What are Deficiency Points?

Deficiency points (also known as quality point deficiency) are the number of quality points lacking for the calculation of your cumulative GPA to result in a 2.0. Thus, deficiency points indicate the number of hours of “B” grades you would need to earn to raise your cumulative GPA to a 2.0.

Deficiency points are calculated by multiplying your cumulative hours attempted by 2 to get the number of quality points required for a 2.0 cumulative GPA (a C average); subtract the total quality points earned from the quality points required to find the deficiency points, as illustrated below. To locate the information you need to calculate your deficiency points, go to Circle Park Online (CPO) and select “View Grades.”

Step 1	Your Cumulative Hours Attempted x 2 = Quality Points Required for your GPA to be a 2.0
Step 2	Result from Step 1 – Your Total Quality Points Earned = Your Deficiency Points

Example:

Step 1	65 Cumulative Hours Attempted x 2 = 130 Quality Points Required for 2.0
Step 2	130 – 112 Total Quality Points Earned = 18 Deficiency Points

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