A cumulative grade point average (CGPA) is calculated as an indicator of overall academic performance and is used as a criterion for graduation requirements, for honours graduation or other academic distinctions, and for determining Academic Standing during study in a program.
General:
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For purposes only of calculating grade point averages, courses of single-term and multi-terms in duration will be given weights of 1.00 and 2.00 respectively, with provision for variation from this norm under exceptional circumstances;
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The grade point average is calculated as the sum of the products of course weights and earned grade points, divided by the sum of the course weights, and rounded up to the next higher second decimal place;
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The following course performance designations are NOT included in calculating the grade point average AEG, AUD, CHG, CRT, DEF, INC, INP, GNR, and PSD;
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Courses completed prior to formal program admission will not be included in the calculation of grade point averages. Such courses may qualify for transfer credits towards the program and receive CRT designations;
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Courses completed subsequent to graduation will be included on your transcript, however, the grades achieved, will not be recalculated in your program GPA;
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The designation F-S is counted as an interim failure grade, and is included in the grade point average at zero grade points until a final grade is calculated;
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The designation FNA is included in the grade point average at zero grade points and counts as a failure when Academic Standings are assigned;
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The grade earned for a repeated course is substituted for the previous grade in calculating subsequent grade point averages even if the later grade is lower, but both attempts are recorded on the transcript. No course can be repeated more than twice. If at least one of the course attempts results in a passing grade, the course will count towards graduation requirements irrespective of the sequence of grades earned;
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The cumulative grade point average is calculated at the end of each academic term for which additional course grades have been recorded on the student's transcript, and is calculated on all of the student's formal Ryerson course grades in the program in which the student is enrolled.
How to Calculate the Grade Point Average
- Take the grade points for each grade received at Ryerson (except for first attempts at repeated courses) and multiply each by its course weight (e.g. a "C" in a course with a weight of one is 2.00, a "C" in a course with a weight of two is 4.00 (see the Undergraduate Grading Scale) and add the products;
- Add together the course weight for each of the courses taken, except for first attempts of repeated courses
- Divide the total grade points by the total course weights and that is your grade point average.
Sample calculation:
Course
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Course Weight
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My Grade
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Grade Points
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Grade Points x weight
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CGPA
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Course A
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1.00
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A-
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3.67
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3.67
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Course B
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1.00
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B
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3.00
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3.00
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Course C
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1.00
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C
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2.00
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2.00
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Course D
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2.00
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B+
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3.33
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6.66
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Course E
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1.00
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A-
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3.67
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3.67
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Course F
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1.00
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B-
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2.67
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2.67
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TOTAL
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7.00
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21.67
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3.10
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GPA Adjustment
A GPA Adjustment Request form allows students to request a course replacement or course exclusion in order to improve their Cumulative Grade point Average in their current program. An adjustment to Grade Point Average is subject to Senate Policy #46 on grading. A program’s curriculum determines required courses which cannot be excluded or used in a GPA adjustment. It also identifies Core, Professional, Professionally Related and Liberal studies Courses (for Undergraduate students) and electives (for Certificate students). All students who are active in a program for which a CGPA is calculated may submit a GPA Adjustment request.
Forms are available online at
http://www.ryerson.ca/currentstudents/forms/ and must be submitted no later than the
final date to add a course for the term in which the GPA Adjustment will apply. Only the CGPA for the current term will be adjusted. Academic Standings and CGPAs from previous terms will not be adjusted.
A GPA Adjustment can occur under one of the following conditions:
- Course Replacement: Permits a student to use a new course from the current term to replace, for GPA purposes only, a previously graded Professional, Professionally-Related, Liberal Studies course, or a course within a Required Group, both of which belong to the same group or table;
- Course Exclusion: Permits a student to request that certain courses be excluded from his/her CGPA calculation, if the course is a general interest course that is not applicable to the student's program of study; OR an extra course that was taken after already completing the program requirements.
GPA and Transfer/Challenge Credits
Courses completed at other post-secondary institutions or work experience gained prior to or after formal program admission will not be included in the calculation of GPAs. Transfer or Challenge Credits, if applicable, will be used toward graduation requirements.