how does the 4.0 GPA scale work

[Kenazo]

I took my BA in Manitoba where we have a 4.5 grade scale

A+ = 4.5
A = 4.0
B+ = 3.5
B = 3 etc...

Now, in the standard 4.0 scale that seemingly every US school uses, are an A+ and an A both 4.0?

 

[Glitchny]

there is no A+ just A so just move A-4.0 and everyhting else accordingly


EDIT: Actually its different still

4.0=A
3.66 = A-
3.33 = B+
3.0 = B
2.66=B-
2.33 = C+
2.00=C

etc

 

[gopunk]

i dunno.. but at my school it's basically

3.5+ = good
3.3-3.4 = okay
3.0-3.2 = mediocre
anything lower sucks


the official system is:

A 4.0-3.9
A- 3.8-3.5
B+ 3.4-3.2
B 3.1-2.9
B- 2.8-2.5
C+ 2.4-2.2
C 2.1-1.9
C- 1.8-1.5
D+ 1.4-1.2
D 1.1-0.9
D- 0.8-0.7 Lowest passing grade.
E 0.0 Failure or Unofficial Withdrawal.
No credit earned.

 

[minendo]

4.0 - A
3.0 - B
2.0 - C
1.0 - D
0.0 - F

None of that +/- bs.

 

[ViRGE]

Most standard school systems use a 4,3,2,1,0 system; so no half-points or anything, so an A+, A, and A- are all the same thing, a 4.0. The other common system on a 4.0 scale is "third points" where A is 4, A- is 3.666, B+ 3.333, B 3, etc; I've never seen a system like yours.

 

[Kenazo]

so a B+ would still be a 3.5? Good. I had no A+'s anyway, so my GPA wouldn't be affected by the transition to a 4.0 scale.

 

[hdeck]

Originally posted by: minendo
4.0 - A
3.0 - B
2.0 - C
1.0 - D
0.0 - F

None of that +/- bs.

^^

 

[Kenazo]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
so a B+ would still be a 3.5? Good. I had no A+'s anyway, so my GPA wouldn't be affected by the transition to a 4.0 scale.

uh oh.. it would actually drop considerably, b/c I had a few B+'s that counted as 3.5's at the University of Manitoba, thus keeping my average up. I think I had a 3.46 or so, but If all my B+'s just got counted as B's, then My Gpa would be a 3.2 or 3.1..

 

[whaleskinrug]

a or a+ is 4.0 -- the A+ is recorded in some departments but usually not on transcripts

 

[Lonyo]

Why not just give it a grade (like A/B/C etc) rather than a number?

We have grades for each subject in the UK, using the letter, and we use A and A*.

Do you give the GPA only, or do you ever have the subjects you took?

Kinda sucks if you just give a number, a bit meaningless without much else IMO.

 

[wyvrn]

I have gone to two major colleges. For one it was 1-D, 2-C, 3-B, 4-A. The other used the +/-, so A was 4, A- is 3.66, B+ is 3.33, B is 3.0, B- is 2.66, and so on.

As you can imagine, it is harder to get 4.0's on the +/- system because you have to do 4% better on everything, and 4% out of a remaining 10% of points can be difficult.

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
Why not just give it a grade (like A/B/C etc) rather than a number?

We have grades for each subject in the UK, using the letter, and we use A and A*.

Do you give the GPA only, or do you ever have the subjects you took?

Kinda sucks if you just give a number, a bit meaningless without much else IMO.

well the number corresponds to a letter grade..so i dont understand what the problem that you see?

 

[CaseTragedy]

Originally posted by: Kenazo

Originally posted by: Kenazo
so a B+ would still be a 3.5? Good. I had no A+'s anyway, so my GPA wouldn't be affected by the transition to a 4.0 scale.

uh oh.. it would actually drop considerably, b/c I had a few B+'s that counted as 3.5's at the University of Manitoba, thus keeping my average up. I think I had a 3.46 or so, but If all my B+'s just got counted as B's, then My Gpa would be a 3.2 or 3.1..

also depends on the univ. your applying for. the admissions office generally converts it themselves. in the UC system, B+ != B. just ask the admissions office of the school you're planning on attending.

 

[Konigin]

Originally posted by: minendo
4.0 - A
3.0 - B
2.0 - C
1.0 - D
0.0 - F

None of that +/- bs.

Agreed, never heard of that +/- stuff before.