York
GPA calculator
Quick answer: York 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.
York GPA
How York University calculates GPA
York 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 York grade scale — what makes it specific
A+ rule: York uses a 9-point scale (NOT 4.0): A+ = 9, A = 8, B+ = 7, B = 6, C+ = 5, C = 4, D+ = 3, D = 2, E = 1, F = 0. The maximum GPA is 9.
Failing grade: York University uses "E or F" for a failing grade (0.0).
Repeated courses & grade replacement
Repeated-course handling is set by each Faculty; only courses taken at York are included in the GPA. Confirm specifics with your Faculty.
Academic standing
York has TWO failing grades: E (marginal failure, worth 1 point) and F (failure, 0 points). A passed course is D (2 points) or better. Averages are credit-weighted, sessional and cumulative.
Good to know
York's scale is genuinely unusual: it's a 9-point system, not the 4.0 most schools use, so A+ = 9 and A = 8. It also has two distinct failing grades — E (marginal failure) still earns 1 grade point and is below the D pass, while F earns 0. Generic calculators that assume 4.0 or treat E as 0 will misstate a York GPA. (You may see claims York 'switched to 4.0' — its current 2025-26 calendar still uses the 9-point scale.)
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).