing and for graduation, and individual colleges may set higher standards.
The grade-to-point table, the A+ = 4.00 treatment, the quarter system, the two-decimal no-rounding rule, the treatment of repeated courses and the exclusion of transfer credit all come from Drexel University's published Grades and GPA guidance on the Drexel Central records pages. The percentile-based Latin honours come from Drexel's commencement honours policy.
Yes. Drexel uses a 4.0 scale and computes one cumulative GPA across all coursework taken at the university, reported to two decimal places. There is no D− grade in the table; the lowest passing letter is a D at 1.00 grade points.
No. An A+ and an A are both worth 4.00 grade points, so the plus changes nothing in your GPA. Unlike some systems where an A+ is worth 4.30 or more, Drexel does not let an A+ push the average above the 4.00 ceiling.
Almost always because of the no-rounding rule. Drexel reports two decimals and does not round up, so an unrounded 3.5566 is recorded as 3.55 rather than 3.56. If you rounded, your figure will read about a hundredth high.
No. Both attempts are averaged into the term and cumulative GPAs. The only change is that earned credit counts once — from the first passing completion. A GPA adjustment on a repeat requires an approved petition and is not automatic.
No. Co-op appears on your record, but your academic GPA is built from graded coursework. A co-op term adds no letter-grade points the way a class does, and it does not dilute the average either.
No. Only coursework completed at Drexel is included in the institutional GPA. Transfer credits may satisfy requirements and appear on your record, but they carry no grade points in the Drexel cumulative average.