Grades

A student must complete 120 credits, meet all university, college and departmental major requirements and maintain at least a 2.0 GPA to earn a Bachelor’s degree.

Dean’s List

At the conclusion of each semester, the registrar shall indicate which undergraduate students are scholastically eligible to be included on the Dean’s list. To qualify one must:

  • Have at least 12 credit hours included in the cumulative GPA
  • Have at least 6 credit hours included in the semester GPA
  • Attain at least 3.5 cumulative GPA
  • Have a least a 3.0 current semester GPA

Semester Honors

At the conclusion of each semester, the registrar shall indicate which undergraduate students are scholastically eligible for Semester Honors. To qualify one must:

  • Have at least 6 credits hours included in the semester GPA
  • Attain at least a 3.5 semester GPA
  • Have at least a 2.0 GPA

Pass/No Pass Option

The College of Agriculture allows up to 21 credit hours in a student’s plan of study to be taken under the pass/no pass option. Students must be classified as sophomore or higher and have at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA. Courses listed on a plan of study that are required by number (i.e. ENTM 206) cannot be taken as pass/no pass. Students must earn a C- or higher to earn a “pass” grade.

Academic Notice and Separation

Academic Notice

A student at Purdue University shall be placed on academic probation if his/her fall or spring semester or cumulative GPA at the end of any fall or spring semester is less than a 2.0.

A student on academic probation shall be removed from that standing at the end of the first subsequent fall or spring semester in which he/she achieves semester and cumulative GPAs equal to or greater than 2.0.

Any grade change due to a reporting error will result in a recalculation of the GPA and determination of probation standing. Academic standing will not be assessed in summer sessions.

Academic Separation

A student on academic probation shall be dropped from the University at the close of any fall or spring semester in which his/her semester and cumulative GPA is less than a 2.0.

Any grade change due to a reporting error will result in a recalculation of the GPA and determination of drop status.

Readmission: A student who is academically dropped from the University for the first time is not eligible to enroll for at least one fall or spring semester. A student who is academically dropped for the second time is not eligible to enroll for at least one year.

A student dropped by this rule must apply to the appropriate office or readmission committee for the Purdue campus of choice. A fee is assessed for processing the readmission application (Board of Trustees Minutes, June 5-6, 1970). Readmission is not guaranteed, but any student who gains readmission is readmitted on probation and is subject to stipulations in effect as a condition of readmission. (For more detailed information about readmission, visit the following website: https://www.admissions.purdue.edu/readmission/)