GPA requirements

Minimum grade standards

GPA requirements are the minimum grade point averages that institutions or programs demand for admission, continuation, or eligibility.

Colleges set GPA requirements for applicants; scholarships and honor societies maintain them for membership; graduate programs establish cutoffs for admission: The law school has a 3.5 GPA requirement.

Athletes must meet GPA requirements to remain eligible for competition.

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