Grade Point Average Calculator

Instructions:
* Your GPA is a calculation is an average of your grades (it includes ALL units ATTEMPTED except
for 'W' or 'S' grades)
* This is only valid for MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY units
* You may enter numbers in the yellow cells ONLY.
* Enter the total number of credit points for each grade received in the relevant yellow box
* An example has been included to assist you

Credit Points Per

Grade

Grades
HD or D grades (prior to 2001 = A grade)

39

Cr grade (prior to 2001 = B grade)

21

P grade (prior to 2001 = C grade)

PC grade (prior to 2001 = CQ grade)

F, FA and FW grades

Number of credit points attempted

69

Total number of credit points passed

69

GPA=

3.43

Example:
Alex Macquarie has received the following grades at Macquarie

Unit
SOC 180
EDUC105
ENGL106

Credit Pts Per Unit

3
3
3

Grade
Cr
D
P

ANTH150

Alex's GPA is

Grades
HD or D grades
Cr grade
P grade
PC grade
F grade

Number of credit points attempted

Total number of credit points
attained

Credit points per grade

3
3
3
0
3

This calc is 3 cr pts * 1 D grade = 3

This calc is 3 cr pts * 1 Cr grade = 3
This calc is 3 cr pts * 1 P grade = 3
This calc is 0 cr pts * 0 PC grade = 0
This calc is 3 cr pts * 1 F grade = 3
This is the total number of credit points Alex

12 attempted (I.e. 4 units * 3 credit points)

This is how many credit points Alex has

9 passed

GPA= ((4*a)+(3*b)+(2*c)+(1*d)
2.25 This is Alex's GPA
+(0*e))/f
where:
a = the number of credit points gained at HD or D (or A prior to 2001)
b = the number of credit points gained at Cr (or B prior to 2001)
c = the number of credit points gained at P (or C prior to 2001)
d = the number of credit points gained at PC (or CQ prior to 2001)
e = the number of credit points gained at F, FA or FW
f = the total number of credit points attempted