Calculating Your PharmCAS GPAs
Overview
PharmCAS GPA Types
Year-Level GPAs
Course Subject Category GPAs
Course Subject Category GPAs are based on your overall GPA in each course subject category, regardless of academic year. During Verification, PharmCAS ensures course subjects are placed in the correct categories so that GPAs reflect the appropriate coursework.
To view which course subject GPAs are calculated by PharmCAS, refer to PharmCAS Course Subjects.
Course Subject Category GPA Example:
Course Subject Category |
Graded Credits |
Quality Points |
GPA |
Biology/Chemistry/Physics |
84.0 |
270 |
3.21 |
English |
6.0 |
15.0 |
2.50 |
Mathematics |
6.0 |
18.0 |
3.00 |
Other Science |
34.0 |
90.1 |
2.65 |
Science, Non-Science, and Mathematics GPAs
Science, Non-Science, and Mathematics GPAs divide each Year-Level GPA into Science, Non-Science, and Mathematics. To view which Science, Non-Science, and Mathematics GPAs are calculated by PharmCAS, refer to PharmCAS Course Subjects.
In the following example, note that the applicant's overall science GPA is 3.08, overall non-science GPA is 3.14, overall mathematics GPA is 2.92, and overall total GPA is 3.08.
Science and Non-Science GPA Example:
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Category |
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Science |
Non-Science |
Mathematics |
Total |
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Year |
Credits |
Quality Points |
GPA |
Credits |
Quality Points |
GPA |
Credits |
Quality Points |
GPA |
Credits |
Quality Points |
GPA |
Freshman |
18.0 |
42.6 |
2.37 |
15.0 |
40.5 |
2.70 |
6.0 |
18.0 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
101.1 |
2.59 |
Sophomore |
18.0 |
49.8 |
2.77 |
6.0 |
9.9 |
1.65 |
11.0 |
32.0 |
2.91 |
35.0 |
91.7 |
2.62 |
Junior |
18.0 |
60.9 |
3.38 |
15.0 |
50.7 |
3.38 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
33.0 |
111.6 |
3.38 |
Senior |
30.0 |
84.6 |
2.82 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
3.0 |
8.4 |
2.8 |
33.0 |
93.0 |
2.82 |
Total |
84.0 |
237.9 |
2.83 |
36.0 |
101.1 |
2.81 |
20.0 |
58.4 |
2.92 |
140.0 |
397.4 |
2.84 |
Post Baccalaureate |
3.0 |
12.0 |
4.00 |
11.0 |
44.0 |
4.00 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
14.0 |
56.0 |
4.0 |
Cumulative Undergraduate |
87.0 |
249.9 |
2.87 |
47.0 |
145.1 |
3.09 |
20.0 |
58.4 |
2.92 |
154.0 |
453.4 |
2.94 |
Graduate |
30.0 |
110.7 |
3.69 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
4.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
33.0 |
122.7 |
3.72 |
Overall |
117.0 |
360.6 |
3.08 |
50.0 |
157.1 |
3.14 |
20.0 |
58.4 |
2.92 |
187.0 |
576.1 |
3.08 |