Carleton
GPA calculator
Quick answer: Carleton University (Ontario) calculates GPA as a credit-weighted average: multiply each course's grade points by its credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. The detail that matters is the grade scale.
Carleton GPA
How Carleton University calculates GPA
Carleton University (Ontario) calculates GPA as a credit-weighted average: multiply each course's grade points by its credits, add them up, and divide by total credits. The detail that matters is the grade scale.
The Carleton grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: Carleton uses a 12-POINT scale: A+=12, A=11, A-=10, B+=9, B=8, B-=7, C+=6, C=5, C-=4, D+=3, D=2, D-=1, F=0. A+ is the top at 12 (for a 1.0-credit course; points scale with credit value).
Failing grade: Carleton University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Grade points are multiplied by course credit value (A+ = 12 for 1.0 credit, 6 for 0.5 credit). CGPA is TRUNCATED to two decimals (no rounding). F counts until removed by repeat/replacement; on a repeat the best grade is used.
Academic standing
Graduation honours: High Distinction needs CGPA >= 10.40, Distinction >= 9.80 (with 10.0+ credits at Carleton). Percentage bands: A+ 90-100, A 85-89, A- 80-84, B+ 77-79, B 73-76, B- 70-72, C+ 67-69, C 63-66, C- 60-62, D+ 57-59, D 53-56, D- 50-52, F below 50.
Good to know
Carleton uses a 12-point scale (A+ = 12 down to D- = 1, F = 0) rather than 4.0 — a generic calculator will be wildly wrong. Grade points scale with credit value (a 0.5-credit A+ is worth 6.00, not 12.00), and the CGPA is truncated to two decimals rather than rounded. Like uOttawa, courses taken on a Letter of Permission or non-Carleton exchange are excluded from the CGPA.
Need to plan ahead? Use the target GPA planner to find the grades you need, or the final grade calculator for a single class. International student? See CGPA to US GPA (WES).