Your UC grades and grade-point average (GPA) determine your academic eligibility at UCSB for:
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Continuing at UCSB: Your grades must be high enough so that you will not be subject to disqualification (see discussion under Probation and Disqualification).
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Entrance to a major that has a pre-major: You must earn the required GPA in specified courses.
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Enrollment in certain courses: For some courses, prerequisites include not only specified courses but also a certain minimum grade in those courses (see the General Catalog for prerequisites).
- Graduation: To qualify for graduation, you must have a University of
California GPA of at least 2.0 in the following:
- overall
- total major (including all courses required for or applicable to the major, both upper- and lower-division)
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upper-division major (including all applicable courses)
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Dean's Honors: You must earn a 3.75 or higher quarter GPA in at least 12 units. A grade of NP during a quarter will disqualify you from receiving Dean's Honors for that quarter.
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College Honors Program membership: Unless you are accepted into the program at admission, you must earn a 3.5 cumulative GPA in at least 12 letter-graded units to join. To remain in the program you must maintain a 3.5 or higher GPA and fulfill other requirements. Consult the College Honors Program website for more details.
- Honors at graduation: You must earn at least 76 letter-graded units within the University of California, and your GPA must be within the
- top 2.5% of your class for highest honors
- next 6% for high honors
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next 11.5% for honors
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Graduation with College Honors: You must earn a 3.85 GPA in at least 135 letter-graded units within the University of California.
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Departmental honors program participation: You must meet the GPA requirement specified by your department if you wish to participate in its honors program.
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Education Abroad Program (EAP) participation: You must meet a specified minimum GPA requirement to participate in EAP. Consult the EAP website for details.
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Washington Center Program (UCDC) participation: To be accepted into the Washington Center Program, you must earn a GPA of 2.8 or higher. Consult the Washington Center website for details.
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Many internship opportunities: You must earn whatever GPA may be specified to be considered for certain internships.
Beyond your enrollment at UCSB, your grades may be important in the following ways:
- All graduate and professional schools use grades as one of the measures for admission. Although admission committees will evaluate your entire record, they generally give most attention to grades in:
- courses completed in the last two years
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courses that are pertinent to the topic to be studies at the graduate or professional level.
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Many (but not all) internship opportunities require certain grades.
- Some (but not all) potential employers will review your academic record while considering your application.
