GPA Information
The following GPA calculation information can be used to calculate your eligibility for awards/bursaries as well as your GPA for program standing. Graduate students must typically maintain a minimum of a B- average in order to maintain their program status.
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:
| 12 | A+ | 90-100% | 6 | C+ | 67-69% |
| 11 | A | 85-89% | 5 | C | 63-66% |
| 10 | A- | 80-84% | 4 | C- | 60-62% |
| 9 | B+ | 77-79% | 3 | D+ | 57-59% |
| 8 | B | 73-76% | 2 | D | 53-56% |
| 7 | B- | 70-72% | 1 | D- | 50-52% |
Calculate your GPA
- STEP 1: List all of the courses you’ve attempted, the corresponding credit values (0.5 credit or 1.0 credit), and your final grades
- STEP 2: Record the grade points earned for each course and add them up. Remember 0.5 credit courses are worth half 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).
- STEP 3: Add up the number of credits that you’ve taken
- STEP 4: Divide the total number of grade points by the total number of credits
- Note: courses listed as SAT or PASS do not count in your GPA calculation. Courses that are listed as F are worth 0 and are calculated in your GPA.
EXAMPLE:
|
Course |
Final Grade |
Credit value |
Corresponding grade point |
| PECO 5001 | B+ | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| PECO 5000 | B- | 0.5 | 3.5 |
| PECO 5002 | A- | 0.5 | 5.0 |
| SOCI 5806 | B | 0.5 | 4.0 |
| HIST 5101 | B+ | 1.0 | 9 |
| Total credits: 3.0 | Total grade pts: 26.0 | ||
| Overall CGPA | 26.0/3.0 = 8.7 | ||
| 8.7 is a high B |