Ohio State Point-hour ratio Calculator
Your courses
Enter each course's credit hours and your grade. Grade points follow Ohio State's Undergraduate marks and credit points.
| Course (optional) | Credit hours | Grade | Remove |
|---|---|---|---|
How your result is calculated
- Point-hour ratio = total credit points ÷ credit hours in courses marked A through E (EN counts as E).
- Credit points per credit hour: A 4.0, A- 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0, B- 2.7, C+ 2.3, C 2.0, C- 1.7, D+ 1.3, D 1.0, E 0.0. There is no A+ and no D-.
- PA/NP, S/U, I/IX, P (progress), PE, EM, K, R and W carry no credit points and are not used in the point-hour ratio.
- For a semester the ratio uses that semester's scheduled credit hours; the cumulative ratio uses all credit hours undertaken at Ohio State.
- Transfer credit (K) and credit by examination (EM) count as hours only.
- Repeats: both grades stay on the record and both count in the point-hour ratio unless grade forgiveness is used.
- Grade forgiveness: an undergraduate may petition to repeat a course and have the original credit and grade excluded from the cumulative point-hour ratio (it stays on the record); up to three courses (courses during declared Exceptional Circumstances do not count toward the limit).
- Pass/non-pass (PA/NP) may be chosen for up to 20 credit hours of non-required courses by students with a 2.0 or higher point-hour ratio; neither PA nor NP is computed in the point-hour ratio.
- An I is filed with the mark the registrar enters if the work is not completed by the sixth Saturday of the following semester or session; until then the hours count as hours only.
- Withdrawing after the fourth Friday of a semester records a W; earlier withdrawals leave no record.
- Fresh start: an undergraduate who re-enrolls after five or more years away may petition to restart with no cumulative point-hour ratio.
Source: The Ohio State University, Board of Trustees, Chapter 3335-8 (Rules of the University Faculty: Instruction) (retrieved 2 Oct 2026). Checked against the document on 2 Oct 2026.
| Grade | Grade point | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.7 | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.3 | Above average |
| B | 3 | Above average |
| B- | 2.7 | Above average |
| C+ | 2.3 | Average |
| C | 2 | Average |
| C- | 1.7 | Average |
| D+ | 1.3 | Low but acceptable |
| D | 1 | Low but acceptable |
| E | 0 | Did not satisfy the course objectives (failure) |
| EN | 0 | E, non-attendance (counts as E) |
| PA | Not in GPA | Pass (pass/non-pass option) |
| NP | Not in GPA | Non-pass (equivalent of E, not in the point-hour ratio) |
| S | Not in GPA | Satisfactory |
| U | Not in GPA | Unsatisfactory |
| I | Not in GPA | Incomplete |
| IX | Not in GPA | Extension of incomplete |
| P | Not in GPA | Progress (multi-term sequence; replaced by the final mark) |
| PE | Not in GPA | Emergency pass (Exceptional Circumstances only) |
| EM | Not in GPA | Credit by examination |
| K | Not in GPA | Credit transferred from another institution |
| R | Not in GPA | Registered to audit |
| W | Not in GPA | Withdrew |
Undergraduate students at The Ohio State University (Faculty Rules 3335-8).
Source: The Ohio State University, Board of Trustees, Chapter 3335-8 (Rules of the University Faculty: Instruction) (retrieved 2 Oct 2026). Checked against the document on 2 Oct 2026.
Questions
How is Ohio State Point-hour ratio calculated?
Point-hour ratio is the average of your grade points weighted by credit hours: multiply each course's credit hours by the grade point for your grade, add these up, and divide by the total credit hours. Under Undergraduate marks and credit points, A carries 4 grade points on a 4-point scale.
How is Ohio State Cumulative point-hour ratio calculated?
Cumulative point-hour ratio is the average of the grade points of all courses taken so far, weighted by credit hours.
Is OpenCGPA an official Ohio State calculator?
No. OpenCGPA is independent and not affiliated with The Ohio State University. It applies the rules published in Ohio State's own documents, linked on this page. Your official result is the one on your grade card.