GPA

This article covers constraints related to GPAs. Stellic works with three primary GPA types:

Program GPA (pGPA) - Calculated by Stellic for all courses within a specific program Requirement GPA (rGPA) - Calculated when you add a GPA constraint to a requirement Cumulative GPA (cGPA) - Provided directly by institutions (not calculated by Stellic)

For detailed explanations of these GPA types, see our article on Understanding GPAs Within Stellic.

Additional GPA-related constraints may be available through non-course constraints, which house custom institutional requirements.

All constraints are listed both at the top and bottom of this article, with detailed descriptions provided at the bottom.

Constraints at a Glance

• Hide the program GPA [Secondary Constraint] [Program Level Constraint]

• Must maintain program GPA of at least [x] [Secondary Constraint] [Program Level Constraint]

• Unused matched courses are also accounted in the GPA [Secondary Constraint] [Program Level Constraint]

• Must maintain Requirement GPA of at least [x] [Secondary Constraint]

• Compute GPA for this requirement [Secondary Constraint]

• Compute GPA for this requirement with courses taken in/after [Year][Term] [Secondary Constraint]

• Exclude this requirement from the program GPA [Secondary Constraint]

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Constraint Details

Hide the program GPA [Secondary Constraint] [Program Level Constraint]

• The program GPA calculates a GPA for courses that fall within that particular program only. Adding this constraint hides the PGPA. In the example below, you can see that there is no PGPA next to the progress bar for this minor.

Must maintain program GPA of at least [x] [Secondary Constraint] [Program Level Constraint]

• This constraint does not mark the program as completed unless all requirements have been completed and the program GPA is equal to or greater than the GPA specified.

Unused matched courses are also accounted in the GPA [Secondary Constraint] [Program Level Constraint]

• Can also add: Minimum (optional) - enables you to set a minimum program GPA.

• Any course in a student's plan that was eligible for the requirement would be included in the GPA, regardless of whether it is counting for any other requirement or falling under unmatched

Must maintain Requirement GPA of at least [x] [Secondary Constraint]

• This constraint requires that the student maintain a GPA of above or greater to the specified amount for that specific requirement. In the example below, the student must have a 2.0 GPA for the upper division requirement, which is calculated separately from the rest of the audit.

Compute GPA for this requirement [Secondary Constraint]

• This constraint will calculate a custom GPA for the courses in the requirement.

Compute GPA for this requirement with courses taken in/after [Year][Term] [Secondary Constraint]

• This constraint is the same as the one above, but allows for restrictions on the year/term of the student, resulting in an even more customizable GPA.

Exclude this requirement from the program GPA [Secondary Constraint]

• This constraint should be used when you want to exclude a certain requirement (like the General Education requirement) from the program GPA.