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Are you looking for GPA Converter to convert your academic score to GPA in 40.0 Scale?

I have received several 100 questions for readers about converting percentage to GPA and other related conversions to GPA.  Here are some of the questions

How to convert academic percentage (1 – 100) and CGPA (0 – 10) score to GPA scale of 1.0 to 4.0

Every student when filling out the graduate school application try to find GPA Converter. I was in the same situation and few years back and searched all over the place for a GPA converter.

I sent emails and posted messages in the groups, asking for formula to convert GPA. I wasn’t able to find the procedure to do the convert the GPA.

GPA Scale 4.0

I got one email asking for profile evaluation and he said GPA of 4.0.

So, I wrote back and asked him how did you convert his academic percentage to GPA?

His reply was, he just assumed GPA of 4.0, since he didn’t know how to calculate his GPA.

Universities in USA convert academic percentage to GPA in order to calculate the academic capability of the student. Application are rejected, when minimum GPA requirements aren’t met.

GPA Converter Formula

There is no universal way to convert Academic percentage to GPA or CGPA to GPA or any other scale to GPA.

In addition to percentage score of 1 to 100, there are several other academic scale – 5.0 in Russia, 6.0 in Europe, , 12.0 in Ukraine, etc.

There has to be some form of mapping between different academic standards right?

No there isn’t a universal, scientific  GPA Converter.

But, U.S. Universities convert have some form of GPA Converter. But, its specific to each school.

But before explaining some GPA conversion formulas used by colleges, let me explain how Grades are calculated in U.S. Colleges and University.

What is GPA?

In countries like India, Percentage system ( 1 to 100) is used to grade a students performance. Similarly, in U.S. Universities use GPA for grades which is between 1.0 to 4.0

GPA vs Percentage

Even though both the system evaluates the students performance, they are not same or its not possible to equate both the grading systems.

So, can we convert Percentage or CGPA to GPA?

How to Calculate GPA

Like percentage, Grades will be assigned to student for each course. Grades are A = 4.0; B = 3.0; C = 2.0 ; D = 1.0; F = 0; And for each course based on difficulty level weights will be assigned. It’s called Credit Hours.

Usually Graduate courses in Masters program will have 3 Credit Hours. For our example lets assume all 3 courses have 3 credits each. Lets say at end of the semester, professor assign you following grades

• Grade B to Course X
• Grade A to Course Y
• Grade A to course Z

GPA is calculated as follows

Total Grades = Sum of (Grade * Credit Hours) = B*3 + A*3 + A*3 = 3*3+4*3+4*3 =33

Total Credit Hours = 3+3+3 = 9

GPA = Total Grades/Total Credit Hours = 23/9 = 3.66

And the way in which Grades are assigned is another whole topic of discussion.

Students performance will be evaluated throughout the semester which includes Home work, Programming Assignments, Pop Quiz, Exams, Presentations, …

Now, you will have an understanding of the Grading System in U.S. and its very clear to say – Percentage will not exactly correlate with GPA calculation.

But, Universities will have some general mechanism to convert percentage to GPA and that varies with each University. They have their own GPA converter. 

If you are looking for a formula to like Fahrenheit to Celsius conversion for GPA Converter, you are not going to find any.

So, you really can’t convert academic percentage or CPGA to GPA.

Best way to to say is mention your current academic percentage and Colleges will know what to do with your percentage score.