Grading scale

How grades are awarded at UC

A grade is awarded for each course you enrol in at UC. Each of these grades is recorded on your academic transcript, as well as a Grade Point Average (GPA) for each year of study, and an 'Overall GPA' for all years of study at UC.

Your academic transcript can be viewed at any time by logging in to myUC. Grades are released on specific dates, as listed on the Key University Dates page. 

Grades are awarded according to the marks you receive for each enrolled course, as follows: 

Your academic transcript may also include other grades, such as S, X, or R, as follows:

A Restricted pass (R) is considered a passing grade for all purposes except as a prerequisite. It can only be awarded for taught or project courses. Students may repeat a course for which they have been awarded restricted credit, to obtain non-restricted credit. No more than 15 points of restricted credit in final year courses can be credited to a bachelor's degree qualification (e.g. 300-level courses for a three-year bachelor's degree) or at any level for graduate and postgraduate qualifications. 

An Incomplete (I) grade is used for abandoned PhDs, or where a master's degree has been awarded instead of a PhD.

How to calculate a Grade Point Average (GPA)

Your GPA is calculated by taking the grade value for each course, multiplying it by the number of credits for that course, and then adding all those numbers together. This total is then divided by the total number of course credits. The final number is matched to a letter grade.

For example:

To calculate the GPA for these results:
Total grade points divided by total credit value: 540/90 = 6.    
Average grade point value: 6 = B+ average