calculating GPA

How to Calculate Your Grade Point Average

Choose one of the 4 options below to determine which courses to include when calculating your grade point average (GPA). Then follow the instructions on how to calculate your GPA using those courses. You will need your most up-to-date transcript of marks (or mark sheet) to do the calculation.

Which courses should I use to calculate my GPA?

If your most recent related degree is (or will be) from a North American university

1. And you have already completed your degree:

a. Bachelor’s degree: use all 3rd- and 4th-year level courses for the GPA calculation, no matter what year of the program they were taken. For example, for a UBC transcript, use all 300- and 400-level courses taken in any year.

b. Master’s degree: include all courses taken as part of the program. Do not include courses with no numeric grade (e.g., pass/fail).

2. And you have not yet completed your degree:

a. Use all appropriate courses available (as defined in point 1, above). For example, if you are in the 4th year of a bachelor’s program and have your fall term marks but not the winter term marks, use all 3rd- and 4th-year level course marks you have available.

If your most recent related degree is (or will be) from an international university

3. And you have already completed your degree:

a. Bachelor’s degree: use all courses taken as part of the degree for the GPA calculation. Do not include courses with no numeric grade (e.g., pass/fail).

b. Master’s degree: include all courses taken as part of the program. Do not include courses with no numeric grade (e.g., pass/fail).

4. And you have not yet completed your degree:

a. Use all courses available (as defined in point 3, above). For example, if you are in the 4th year of a bachelor’s program and have your fall term marks but not the winter term marks, use all course marks you have available.

How do I calculate my GPA?

Choose one of the options below, based on how your university assigns grades to courses. See the examples at the end of the section.

If your university assigns a weight to each course

1. And the course weight is in the form of credits:

a. For each course:

i. Multiply the grade received by the course credit to determine the weighted grade.

ii. Determine the sum of the credits and the sum of the weighted grades (for all courses used).

iii. Divide the sum of the weighted grades by the sum of the credits to obtain the GPA.

2. And the course weight is in the form of hours of instruction:

b. For each course:

i. Multiply the grade received by the course hours to determine the weighted grade. The course hours may be per week or per term – just be consistent in what you use for the calculation.

ii. Determine the sum of the course hours and the sum of the weighted grades (for all courses used).

iii. Divide the sum of the weighted grades by the sum of the course hours to obtain the GPA.

If your university does not assign a weight to each course

3. For each course:

a. Assign each course a credit of 1.0 if it is a full year (2-term) course and a credit of 0.5 if it is a half-year (1 term) course.

b. Multiply the grade received by the course credit to determine the weighted grade.

c. Determine the sum of the credits and the sum of the weighted grades (for all courses used).

d. Divide the sum of the weighted grades by the sum of the credits to obtain the GPA.