Grade point average (GPA)
The Grade Point Average (GPA) is an internationally recognised calculation used to find the average result of all grades achieved for your course. The GPA helps:
- tertiary providers compare your results with those of other students
- prospective employers interpret your results.
We will calculate your GPA for your award course if you started on or after semester one, 2008. It will appear on your academic record.
We do not calculate the GPA for research master's and PhD courses.
GPA calculator
Use the online calculator to estimate your GPA.
Methodology
To calculate your GPA, we need to assign each grade a value. We use a 4.0 GPA scale:
| Grade | GPA grade value |
|---|---|
| High distinction | 4.0 |
| Distinction | 3.0 |
| Credit | 2.0 |
| Pass | 1.0 |
| Near pass | 0.7 |
| Fail | 0.3 |
| Withdrawn fail | 0.0 |
| Other grades (see below) | Not included in calculations |
Grades not included in the calculation:
- SFR (satisfied faculty requirements)
- NE (not examinable)
- NAS (not assessed)
- WI (withdrawn incomplete)
- PGO
- NPGO
- WNGO
Formula
| GPA = | Σ (grade value × unit credit points) |
| Σ unit credit points |
- multiply each grade value by the unit credit points
- sum the resulting values (weighted GPA unit score)
- sum the unit credit points
- divide the sum of the weighted GPA unit score by the sum of the unit credit points
- calculate to three decimal places.
Example
| Unit | Mark | Grade | Grade value | Unit credit points | Weighted GPA unit score (grade value × unit credit points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON1001 | 63 | C | 2.0 | 6 | 12.0 |
| MON1002 | 80 | HD | 4.0 | 12 | 48.0 |
| MON1003 | 40 | N (fail) | 0.3 | 6 | 1.8 |
| MON1004 | 85 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| MON2001 | 96 | HD | 4.0 | 24 | 96.0 |
| MON2002 | WN (withdrawn fail) | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| MON3001 | 52 | P | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| MON3002 | 77 | D | 3.0 | 6 | 18.0 |
| MON4001 | 82 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| 78 | 229.8 | ||||
GPA = 229.80 ÷ 78
GPA = 2.946
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
The Cumulative Grade Point Average is a calculation used in Malaysia. To get your CGPA you need to request a CGPA letter, as it doesn't appear on your academic record. To request a letter, contact Student Services in Malaysia or Monash Connect in Australia.
The CGPA doesn't apply to any grade other than those listed in the table below. It's available to students who started a Monash University course on or after 1 January 2008.
CGPA calculator
Use the online calculator to estimate your CGPA.
Methodology
To calculate your CGPA, we need to assign each grade a value. We use a 4.0 scale.
| Grade | CGPA grade value |
|---|---|
| High distinction | 4.0 |
| Distinction | 3.67 |
| Credit | 2.85 |
| Pass | 2.15 |
| Near pass | 1.7 |
| Fail | 1.15 |
| Withdrawn fail | 0.0 |
| Other grades (see below) | Not included in calculations |
Grades not included in the calculation:
- SFR (satisfied faculty requirements)
- NE (not examinable)
- NAS (not assessed)
- WI (withdrawn incomplete)
- PGO
- NPGO
- WNGO.
Formula
| GPA = | Σ (grade value × unit credit points) |
| Σ unit credit points |
- multiply each grade value by the unit credit points
- sum the resulting values (weighted CGPA unit score)
- sum the unit credit points
- divide the sum of the weighted CGPA unit score by the sum of the unit credit points
- calculate to three decimal places.
Example
| Unit | Mark | Grade | Grade value | Unit credit points | Weighted CGPA unit score (grade value awarded × unit credit points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON1001 | 63 | C | 2.85 | 6 | 17.1 |
| MON1002 | 80 | HD | 4.0 | 12 | 48.0 |
| MON1003 | 40 | N (fail) | 1.15 | 6 | 6.9 |
| MON1004 | 85 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| MON2001 | 96 | HD | 4.0 | 24 | 96.0 |
| MON2002 | WN (withdrawn fail) | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| MON3001 | 52 | P | 2.15 | 6 | 12.9 |
| MON3002 | 77 | D | 3.67 | 6 | 22.02 |
| MON4001 | 82 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| 78 | 250.92 | ||||
CGPA = 250.92 ÷ 78
CGPA = 3.217
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Australia
GPA calculator
Use the online calculator to estimate your GPA.
Methodology
To calculate your GPA, we need to assign each grade a value. We use a 4.0 GPA scale:
| Grade | GPA grade value |
|---|---|
| High distinction | 4.0 |
| Distinction | 3.0 |
| Credit | 2.0 |
| Pass | 1.0 |
| Near pass | 0.7 |
| Fail | 0.3 |
| Withdrawn fail | 0.0 |
| Other grades (see below) | Not included in calculations |
Grades not included in the calculation:
- SFR (satisfied faculty requirements)
- NE (not examinable)
- NAS (not assessed)
- WI (withdrawn incomplete)
- PGO
- NPGO
- WNGO
Formula
| GPA = | Σ (grade value × unit credit points) |
| Σ unit credit points |
- multiply each grade value by the unit credit points
- sum the resulting values (weighted GPA unit score)
- sum the unit credit points
- divide the sum of the weighted GPA unit score by the sum of the unit credit points
- calculate to three decimal places.
Example
| Unit | Mark | Grade | Grade value | Unit credit points | Weighted GPA unit score (grade value × unit credit points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON1001 | 63 | C | 2.0 | 6 | 12.0 |
| MON1002 | 80 | HD | 4.0 | 12 | 48.0 |
| MON1003 | 40 | N (fail) | 0.3 | 6 | 1.8 |
| MON1004 | 85 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| MON2001 | 96 | HD | 4.0 | 24 | 96.0 |
| MON2002 | WN (withdrawn fail) | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| MON3001 | 52 | P | 1.0 | 6 | 6.0 |
| MON3002 | 77 | D | 3.0 | 6 | 18.0 |
| MON4001 | 82 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| 78 | 229.8 | ||||
GPA = 229.80 ÷ 78
GPA = 2.946
Malaysia
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
The Cumulative Grade Point Average is a calculation used in Malaysia. To get your CGPA you need to request a CGPA letter, as it doesn't appear on your academic record. To request a letter, contact Student Services in Malaysia or Monash Connect in Australia.
The CGPA doesn't apply to any grade other than those listed in the table below. It's available to students who started a Monash University course on or after 1 January 2008.
CGPA calculator
Use the online calculator to estimate your CGPA.
Methodology
To calculate your CGPA, we need to assign each grade a value. We use a 4.0 scale.
| Grade | CGPA grade value |
|---|---|
| High distinction | 4.0 |
| Distinction | 3.67 |
| Credit | 2.85 |
| Pass | 2.15 |
| Near pass | 1.7 |
| Fail | 1.15 |
| Withdrawn fail | 0.0 |
| Other grades (see below) | Not included in calculations |
Grades not included in the calculation:
- SFR (satisfied faculty requirements)
- NE (not examinable)
- NAS (not assessed)
- WI (withdrawn incomplete)
- PGO
- NPGO
- WNGO.
Formula
| GPA = | Σ (grade value × unit credit points) |
| Σ unit credit points |
- multiply each grade value by the unit credit points
- sum the resulting values (weighted CGPA unit score)
- sum the unit credit points
- divide the sum of the weighted CGPA unit score by the sum of the unit credit points
- calculate to three decimal places.
Example
| Unit | Mark | Grade | Grade value | Unit credit points | Weighted CGPA unit score (grade value awarded × unit credit points) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON1001 | 63 | C | 2.85 | 6 | 17.1 |
| MON1002 | 80 | HD | 4.0 | 12 | 48.0 |
| MON1003 | 40 | N (fail) | 1.15 | 6 | 6.9 |
| MON1004 | 85 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| MON2001 | 96 | HD | 4.0 | 24 | 96.0 |
| MON2002 | WN (withdrawn fail) | 0.0 | 6 | 0.0 | |
| MON3001 | 52 | P | 2.15 | 6 | 12.9 |
| MON3002 | 77 | D | 3.67 | 6 | 22.02 |
| MON4001 | 82 | HD | 4.0 | 6 | 24.0 |
| 78 | 250.92 | ||||
CGPA = 250.92 ÷ 78
CGPA = 3.217