Calculating Your PostbacCAS GPAs
Overview
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, PostbacCAS 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 PostbacCAS, refer to PostbacCAS Course Subjects.
Course Subject Category GPA Example:
Course Subject Category |
Graded Credits |
Quality Points |
GPA |
---|---|---|---|
Biology/Chemistry/Physics |
84.0 |
270.0 |
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 and Non-Science GPAs
Science and Non-Science GPAs divide each Year-Level GPA into Science, Non-Science, and Total (science plus non-science) sections. To view which Science and Non-Science GPAs are calculated by PostbacCAS, refer to PostbacCAS Course Subjects.
In the following example, note that the applicant's overall science GPA is 3.08, overall non-science GPA is 3.14, and overall total GPA is 3.10.
Science and Non-Science GPA Example:
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Category |
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Science |
Non-Science |
Total |
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Year |
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 |
33.0 |
83.1 |
2.52 |
Sophomore |
18.0 |
49.8 |
2.77 |
6.0 |
9.9 |
1.65 |
24.0 |
59.7 |
2.49 |
Junior |
18.0 |
60.9 |
3.38 |
15.0 |
50.7 |
3.38 |
33.0 |
111.6 |
3.38 |
Senior |
30.0 |
84.6 |
2.82 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.00 |
30.0 |
84.6 |
2.82 |
Total |
84.0 |
237.9 |
2.83 |
36.0 |
101.1 |
2.81 |
120.0 |
339.0 |
2.82 |
Post Baccalaureate |
3.0 |
12.0 |
4.00 |
11.0 |
44.0 |
4.00 |
14.0 |
56.0 |
4.00 |
Cumulative Undergraduate |
87.0 |
249.9 |
2.87 |
47.0 |
145.1 |
3.09 |
134.0 |
395.0 |
2.95 |
Graduate |
30.0 |
110.7 |
3.69 |
3.0 |
12.0 |
4.00 |
33.0 |
122.7 |
3.72 |
Overall |
117.0 |
360.6 |
3.08 |
50.0 |
157.1 |
3.14 |
167.0 |
517.7 |
3.10 |