tjhorton@ai.toronto.edu ("Timothy J. Horton") (02/27/88)
From the application materials to UCSD, since that's handy: "To calculate a grade-point average, divide the total number of grade-points earned by the number of units attempted for grade-point credit." UCSD Toronto/Waterloo conversions letter conversions A = 4 (85 to 100%) A- = 3.7 (80 to 84%) B+ = 3.3 (77 to 79%) B = 3 (73 to 76%) B- = 2.7 (70 to 72%) C+ = 2.3 (67 to 69%) C = 2 (63 to 66%) C- = 1.7 (60 to 62%) D+ = 1.3 (57 to 59%) D = 1 (53 to 56%) D- = .7 (50 to 52%) F (Failure) = 0 (below 50%) Someone mentioned that A+ converts to a 4.3 GP. I don't think GP's or GPA's go above 4.0 in the generally accepted system (just like percentages don't get any higher than 100). In other words, A+ is worth as much as an A. Maybe it depends on the school, but I think this is the American norm. NOTE: Convert to GP's, THEN average the GP's. This often gives lower results than averaging then converting, the reason being anything over an A (ie. 85%) is just an A in their system. In percentage systems, a mark in the 90s can balance a mark in the 70s to give you an A average. Schools with their wits about them will disallow you taking unfair advantage of the conversion (they want to know how well you're doing by THEIR standards).