How to calculate CGPA for dual degree programs
Dual or integrated degree programmes — where you earn two qualifications in one extended programme — raise a fair question: is your CGPA computed across everything, or separately per degree? The answer depends on how your institution structures the programme.
Two common models
- Single combined CGPA: many integrated programmes compute one credit-weighted CGPA across all courses, regardless of which degree they belong to.
- Separate CGPAs per degree: some report a distinct CGPA for each qualification, especially where the two are formally separate awards.
Your transcript and programme regulations specify which applies — check them, because it changes which courses belong in a given figure.
How to calculate each
For a combined CGPA, enter all courses in the CGPA calculator. For a per-degree figure, enter only that degree's courses. The method — credit-weighted average — is identical; only the set of courses changes.
Presenting it on applications
When applying for jobs or further study, present the CGPA your institution officially reports, and clarify which degree it covers if you hold separate figures. If a specific programme wants a major-specific GPA, compute it from the relevant subset, as covered in our major GPA guide.
Know which figure each application wants
If your programme reports separate CGPAs per degree, the practical question becomes which one to quote. A job in the field of your second degree wants that degree's CGPA; a general application may want the combined figure. Holding both, clearly labelled, lets you present the most relevant and favourable one honestly — just never blend them into a number your transcript doesn't show.
Key takeaways
- Integrated programmes may report one combined CGPA or separate per-degree figures.
- Your regulations/transcript specify which applies.
- For combined, enter all courses; for per-degree, enter that degree's subset.
- Quote the officially reported figure and label which degree it covers.