Laurentian GPA scale
Laurentian University grades on a 10-point scale: an A+ is 10, an A is 9, 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 Laurentian’s admission requirements are on their own page.
10
top of the scale
GPA
what the transcript carries
11
letter bands
The scale, as the registrar prints it
From Admissions — Transcripts (grading scheme for courses after August 2014) (scheme effective September 2014), read 2026-08-22. The source.
| Letter | Grade points | Percentage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 10 | 90–100 | |
| A | 9 | 85–89 | |
| A− | 8 | 80–84 | |
| B+ | 7 | 75–79 | |
| B | 6 | 70–74 | |
| C+ | 5 | 65–69 | |
| C | 4 | 60–64 | |
| D+ | 3 | 55–59 | |
| D | 2 | 50–54 | Marginal — “Does not meet the minimum grade requirement in some Professional and Professionally related courses.” |
| E | 1 | 40–49 | |
| F | 0 | 0–39 |
What passes at Laurentian
D (50–54) is the lowest passing grade in general, with professional programs setting higher course minimums.
How Laurentian computes your average
Grade points on the 10-point scale, weighted by credit; the page gives the conversion between a GPA and its percentage equivalent.
Worth knowing before first year
- The same 10-point ladder as uOttawa, adopted for courses completed after August 2014; an Honours average is a GPA of 5.5 to 7.4.
The same mark at other campuses
Where a 95, 85, 78, 72, 65 lands at Laurentian 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurentian10-point | A+ · 10 | A · 9 | B+ · 7 | B · 6 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Brockpercentage | A | A | B | B | C |
| Windsorpercentage | A+ | A | B+ | B− | C |
| Trentpercentage | A+ | A | B+ | B− | C |
| Lakeheadpercentage | A+ | A | B | B | C |
| 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.