Indicator 3.9
Average High School GPA of Entering Freshmen, Fall 1994 to 2008
UC computes both weighted and unweighted high school GPAs.
The weighted GPA displayed here assigns a bonus grade point for successful completion of advanced level courses, such as those in the College Board's Advanced Placement program. An A in a UC-approved honors course receives 5 points, a B receives 4 points, etc. Thus average weighted GPAs for individual students may be higher than 4.0.
In making admissions decisions, some campuses also consider the unweighted GPA. The unweighted GPA reflects grades earned in college preparatory courses without any additional bonus points and is calculated on a 4-point scale with an A receiving 4 grade points, a B receiving 3 grade points, etc.
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Source: UCOP StatFinder files. Additional information can be found at http://statfinder.ucop.edu.
This GPA is calculated on UC-approved a-g courses only. Additional information on UC admissions can be found at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions.
You may view or download a table of the raw data used to generate these charts in CSV files, which can be opened in spreadsheet programs such as Microsoft Excel or OpenOffice.