UC GPA Calculator

Work out your GPA the way the University of California does: A-G grades from 10th and 11th grade, one extra point per semester of UC-approved honors, AP or IB, capped at 8, and cut to two decimals.

Your semester grades

CourseGradeGrade levelA-GHonors

One row per semester grade. Enter summer courses after 9th or 10th grade as 10th grade and after 11th grade as 11th grade. Pluses and minuses do not count, so a B+ or B- is a B. "Other UC honors" means a UC-certified honors course on your school's A-G list or a UC-transferable college course.

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UC GPA (weighted, capped)

Fully weighted

Unweighted

Grades counted: 0
Honors points used (of 8): 0
Honors points earned: 0
Rows left out (9th, 12th, not A-G): 0

How UC calculates your GPA

Take your A-G grades from 10th and 11th grade. That includes summer terms after 9th, 10th and 11th grade. 9th- and 12th-grade grades are left out.
Turn each semester grade into points: A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0. Pluses and minuses on high school grades do not count.
Add honors points. One extra point per semester of a UC-approved honors, AP or IB course (or UC-transferable college course) with a C or better, up to 8 in total and no more than 4 from 10th grade.
Divide by the number of grades. Do not round: UC cuts the GPA to two decimals.

The same grades give three GPAs. The weighted capped GPA is the one checked against the 3.0 minimum (3.4 for nonresidents). Campuses may also look at the fully weighted GPA, with every honors point from 10th and 11th grade, and the unweighted GPA, with none.

UC GPA rules

Rule	What UC does
Courses counted	A-G (college-prep) courses from the summer after 9th grade through the summer after 11th grade. 9th- and 12th-grade grades are left out.
Grade points	A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0. The GPA is total points divided by the number of grades.
Plus and minus	Not used for high school courses: B+, B and B- are all 3, and a C- counts as a C. Used for college courses if the college gives them; UC's first-year section gives no point values for them.
Honors courses, California residents	AP, IB HL and designated IB SL courses, UC-transferable college courses, and UC-certified honors courses on your school's A-G list.
Honors courses, nonresidents	AP and IB courses only, for grades of A, B or C. School-designated honors get no extra point.
Extra point	+1 for each semester of an honors course. D and F grades get none; a college course needs a C or better (not C-).
Weighted capped GPA	At most 8 honors points in total and no more than 4 from 10th grade. UC uses this GPA for the minimum.
Fully weighted GPA	Every honors point from 10th and 11th grade, with no limit.
Unweighted GPA	No honors points at all.
Summer courses	Summer after 9th or 10th grade counts as 10th grade; summer after 11th grade counts as 11th grade.
College courses	One college course = one grade = one honors point, even if it meets a year or more of a high school requirement.
Repeated D or F	If repeated by the summer after 11th grade, the new grade replaces the D or F. UC does not average the two.
Rounding	None. Cut to two decimals: 3.875 is 3.87, not 3.88.
Minimum GPA	3.0 for California residents, 3.4 for nonresidents, with no A-G grade lower than C.
D or F not repeated	Stays in the GPA. In math and languages other than English, a higher-level course with a C or better can validate the D or F grade.

UC's worked example

The Quick Reference Guide to UC Admissions (August 2026) works through a student with 24 A-G grades in 10th and 11th grade. The calculator gives the same results; press "Load UC's example" to see it.

Grade	Count	Points each	Points
A	15	4	60
B	6	3	18
C	1	2	2
D	1	1	1
F	1	0	0
Total	24		81

Unweighted: 81 / 24 = 3.37
Honors earned: 6 semesters in 10th grade (4 school honors, 2 AP) and 6 AP semesters in 11th grade.
Weighted capped: 10th grade limited to 4, total limited to 8, so 8 honors points: (81 + 8) / 24 = 3.70
Fully weighted: all 12 honors points: (81 + 12) / 24 = 3.87

UC's example lists grades only; the course names in the loaded example are for illustration.

What the calculator does not cover

College plus and minus grades. UC's first-year GPA section says it uses them for college courses but gives no point values. The same guide's transfer GPA section adds 0.3 for each plus and subtracts 0.3 for each minus (p. 36). The calculator takes whole letters only.
College C-. A college course needs a C or better for the honors point; set such a row to "Not honors".
Nonresident fully weighted GPA. UC states the AP and IB only rule for checking the 3.4 minimum. It does not say how campuses weight school honors in a nonresident's fully weighted GPA; the calculator applies the same AP and IB only rule to both.
Admission. Meeting the minimum does not guarantee a place. Each UC campus reviews and selects its own students.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I calculate my UC GPA?

Take every A-G semester grade from the summer after 9th grade to the summer after 11th grade and turn it into points: A 4, B 3, C 2, D 1, F 0. Add 1 point for each semester of a UC-approved honors, AP or IB course graded C or better, up to 8 points with no more than 4 from 10th grade. Divide by the number of grades and cut the result to two decimals.

What is the difference between the weighted capped and fully weighted UC GPA?

The weighted capped GPA counts at most 8 honors points, no more than 4 of them from 10th grade, and is the GPA UC checks against its minimum. The fully weighted GPA adds every honors point from 10th and 11th grade. Campuses may look at both, and at an unweighted GPA. In UC's own example the same 24 grades give 3.70 capped and 3.87 fully weighted.

What is the minimum GPA for UC?

3.0 for California residents and 3.4 for nonresidents, in the weighted capped UC GPA, with no A-G grade lower than C. UC says most applicants present more than the minimum requirements.

Does UC count 9th grade or senior year grades?

No. 9th-grade grades never enter the UC GPA, although 9th-grade A-G courses with a C or better still meet the subject requirement. The GPA stops at the summer after 11th grade, so 12th-grade grades are not in it either.

Which classes get the extra honors point?

For California residents: AP, IB HL and designated IB SL courses, UC-transferable college courses and UC-certified honors courses on your high school's A-G course list. For nonresidents, UC gives the extra point only for AP and IB courses graded A, B or C; school-designated honors may be considered in campus review instead. Courses designed for 9th graders are not approved as honors.

Does UC round the GPA?

No. UC cuts the GPA to two decimals without rounding up or down: 3.875 counts as 3.87, not 3.88.

Do pluses and minuses count in the UC GPA?

Not for high school courses: a B+, a B and a B- each count 3 points, and a C- counts as a C. For college courses UC uses the pluses and minuses if the college gives them. The first-year GPA section of UC's Quick Reference Guide gives no point values for them; the guide's transfer GPA section adds 0.3 for each plus and subtracts 0.3 for each minus (B+ = 3.3, B- = 2.7). This calculator takes whole letters only, so work out college plus and minus grades separately.

What if I retook a class I got a D or F in?

If you repeated it by the summer after 11th grade, the new grade replaces the D or F in the UC GPA, so enter only the new grade. UC does not average the two. A D or F that is not repeated by then stays in the GPA.

Sources

Rules from UC Admissions' GPA requirement page and the Quick Reference Guide to UC Admissions (August 2026), read on admission.universityofcalifornia.edu and checked September 27, 2026. UC calculates your official UC GPA when you apply.

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