Carleton GPA scale
Carleton University grades on a 12-point scale: an A+ is 12, an A is 11, and the table below is the registrar's own, 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 Carleton’s admission requirements are on their own page.
12
top of the scale
GPA
what the transcript carries
13
letter bands
The scale, as the registrar prints it
From Undergraduate Calendar — Academic Regulations: Grading (current calendar), read 2026-08-22. The source.
| Letter | Grade points | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 12 | 90–100 |
| A | 11 | 85–89 |
| A− | 10 | 80–84 |
| B+ | 9 | 77–79 |
| B | 8 | 73–76 |
| B− | 7 | 70–72 |
| C+ | 6 | 67–69 |
| C | 5 | 63–66 |
| C− | 4 | 60–62 |
| D+ | 3 | 57–59 |
| D | 2 | 53–56 |
| D− | 1 | 50–52 |
| F | 0 | less than 50 |
What passes at Carleton
“F is assigned when the student has failed to meet the conditions of ‘satisfactory performance’ defined in the Course Outline.” D− (50–52) is the lowest letter with grade points.
How Carleton computes your average
“Grade points indicated are for courses with 1.0 credit value. Where the course credit is greater or less than one credit, the grade points are adjusted proportionately.”
Worth knowing before first year
- Carleton, McMaster and Laurier share the same 12-point ladder, so their CGPAs compare directly.
The same mark at other campuses
Where a 95, 85, 78, 72, 65 lands at Carleton 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carleton12-point | A+ · 12 | A · 11 | B+ · 9 | B− · 7 | C · 5 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Brockpercentage | A | A | B | B | C |
| 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.