CASPA GPA calculator
CASPA counts every letter or number grade from every college you attended, every attempt of a retaken course and a WF as an F, with an A+ worth the same 4.0 as an A. Beside the overall GPA it reports a science, a non-science and a BCP GPA (biology, chemistry, physics); pass/fail, AP and other credits without a grade stay out, and math counts as non-science.
Example CASPA GPA, overall
69.3 quality points ÷ 21 credits
- Science GPA3.10, 12 credits
- Non-science GPA (math included)3.57, 9 credits
- BCP GPA (biology, chemistry, physics)3.10, 12 credits
- Pass/fail credits, left out1 credit
- Withdrawn, left out3 credits
CASPA rules checked . CASPA verifies your coursework against your transcripts and works out the GPAs physician assistant programs see.
How CASPA converts your grades
CASPA turns each grade into its own numeric value, multiplies it by the course’s credits to get quality points, and divides the quality points by the credits attempted. The half grades some colleges give (AB, BC, CD) have values of their own.
| Grade on your transcript | CASPA value |
|---|---|
| A+ | 4.0 |
| A | 4.0 |
| A− | 3.7 |
| AB | 3.5 |
| B+ | 3.3 |
| B | 3.0 |
| B− | 2.7 |
| BC | 2.5 |
| C+ | 2.3 |
| C | 2.0 |
| C− | 1.7 |
| CD | 1.5 |
| D+ | 1.3 |
| D | 1.0 |
| D− | 0.7 |
| E | 0.0 |
| F | 0.0 |
| WF (withdrew failing) | 0.0 |
A number grade on a 4.0 scale is rounded up to the next value on this chart (2.8 counts as a B), and a US percentage grade becomes a whole letter: 90 to 100 an A, 80 to 89 a B, 70 to 79 a C, 60 to 69 a D, 59 and below an F.
What CASPA counts that your college may not
- Every attempt of a retaken course: CASPA ignores grade replacement, forgiveness and academic renewal, and counts each grade your transcript shows.
- Plus and minus grades, and the half grades AB, BC and CD; an A+ still counts as 4.0.
- A WF, or any withdrawal with a penalty, as an F; an E, where your college gives one, is an F too.
- College courses you took in high school, counted in your freshman year.
What stays out
- Credits without a grade: pass/fail courses, “pass” or “satisfactory” credits, AP exam credit and other test credit.
- A plain W, which has no CASPA grade value. You still list it on your application, as you list every course.
CASPA also splits each GPA by year (freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, post-baccalaureate and graduate) and by subject category, and converts quarter hours to semester hours at 0.667.
A worked example
Biology I with an A (4 credits), General Chemistry I with a C and again with a B+ (4 credits each), a B in Statistics, an A+ in English and an A− in Psychology (3 credits each), a pass in a pass/fail seminar and a W in Spanish. Both chemistry attempts count: the BCP GPA is 37.2 ÷ 12 = 3.10, the non-science GPA, with Statistics in it, 32.1 ÷ 9 = 3.57, and the overall GPA 69.3 ÷ 21 = 3.30. The A+ counts 4.0, and the pass and the W add no credits.
Other GPAs
Your college’s own GPA, with its own retake rules: the college GPA calculator. Medical school applications: the AMCAS GPA calculator, which puts math with the sciences. Physical therapy programs: the PTCAS GPA calculator. Dental school: the ADEA AADSAS GPA calculator. Law school: the LSAC GPA calculator. How retakes and forgiveness work: the GPA guide.
Sources: CASPA’s applicant help center (Liaison), Calculating Your CASPA GPAs, CASPA Grade Value Charts and CASPA Transcript Entry.