GPA needed at USC
2.40
Target
2.00
Over
15 cr
GPA needed over your next 15 credits
2.40
to reach a 2.00 cumulative GPA at USC
The more credits you have left, the easier it is to move your cumulative GPA — fewer remaining credits make a big swing impossible.
Unofficial. Based on University of Southern California's published policy (as of 2024-25). Policies change, so always confirm with the USC registrar before making decisions.
Sources: USC academic standing
Every value is taken from University of Southern California's own published registrar, catalog, or admissions sources and dated; this tool is unofficial and should be confirmed with the registrar.
Sources: https://arr.usc.edu/grades-faculty-and-staff/, https://dornsife.usc.edu/deans-list/
University of Southern California requires a 2.0 cumulative GPA for good academic standing; below that is academic probation. This tool computes the GPA you need over your remaining credits to reach 2.0 (or any target up to 4.0).
University of Southern California requires a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 to remain in good academic standing. Below 2.0 you are placed on academic probation and usually have one term to recover.
Use: required = (target × total credits − current points) ÷ remaining credits, where current points = current GPA × completed credits. The calculator above does this with USC's 2.0 good-standing line pre-filled.
When the required GPA over your remaining credits exceeds USC's maximum of 4.0, the target is mathematically out of reach. This happens with few remaining credits or a large gap between current and target GPA.
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(2.0 × 45 − 1.8 × 30) ÷ 15 = 2.40 over the next 15 credits to climb back to USC's 2.0 line.
required = (target × (completed + remaining) − current GPA × completed) ÷ remainingThe GPA needed over remaining credits to reach a target cumulative GPA at University of Southern California.
Where:
target= desired cumulative GPA (good standing = 2.0)completed= credits already takenremaining= credits left to takeSource: https://arr.usc.edu/grades-faculty-and-staff/
University of Southern California places students below a 2.0 cumulative GPA on academic probation. Getting back to good standing means earning enough grade points over your remaining credits to lift the cumulative average back to 2.0.
The math is unforgiving as you accumulate credits: with many completed credits, a single strong semester moves the cumulative GPA only slightly. That is why recovering from a low GPA is easier earlier in your degree, when more credits remain.
Beyond good standing, USC's Dean's List sits at about 3.50. The calculator lets you set any target — good-standing, 3.0, or Dean's List — and tells you the GPA required next term, flagging when it exceeds USC's 4.0 maximum.
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