Hong Kong Baptist University
cGPA calculator
Quick answer: HKBU grades each course on a 4.0 scale with minus and plus grades a third of a point apart (A- is 3.67, B+ 3.33), and averages by units attempted, including failed courses. A cGPA of 3.40 or more is First Class; 3.00–3.39 is Second Class (Division I), 2.50–2.99 is Second Class (Division II), 2.20–2.49 is Third Class.
HKBU cGPA calculator
How HKBU calculates your cGPA
GPA = grade points gained ÷ units attempted. The semester GPA covers one semester and the cumulative GPA (cGPA) all courses attempted; the units of a failed course stay in.
For students admitted from 2017–18, a failed course may be repeated up to twice (same course code) and only the highest grade counts in the cGPA. For students admitted in 2016–17 or before, every attempt counts. A cGPA of 2.00 is needed to graduate.
A unit is roughly one 50-minute class a week for a semester; most courses carry 3 units.
Grade points
| Grade | Grade point | HKBU’s academic performance |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4.00 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.67 | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.33 | Good |
| B | 3.00 | Good |
| B- | 2.67 | Good |
| C+ | 2.33 | Satisfactory |
| C | 2.00 | Satisfactory |
| C- | 1.67 | Satisfactory |
| D | 1.00 | Marginal Pass |
| E | 0.00 | Conditional Pass |
| F | 0.00 | Failure |
DT, I, S, U, W, YR, NR and PR are left out of the GPA, as is University Life. An E on the first-semester part of a year course becomes a D if the course is passed in the second semester.
Honours classification
| CGPA | Classification |
|---|---|
| 3.40–4.00 | First Class |
| 3.00–3.39 | Second Class (Division I) |
| 2.50–2.99 | Second Class (Division II) |
| 2.20–2.49 | Third Class |
| 2.00–2.19 | Pass |
These cGPA ranges are indicative: the Senate may make exceptions, and faculties may add their own indicators. A Pass on an Honours programme leads to the General Degree with a Pass.
General Degree designations
Where a programme offers the General Degree as its own pathway, the cGPA sets the designation instead: Degree with Distinction 3.40–4.00, Degree with Merit 2.67–3.39, Pass Degree 2.00–2.66.
Converting to a US GPA or a percentage
HKBU’s documents used here give no formula for turning a cGPA into a percentage. This site has no Hong Kong-to-US GPA converter; a Hong Kong GPA is already on a 4-point-style scale, but US admissions offices may re-evaluate it.
Contact
| Contact page | Academic Registry contact page |
| Website | https://ar.hkbu.edu.hk/ |
Sources
Every figure on this page is read from the university’s own documents:
- HKBU Academic Registry — Assessment Grading System — updated 10 September 2026. Read in full: letter grades and grade points, excluded grades, GPA rules and the repeat rules by intake.
- HKBU Academic Registry — Honours Classification — read in full: honours and General Degree cGPA ranges and the Senate’s discretion.
Rules change between intakes. Your own cohort’s handbook and your transcript are always authoritative.