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How University of Wisconsin-Madison calculates GPA

University of Wisconsin-Madison (Wisconsin) 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 Wisconsin grade scale — what makes it specific

A+ rule: Wisconsin uses NO plus/minus grades. Instead it has two intermediate grades: AB = 3.5 (between A and B) and BC = 2.5 (between B and C). The full scale is A=4, AB=3.5, B=3, BC=2.5, C=2, D=1, F=0.

Failing grade: University of Wisconsin-Madison uses "F" for a failing grade (0.0).

Repeated courses & grade replacement

Every grade, including failures and repeats, is counted in the GPA (policy in effect since August 1980). All attempts count.

Academic standing

Minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA. The Law School uses its own scale. Plus and minus signs are not authorized.

Good to know

Wisconsin's scale is genuinely unusual: instead of A-/B+ it uses intermediate letter grades AB (worth 3.5) and BC (worth 2.5). So the grade between an A and a B is literally recorded as 'AB'. There are no plus/minus grades at all. A generic +/- calculator can't represent a UW-Madison transcript correctly. Also note: all attempts at a repeated course count toward the GPA, with nothing dropped.

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).