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How To Calculate GPA

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Your GPA is used to determine whether or not you are meeting the progression requirements of the BBA program, both in your business classes and your electives. You can use the letter grades acquired at the end of each semester to calculate your GPA and ensure that you are on track. You can also use the GPA calculator to help you with this process.

Your official GPA and academic record are available on LORIS. To check your final grades prior to them going official (e.g. mid-January for the fall term, mid-June for winter term), please review your Unofficial Record of Coursework in LORIS.

Laurier’s Grade Scale

Letter Grade

Percentage

Grade Points

A+

90-100

12

A

85-89

11

A-

80-84

10

B+

77-79

9

B

73-76

8

B-

70-72

7

C+

67-69

6

C

63-66

5

C-

60-62

4

D+

57-59

3

D

53-56

2

D-

50-52

1

F

0-49

0

Calculating GPA:

  1. List all courses taken or attempted and include credit weight (1.0 credit or 0.5 credit usually). Please note that most courses at Laurier have a weight of 0.5 credits, even though the grade point scale is based on 1.0 credit weight.
  2. List the grade point next to each course. If a course has a 0.5 credit weight, remember that it will be given half the value of the grade point. For example, BU127 (0.5 credits) with a B+ should be written as 4.5 (half of the 9.0 grade points because the course has a half credit weight).
  3. Add all grade points.
  4. Divide by the total number of credits to determine GPA.

Illustration One – BU GPA

Course

Grade

Course Weight

Grade Points

BU127

B+

0.5

4.5

BU111

B-

0.5

3.5

BU121

C+

0.5

3.0

Totals

1.5

11

Total Grade Points: 11
Total Credits attempted: 1.5
11/1.5 = 7.3 GPA

Illustration Two – Non-BU GPA

Course

Grade

Course Weight

Grade Points

EC120

C

0.5

2.5

EC140

B-

0.5

3.5

MA110

A

1.0

5.5

GG101

C+

0.5

3

AS101

B-

0.5

3.5

EN118

B+

0.5

4.5

Totals

3.5

22.5

Total Grade Points: 22.5
Total Credits Attempted: 3.5
22.5/3.5 = 6.4

Illustration Three – Conclusion on Progression and GPA

This student may progress to the next year of the BBA program because all three GPA requirements were met over the 10 courses.

GPA Progression Requirement

Calculation

Requirement

Bu GPA

7.3 (Illustration One – 3 courses)

Greater than 7

Non-Bu GPA

6.4 (Illustration Two – 7 courses)

Greater than 5

Overall GPA

6.7 (calculated using all 10 courses)

Greater than 5

Determining if a student may progress to the next year of the program:

  1. For BBA progression students require a 7.0 BU GPA. This GPA is calculated using any courses that begin with a BU, including any BU electives (third and fourth year only). Required courses that do not begin with a BU (e.g. EC120, EC255) are not included in the BU GPA.
  2. For BBA progression students require a 5.0 Non-BU GPA. This GPA is calculated using any courses that do not begin with a BU, but includes required courses (such as EC120 or MA129), along with electives.
  3. The overall GPA must also be 5.0.
  4. Any course with a grade of ‘F’ needs to be included in the GPA calculation unless it has been repeated.
  5. If a course is repeated then the grade from the second attempt will be included in the GPA calculation, regardless of whether it is higher or lower than the first attempt.
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