Grade Point Average (GPA)

Students receive a GPA for their academic career. Your GPA will be published on your academic transcript.

Students who are enrolled in more than one program - or who change programs - will receive one GPA based on all units completed in their academic career. Students will only receive more than one GPA where they have completed units in more than one academic career, for example, if a student completed an undergraduate program and postgraduate coursework program.

There are some exceptions to the methodology for calculating your GPA.

Students enrolled in a research program will not receive a GPA;
Courses that are graded on a pass/fail basis are not included in calculating the GPA;
Courses with a KU grade will be included in the formula when the grade is a part of a series of courses, once the final course is awarded a final grade;
Courses with an IP grade will be included in the formula when the IP grade is a part of a series of courses, once the final course is awarded a final grade.

GPA is not calculated for the following programs: Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS), Doctor of Medicine and Surgery (MChD), Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice.

What is a GPA?

A GPA is an internationally recognised method of assigning a numerical index on a scale; it provides a summary of academic performance.

At ANU, the GPA is calculated on a 7 point scale.

Calculating your GPA

Before calculating your GPA, course results must be converted into a numeric value.

Grade	Description	Grade Point Value
HD	High distinction	7
D	Distinction	6
CR	Credit pass	5
P	Pass	4
PS	Pass at a supplementary exam	4
N	Fail	0
NCN	Not completed/Fail	0
WN	Withdrawn with failure	0
H1*	First Class Honours	7
H2A*	Second Class Honours Division A	6
H2B*	Second Class Honours Division B	5
H3*	Third Class Honours	4

Courses with the following grades will not be included in the calculation of a GPA.

WD	Withdrawn without failure
WL	Withdrawn late without failure
CRS	Course requirement satisfied
CRN	Course requirement not satisfied - COVID-19 impacted
HLP	Higher level pass
DA	Deferred assessment
PX	Offered supplementary assessment
RP	Result pending
WA	Withheld for administrative reasons
WF	Withheld for fees reasons
EE	Enrolled elsewhere
STI	Status Internal (Internal Credit)
STE	Status External

Pre-1994 grades are not included in the calculation of a GPA.

Formula

GPA = ∑ (grade point value x units) / ∑ units

Methodology

multiply the 'units' load value by the 'grade point value' to determine the 'weighted grade point score' for a course
sum the 'weighted grade point score' for each course within an academic career
sum the total 'units' undertaken within an academic career
divide the total of the 'weighted grade point score' by the total of the 'units' within an academic career
calculate to three decimal points

Example

Course	Numeric Grade	Letter Grade	GP Value	Units Value	Units Value x GP Value	Weighted grade point score
BUSN0001	63	CR	5	6	6 x 5	=30
PSYC0001	72	D	6	6	6 x 6	=36
SCNC0001	54	P	4	6	6 x 4	=24
COMP0001	50	PS	4	6	6 x 4	=24
BUSN0002	38	N	0	12	12 x 0	=0
PHYS0002		CRS	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
JPNS0003		DA	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
PSYC0002	69	CR	5	12	12 x 5	=60
SCNC0002	81	HD	7	18	18 x 7	=126
COMP0002	0	NCN	0	6	6 x 0	=0
Total:				72		300