Laurier (Waterloo) GPA scale
Wilfrid Laurier University — Waterloo 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 Laurier (Waterloo)’s admission requirements are on their own page.
12
top of the scale
GPA
what the transcript carries
13
letter bands
2
affiliates on this scale
The scale, as the registrar prints it
From Laurier Students — GPA Calculator and grade scale (current page), 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 | 0–49 |
What passes at Laurier (Waterloo)
D− (1 grade point, 50–52%) is the lowest passing grade. “A grade of DR, XF or F is a failed course with a ‘zero’ GPA value.”
How Laurier (Waterloo) computes your average
Grade points on the 12-point scale, weighted by credit. “If you have failed a course and repeated it or are repeating it, use only the grade achieved in the second attempt in your calculation; do not include both.”
Worth knowing before first year
- The same 12-point ladder as McMaster and Carleton; Brantford and Milton grade on it too.
The same scale applies at Laurier (Brantford) and Laurier (Milton).
The same mark at other campuses
Where a 95, 85, 78, 72, 65 lands at Laurier (Waterloo) 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurier (Waterloo)12-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 |
| Carleton12-point | A+ · 12 | A · 11 | B+ · 9 | B− · 7 | C · 5 |
| Ottawa10-point | A+ · 10 | A · 9 | B+ · 7 | B · 6 | 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.