GPA Calculator for the University of California
Rules for calculating GPA
The University of California has a specific way of determining high school GPA for admissions on a scale from 0 to 4, where an A receives 4 points. The GPA is calculated as the average of all grades received.
- Only academic (a.k.a. "A-G") courses count toward your GPA. This includes things like history and theater, but not things like gym. If you're a California student, you can look up the list of A-G courses for your school using hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist.
- Pluses and minuses do not matter. An grade of A+ or A- also counts as an A.
- Only count courses taken after the 9th grade. If you took a summer class before 10th grade, you should count that.
- When deciding between semesters, quarters, and trimesters, do NOT include summer school as a term. For example, a trimester system should consist of a Fall trimester, Winter trimester, and Spring trimester. A quarter system should consist of 2 Fall quarters and 2 Spring quarters. A semester system should consist of 1 Fall semester and 1 Spring semester.
- Honors courses for California students: Get a list of UC honors courses for your high school by going to hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist and searching for your high school’s name.
- Honors courses for out of state students: AP courses and IB Higher Level courses are counted as UC honors courses. See more detailed rules on this page.
- The weighted GPA includes 1 extra point for each grade received in a UC approved honors course.
- The weighted and capped GPA also includes 1 extra point for each honors grade. However, only up to 8 semesters of honors courses will be awarded honors points. If you have more than 8 semesters of honors grades, then the excess grades will be treated as regular courses. The 8-semester cap is equivalent to 16 quarters or 12 trimesters. Additionally, no more than 4 semesters worth of honors points can be from courses taken in the 10th grade.
- Do not count honors points for failing grades (D or F).
- A maximum of 4 honors points can be counted for courses taken in the 10th grade.
- If you took a-g courses at a community college, include them in your GPA. You should also count community college courses as honors courses if they are eligble for transfer credit. Use this site to look up transfer elibility for California community colleges.
Is there a disadvantage to taking more courses?
Based on the formula for the weighted and capped GPA, you may have noticed that you can achieve a higher GPA by taking fewer total courses. Conversely, taking more courses appears to lower your GPA. This phenomenon is caused by the limit of 8 semesters worth of honors courses. In reality, admissions are based on your entire transcript and not just your GPA. The purpose of the 8 semester cap is to reduce statistical variance in the GPA, not to punish applicants for taking more courses.
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Everyone saying "3.9 I'm cooked chat" is pissing me off. <3
haha. i think i messed up
UW 3.38 W 4.38
If by some miracle my teacher takes pity on me and rounds up one of my grades up to a B:
UW 3.5 W 4.5
I'm cooked either way. It was nice knowing you guys! 。゚(゚´ω`゚)゚。
3.5 UW 3.8 W absolutely fried
I think so
Erm If I have a 1.4 Gpa Can I get into Yale? Just a question.
Chat
Is it possible to get a 1 on an APHuG exam?
got a 4.0 lets goooo thanks rogerhub ;)
Guys, how do i calculate my gpa from IBDP score (which is out of 7)?
unweighted 2.86
weighted 3.12
7 honors
8 ap's
no extracurriculars
highest grade C+
varsity e sports (bench warmer/water boy)
freshman demon
chat am I getting in to UCLA
3.56 UW 3.85 W I'm cooked
I lowkey want to plankton myself
3.92 Unweighted 3.94 weighted were cooking chat
Who wants to go to the gulag? It takes way more skill than sitting in a class. Requirements: 1.1 gpa, blowing up things extracurricular, world war one veteran, being red, able to withstand dangerously harsh chemicals.
@Jay Jun
Well I had a mix of AP classes and honors classes but since I’m Texan the UC schools don’t recognize my honors classes as honors weight so I had to calculate it as if they were on-level classes.
I hope this helps!
4.00 UW 4.40 W
WTH how do people with < 3.8 UW GPAs have higher W GPAs?
Am I cooked?
8 AP’s
5 Honors
3.87 Unweighted
4.43 Weighted
4.39 Weighted and Capped
I have no idea if I did this right but I’m cooked
Am I cooked I have a 4.0 UW and 4.95W. I want to goon on my phone
UW 3.8, W 4.5
Are we cooked chat
3.92 UW 4.75 W
3.68 Unweighted and 4.05 Weighted lmao should i even try apply
I'll just have to stick to brawl stars🥶🫣
This opportunity is quite hard to come by, now then amuse me. Surrender is a valid option... I promise I'll be gentle.
are YOU the chef... or are YOU COOKED >:D
unweighted 3.91
weighted 4.74
I'm locked
Unweighted GPA: 3.41
Weighted GPA: 3.73
Weighted and Capped GPA: 3.73
Not bad!
Imma sob-
Maybe I just won’t go to college 👁️👄👁️
3.97 with a 4.36 and I still feel cooked
3.1, oiled up already
3.9 im cookieddd
2.29 weighted and 2.21 unweighted. I'm so cooked.
I hate juice
I like skibidi toilet
wassup im the definition of cooked oh yeah its over
also brawl stars is the best game
yeah. im so finished. im so tired
im actually so cooked
DANG IT
3.65 UW, 4.15 W, what are my odds of getting into SDSU, Cal Poly SLO, UCSB, UCD, CSULB?
UW: 3.95 W: 4.63 W capped: 4.63
Looking to pursue life sciences in college. What are my odds of getting into UCLA, Cal, UCSD, UCDavis, UCI? What about CMU, Duke, Brown, UW?
3.6 UW, 4.3 W, 4.0 Weighted Capped
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4.17 w 3.76 uw im cooked
3.93 uw 4.27 w am i making it to uci (no ecs)
4.83 im going to community college!
I got a 1.1 is haravrd still the goal
2.94 we making it to harvard
2.6 gpa chat am i cooked
3.75 im cooked
is a 2.2 bad capped gpa bad?
will the cc class count as honor and the calculation
cooked
I have a 2.3 chat am I cooked
4.0 uw 4.33 weighted 4.33 capped weighted.