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.
ANU limits the academic ranking of students within a course, academic program or academic career to the use of the Grading Scale and/or the Grade Point Average (GPA) calculation and/or the Prizes framework.
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| WN | Withdrawn with failure | 0 |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| WD | Withdrawn without failure |
| WL | Withdrawn late without failure |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 |
GPA = 300/72
GPA = 4.167