Brock GPA scale
Brock University records percentages, not grade points. The letters below are the bands its calendar draws on those percentages — an A starts at 90% — with the passing grade and how the average is computed.
This is the scale you are graded on once you arrive. It is not the average you are admitted on — Ontario universities admit on your Grade 12 percentage average, and Brock’s admission requirements are on their own page.
100%
top of the scale
%
recorded as percentages
6
letter bands
The scale, as the registrar prints it
From Undergraduate Calendar 2024–2025 — Academic Regulations, VI. Evaluation of Student Performance (last updated September 18, 2024), read 2026-08-22. The source.
| Letter | Percentage | Note |
|---|---|---|
| A | 90–100 | the calendar prints this top band as “A”, not A+ — “outstanding quality … exceeds expectations” |
| A | 80–89 | “excellent, comprehensive, and accurate work” |
| B | 70–79 | “competent work” |
| C | 60–69 | “average competence … adequate” |
| D | 50–59 | “barely satisfy the minimum requirements” |
| F | 49 or lower | no credit |
What passes at Brock
D, 50–59. “The Grade of ‘F’ in a course means that the student, having failed to satisfy the minimum requirements, does not receive formal credit.”
How Brock computes your average
“The average which is used to determine academic standing is computed by dividing the sum of the numeric grades assigned to credits by the total number of credits attempted.” “For the purposes of calculating averages, a value of 45 percent is used for all ‘F’ grades of 45 or lower, and of their numerical value for ‘F’ grades of 46 to 49. Transcripts, however, bear the actual grade of the course.”
Worth knowing before first year
- Brock records numbers, not letters: your average is a percentage, and a failed course never drags it below 45 per course.
- Teacher Education courses use P1 (80–100), P2 (70–79), P3 (60–69) and F (below 60) instead.
The same mark at other campuses
Where a 95, 85, 78, 72, 65 lands at Brock and at the other universities that publish percentage bands. Useful when comparing scholarship-renewal or program-entry thresholds written in different currencies.
| Campus | 95% | 85% | 78% | 72% | 65% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brockpercentage | A | A | B | B | C |
| McMaster12-point | A+ · 12 | A · 11 | B+ · 9 | B− · 7 | C · 5 |
| Queen's4.3 | A+ · 4.3 | A · 4.0 | B+ · 3.3 | B− · 2.7 | C · 2.0 |
| U of T (St. George)4.0 | A+ · 4.0 | A · 4.0 | B+ · 3.3 | B− · 2.7 | C · 2.0 |
| Westernpercentage | A+ | A | B | B | C |
| Carleton12-point | A+ · 12 | A · 11 | B+ · 9 | B− · 7 | C · 5 |
| Ottawa10-point | A+ · 10 | A · 9 | B+ · 7 | B · 6 | C+ · 5 |
| Laurier (Waterloo)12-point | A+ · 12 | A · 11 | B+ · 9 | B− · 7 | C · 5 |
| TMU4.33 | A+ · 4.33 | A · 4.00 | B+ · 3.33 | B− · 2.67 | C · 2.00 |
| Guelphpercentage | A+ | A | B+ | B− | C |
| Guelph-Humberpercentage | A+ | A | B+ | B− | C |
| York9-point | A+ · 9 | A · 8 | B+ · 7 | B · 6 | C+ · 5 |
| Windsorpercentage | A+ | A | B+ | B− | C |
| Trentpercentage | A+ | A | B+ | B− | C |
| Lakeheadpercentage | A+ | A | B | B | C |
| Laurentian10-point | A+ · 10 | A · 9 | B+ · 7 | B · 6 | C+ · 5 |
| Ontario Tech4.3 | A+ · 4.3 | A · 4.0 | B+ · 3.3 | B− · 2.7 | C · 2.0 |
| Nipissingpercentage | A | A | B | B | C |
| Algomapercentage | A+ | A− | B+ | B− | C |
| OCADpercentage | A+ | A | B+ | B− | C |
| RMCpercentage | A+ | A− | B+ | B− | C |
Waterloo is not in the table: it has no letters, so a 78 is a 78.