Calculating Your GPA

Can a course be repeated and what effect will it have on my overall GPA?

When deciding whether to repeat a course in order to raise a GPA, you should consider the possibility that a new grade in a repeated course that is below the your GPA will actually lower the GPA, not raise it. Courses may be repeated if you have earned a grade of C- or below, or a U, and if space permits. All courses attempted remain on your transcript; only the last grade is computed into the GPA and credit is only earned once. You are required to notify the Registrar’s Office when repeating a course. Transfer courses subsequently repeated at Concordia will be deleted from your academic record. Exceptions to these rules must be approved by the Student Academic Performance and Procedures Committee.

How can I compute my grade point average?

Grade points are the numerical measure of the quality of work. Each grade received is assigned the value indicated on the chart below:

GRADES
 GRADE POINTS

A

4.0

A-

3.7

B+

3.3

B

3.0

B-

2.7

C+

2.3

C

2.0

C-

1.7

D+

1.3

D

1.0

D-

.7

AU (audit)

0

IP (in progress)

0

NG (no grade)

0

F

0

S (passing grade/S-U course)

0

U (failing grade/S-U course)

0

I (incomplete)

0

W (withdrawn)

0

DR (dropped)

0

Grade point average (GPA) is determined by dividing the total number of grade points by the number of course credits attempted.  Exclude S/U courses in calculating GPA as those courses have no grade points; including them will lower the GPA.

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