UC GPA calculator

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Campus ranges are the 25th to 75th percentile weighted, capped GPA of admitted first-year students, from the University of California Information Center’s Freshman admission by discipline table. A quarter of admits were below the range and a quarter above it, so a GPA inside it is typical of admits and not a prediction.

The rule, in UC’s order

1. Take only A-G courses from the summer after 9th grade through the summer after 11th grade.
2. Give each semester grade its points: A is 4, B is 3, C is 2, D is 1, F is 0. Drop every plus and minus.
3. Add one point for each semester of a UC-approved honors, AP, IB or transferable college course passed with a C or better.
4. For the capped GPA, keep at most 8 of those points, and at most 4 from 10th grade.
5. Divide by the number of semester grades. Do not round up.

Source: University of California, GPA requirement. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with the University of California.

Questions

How do you calculate a UC GPA?

Count every semester grade in an A-G course from the summer after 9th grade through the summer after 11th grade. An A is 4 points, a B is 3, a C is 2, a D is 1 and an F is 0, with plus and minus ignored. Add one point for each semester of a UC-approved honors, AP, IB or transferable college course passed with a C or better, up to 8 semesters and no more than 4 from 10th grade. Divide by the number of semester grades. UC does not round up.

What is the difference between the capped and the fully weighted UC GPA?

The capped GPA counts at most 8 semesters of honors points, with at most 4 from 10th grade. The fully weighted GPA counts every honors point earned. The capped number is the one behind the minimum requirement and the one UC publishes for the students each campus admits, so it is the one to compare with a campus's range.

Do 9th and 12th grade count in the UC GPA?

No. Ninth grade courses count toward the A-G subject requirements, and a reader sees every grade on the application, but the GPA is computed from the summer after 9th grade through the summer after 11th grade. Senior year courses are listed as in progress or planned.

What is the minimum UC GPA?

A California resident needs a 3.0 in A-G courses and a nonresident needs a 3.4, with no grade lower than a C. That is the floor to be considered. The students a campus admits sit far above it, which is what the campus table on this page shows.

Do plus and minus grades count?

No. UC reads an A-minus as an A and a B-plus as a B.

Which courses earn the honors point?

AP and IB courses, college courses that transfer to UC, and school honors courses that carry UC's honors designation on the school's A-G course list. A school's own honors label is not enough by itself, and for a school outside California only AP, IB and transferable college courses earn the point.