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Grade Point Average

The Grade Point Average (GPA) is the weighted sum of the grade points earned, divided by the number of courses in which grade points were earned. "No Credit" in a Credit/No Credit course will be included. A half-course will carry half the weight of a full course. Courses noted "AEG" or "CR" or "EXT" or "GWR" or "IPR" or "PASS" or "NGA" or "SDF" or "WDR" are not included in the average, nor are transfer credits or courses taken on a Letter of Permission.

Each Session a student will receive a GPA (calculated to 2 decimal places), which is the average of all their marks in the Session. To calculate: use the grade point values as listed in the Grading Scheme for each half course. Double it for each full course, and divide the result by the equivalent number of half courses.

Example: If you had 2.5 full course equivalents with a "B" in a full course, C+ in a half course and A- in a full course:

Full Course	B	=	6.00
Half Course	C+	=	2.30
Full Course	A-	=	7.40
			----
			15.70 w 5 = 3.14

All courses, including failures, must be calculated this way to produce a cumulative average of your complete record. A failed course remains on your record and in your GPA even if you retake the course and pass it later.

Helpful Hint:
The minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) required to remain in good standing is 1.50. Note that this is an average, not an exact percentage. Every grade that you receive which is less than C- (1.70) will act to lower your average to an unacceptable level. The CGPA is a weighted average so that you will need to achieve sufficient grades of C- (1.70) or better, to offset grades of less than C- in order to return to or remain in good standing. See the Grading Scheme chart.
Every course in which you remain registered after the LAST DATE TO WITHDRAW WITHOUT ACADEMIC PENALTY will appear on your grade statement and be a permanent part of your transcript.

There are three types of Grade Point Averages:

The Sessional GPA is based on the courses completed in a single Session [Summer (May-August), or Fall (September-December), or Winter (January-April)]
The Annual GPA takes into account all courses completed in the Fall and Winter Sessions combined, and is calculated at the end of the Winter Session.
The Cumulative GPA takes into account all courses (other than "extra" courses) taken in the Faculty.

Academic status will be assessed twice a year: at the end of the Winter Session (May) and at the end of the Summer Session (August). The GPAs used for status assessment at the end of the Winter Session will be the annual and the cumulative GPAs; the GPAs used for status assessment at the end of the Summer Session will be the sessional and the cumulative GPAs. Status will not be assessed at the end of the Fall Session.

At the end of the first Fall+Winter Sessions, the Annual GPA will be identical to the Cumulative GPA for purposes of assessing a student's academic status.

The Cumulative GPA of non-degree students who have completed a degree in the Faculty includes all courses taken both as a degree student and as a non-degree student.

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