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Undergraduate Grade Point Average

The grade-point average for undergraduate students is found by dividing the total honor points earned by the total graded hours.

Recomputation of Grade Point Average

An undergraduate student may petition for recomputation of the student's cumulative grade point average if:

1. the student has not attended CMU or any other institution for four or more consecutive years, and
2. the student re-enrolls after the student's matriculation was canceled or after withdrawing voluntarily with a cumulative grade point average under 2.00 (academic probation).

A petition form for recomputation may be obtained from the Academic Advising and Assistance office. This policy may apply to students presently enrolled at CMU.

If the petition is approved, all courses taken will remain on the permanent record. Those courses with grades of A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-, or CR will be counted for credit only. The student resumes their academic program at CMU with no cumulative grade-point average, and thereafter is subject to the conditions of probation and dismissal that govern all students. A student may not graduate from Central Michigan University under this policy unless he/she earns at least 12 semester hours of credit at this institution after the recomputation has been granted.

Honors for Recomputations

Students who have had a recomputation of grade point average must meet the following criteria to be eligible for graduation with honors: At the beginning of the student's final semester must have completed 45 hours of residence, of which 33 hours are letter graded, and a cumulative point average as indicated in the Graduation with Honors table. Only hours completed after the recomputation are eligible for this requirement.