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Cumulative & Term Grade Point Average

On this page you’ll find information about Cumulative Grade Point Average (aka Overall CGPA) and Term Grade Point Average (aka Term GPA) – both are used in the University’s Academic Continuation Evaluation.

Both your Overall CGPA and your Term GPA are calculated by dividing the sum of the grade points earned by the total credit value of courses.

Overall CGPA >> includes all courses counting towards your degree requirements.
Term GPA >> includes all courses attempted in one term of study.

Percentage EquivalencyGrade points for 1.0 creditsGrade Points for 0.5 creditsGrade Points for 0.25 credits
90-100%A+ = 12.0A+ = 6.0A+ = 3.0
85-89%A = 11.0A = 5.5A = 2.75
80-84%A- = 10.0A- = 5.0A- = 2.5
77-79%B+ = 9.0B+ = 4.5B+ = 2.25
73-76%B = 8.0B = 4.0B = 2.0
70-72%B- = 7.0B- = 3.5B- = 1.75
67-69%C+ = 6.0C+ = 3.0C+ = 1.5
63-66%C = 5.0C = 2.5C = 1.25
60-62%C- = 4.0C- = 2.0C- = 1.0
57-59%D+ = 3.0D+ = 1.5D+ = 0.75
53-56%D = 2.0D = 1.0D = 0.5
50-52%D- = 1.0D- = 0.5D- = 0.25
0-49%F = 0.0F = 0.0F = 0.0

How to Calculate your CGPA and Term GPA

1. Check your audit!

Your Overall CGPA is the top number in the SUMMARY OF CREDITS AND CGPA section of your audit.
For example:

Remember that if you have hypothetical courses or hypothetical grades on your audit, your CGPA will be altered.

See AAC’s How to Read Your Audit for instructions for how to run your audit in Carleton Central.

 

2. Calculate on your own:
  • STEP 1: List all of the courses you’ve attempted, the corresponding credit values, and your final grades
  • STEP 2: Record the grade points earned for each course (use Carleton’s grade point scale, pictured above) and add them up. Remember: 0.5 and 0.25 credit courses are worth half or a quarter of the point value (i.e. B+ are 9.00 points for a 1.0 credit, but 4.50 points for 0.5 credit course, and 2.25 points for a 0.25 credit course).
  • STEP 3: Add up the number of credits that you’ve completed
  • STEP 4: Divide the total number of grade points by the total number of credits

For example:

Course Final Grade Credit Value Grade Point Value
ECOR 1041 B- 0.25 1.75
ECOR 1043 C+ 0.25 1.5
ECOR 1045 B 0.25 2.0
ECOR 1047 C- 0.25 1.0
CHEM 1101 B 0.5 4.0
MATH 1004 B+ 0.5 4.5
ERTH 1010 A- 0.5 5.0
2.5 credits total 19.75 total grade points
CGPA = 19.75 / 2.5 = 7.90 CGPA
3. Use the Term GPA calculator found HERE.

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