Georgian College GPA Calculator

Georgian uses a 100-point percentage grading scale for most courses, and the percentage is the grade you receive. The college's letter grades and 4-point figures are equivalents it uses to establish equivalencies when required. The chart gives ranges of points for some bands (for example, 3.0 to 3.9 for 70 to 79 per cent), so no single point value is stored for those bands.

The passing grade for most courses is 50 per cent, though some programs require a higher grade.

Georgian's GPA is a percentage average, not a 4-point average. Each course's quality points equal the percentage grade earned (0 to 100). The quality points are multiplied by the course credits (a 42-hour course is 3 credits), and the total is divided by total credits.

There are three averages:

• Institutional/semester GPA: all credit courses in the term; it determines promotional status.
• Cumulative GPA: all courses taken.
• Program/graduation GPA: only courses used towards graduation. Failed courses and courses not applicable to the program are excluded.

A failure (F) counts as 49 per cent in the institutional/semester GPA. Other grading symbols are not counted, and course exemptions are not included.

If you repeat a course, the highest grade is the grade of record in the semester and program GPAs. All attempts stay on the transcript and count in the cumulative GPA.

Standing is based on your institutional/semester GPA each term. Some programs set higher requirements.

• Good standing: 60 per cent or higher in your last term.
• Academic probation: 50 to 59 per cent in your last term. You may proceed to the next term.
• Academic warning: 50 to 59 per cent in your last two terms, or 49 per cent or lower in your last term.
• Academic suspension: you were on warning and did not reach 60 per cent. You must withdraw for two terms (typically eight months). On return, you need at least 60 per cent in your first term back.
• Academic dismissal: after suspension, you did not reach 60 per cent in the last term. You are withdrawn from your program and the college for one calendar year.

You may normally attempt a course twice; a third attempt needs approval from your dean/associate dean and the Office of the Registrar. A clinical, practicum or field placement may be attempted only once; a second attempt needs the same approval.

Some programs require higher grades than the usual 50 per cent pass. The catalogue lists these program minimums:

• Pre-Service Firefighter Education and Training (FIRE courses): 70 per cent per course.
• Marine Engineering Technology and Marine Technology Navigation: 60 per cent per course.
• Graduate certificate courses: 60 per cent per course.
• Georgian degree courses: a 60 per cent average to progress, and averages of 65 per cent in core courses and 60 per cent in non-core courses to graduate.
• Honours Bachelor of Science - Nursing (NURS courses): 65 per cent per course and a 65 per cent GPA to progress each year.
• Practical Nursing (NRSG and BIOL courses): 65 per cent per course and a 65 per cent GPA to progress each year.

The Dean's list recognizes full-time students with an institutional/semester GPA of 80 per cent or higher in any one term, who are in good standing within the term (no outstanding balance and no academic or non-academic conduct issues). Students on official accommodated part-time loads are also eligible. The recognition appears on your official transcript.