The University of Hong Kong
GPA calculator
Quick answer: HKU grades each course on a 4.3 scale (A+ is 4.3) and averages the grade points weighted by credits, including failed courses. A GPA of 3.60 or more is First Class Honours; 3.00–3.59 is Second Class Honours, Division One, 2.40–2.99 is Second Class Honours, Division Two, 1.70–2.39 is Third Class Honours.
HKU GPA calculator
How HKU calculates your GPA
GPA = sum of (grade point × course credits) ÷ total credits attempted. Every course attempted counts, including each failed course — for the semester, year, cumulative and graduation GPA alike.
A course passed with D or better cannot be repeated to raise the grade. A failed course is made up by re-assessment, resubmission, repeating it or (for electives) taking another course — and the original F still counts.
Students normally take 24 to 30 credits a semester; many courses carry 6 credits.
Grade points
| Grade | Grade point | HKU’s standard |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 4.3 | Excellent |
| A | 4.0 | Excellent |
| A- | 3.7 | Excellent |
| B+ | 3.3 | Good |
| B | 3.0 | Good |
| B- | 2.7 | Good |
| C+ | 2.3 | Satisfactory |
| C | 2.0 | Satisfactory |
| C- | 1.7 | Satisfactory |
| D+ | 1.3 | Pass |
| D | 1.0 | Pass |
| F | 0.0 | Fail |
D is the lowest pass. Courses graded Pass, Fail or Distinction are left out of the GPA, and so are courses transferred from other institutions.
Honours classification
| GPA | Class of honours |
|---|---|
| 3.60–4.30 | First Class Honours |
| 3.00–3.59 | Second Class Honours, Division One |
| 2.40–2.99 | Second Class Honours, Division Two |
| 1.70–2.39 | Third Class Honours |
| 1.00–1.69 | Pass |
The class is set by the Board of Examiners from the Graduation GPA, with every course (failed ones included) weighted by credits. The Board may award the next class up to a candidate who falls short of it by no more than 0.1. These bands do not apply to the BChinMed, BDS and MBBS curricula.
The Common Core best-five rule
For students admitted from 2025–26 who complete six 6-credit Common Core courses, the Graduation GPA counts either the five best (covering all five Areas of Inquiry) or all six, whichever gives the higher GPA. Two 3-credit Common Core Microcredentials taken in place of one course are averaged and treated as one 6-credit course. The calculator does not apply this rule; remove your weakest Common Core course to see its effect.
Progression
A student is normally recommended for discontinuation after failing 36 or more credits in two consecutive semesters, after an average Semester GPA below 1.0 for two consecutive semesters, or on exceeding the maximum period of registration (150% of the normal length).
Converting to a US GPA or a percentage
HKU’s regulations give no formula for turning a GPA 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 | HKU Calendar contact page |
| Website | https://www.hku.hk/ |
Sources
Every figure on this page is read from the university’s own documents:
- HKU — Regulations for First Degree Curricula — Calendar 2026–27, updated 21 August 2026, for candidates admitted from 2025–26. Read in full: UG 1 definitions (GPA includes failed courses, Common Core rule), UG 4 progression, UG 7 assessment and repeats, UG 8 grades, UG 9 honours.
Rules change between intakes. Your own cohort’s handbook and your transcript are always authoritative.