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How York University calculates GPA

York 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 York grade scale — what makes it specific

A+ rule: York uses a 9-point scale (NOT 4.0): A+ = 9, A = 8, B+ = 7, B = 6, C+ = 5, C = 4, D+ = 3, D = 2, E = 1, F = 0. The maximum GPA is 9.

Failing grade: York University uses "E or F" for a failing grade (0.0).

Repeated courses & grade replacement

Repeated-course handling is set by each Faculty; only courses taken at York are included in the GPA. Confirm specifics with your Faculty.

Academic standing

York has TWO failing grades: E (marginal failure, worth 1 point) and F (failure, 0 points). A passed course is D (2 points) or better. Averages are credit-weighted, sessional and cumulative.

Good to know

York's scale is genuinely unusual: it's a 9-point system, not the 4.0 most schools use, so A+ = 9 and A = 8. It also has two distinct failing grades — E (marginal failure) still earns 1 grade point and is below the D pass, while F earns 0. Generic calculators that assume 4.0 or treat E as 0 will misstate a York GPA. (You may see claims York 'switched to 4.0' — its current 2025-26 calendar still uses the 9-point scale.)

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).