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How Queen's University calculates GPA

Queen's 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 Queen's grade scale — what makes it specific

A+ rule: Queen's uses a 4.3 scale: A+ = 4.3 (a real boost above 4.0), A = 4.0, A- = 3.7, down to F = 0. (Some faculties — Law, MBA, Education — use their own 4.0-capped or whole-number scales.)

Failing grade: Queen's University uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).

Repeated courses & grade replacement

Distinctive: if you repeat a course, the HIGHER grade-point is used in the GPA (the previous attempt remains on the transcript but its grade is excluded). A failed-then-passed retake can raise your GPA significantly.

Academic standing

Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA typically required; Dean's Honour List is a 3.5 academic-year GPA in Arts & Science. Note: since Jan 7, 2014, the cumulative GPA no longer appears on the official Queen's transcript (it's still used internally for standing and honours).

Good to know

Queen's uses a 4.3 scale (A+ = 4.3), so a Queen's GPA can exceed 4.0. Two distinctive points: on a repeated course Queen's uses the HIGHER grade (not most-recent or both), and since 2014 the cumulative GPA isn't printed on the official transcript — Queen's computes it internally for standing and honours but external readers see grades, not a GPA number. A few professional faculties (Law, MBA, Education) use their own scales.

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).