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How to Calculate Your GPA

Letter Grades

Carleton University employs the twelve-point system of letter grades to represent standing in graduate lecture courses, directed studies, seminars, tutorials, and some research essays. The letter grades used and the grade point equivalents are:

Grade PointLetter GradePercentageGrade PointLetter GradePercentage
12A+90-100% 6 C+67-69%
11A85-89%5C63-66%
10A-80-84%4C-60-62%
9B+77-79%3D+57-59%
8B73-76%2D53-56%
7B-70-72%1D-50-52%

Calculate your GPA

Example:

CourseFinal GradeCredit ValueCorresponding Grade Point
INAF 5200B+0.54.5
INAF 5320B-0.53.5
INAF 5110A-0.55.0
INAF 5450B0.54.0
INAF 5560B+1.09
  Total credits: 3.0Total grade pts: 26.0
  Overall CGPA26.0/3.0 = 8.7