Cutoffs

Ontario Tech GPA scale

Ontario Tech University grades on a 4.3 scale: an A+ is 4.3, an A is 4.0, 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 Ontario Tech’s admission requirements are on their own page.

4.3

top of the scale

GPA

what the transcript carries

10

letter bands

The scale, as the registrar prints it

From Grading System and Academic Standing Policy (Undergraduate) (approved March 26, 2024; review March 2027), read 2026-08-22. The source.

LetterGrade pointsPercentageNote
A+4.390–100Excellent
A4.085–89Excellent
A−3.780–84Excellent
B+3.377–79Good
B3.073–76Good
B−2.770–72Good
C+2.367–69Adequate
C2.060–66Adequate
D1.050–59Marginal
F0.00–49Failing

What passes at Ontario Tech

“Credit will be granted only for those courses completed with a grade of D or better.” “Students are required to maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 to remain in clear standing.”

How Ontario Tech computes your average

The CGPA is “the weighted average of the grade points awarded in all courses.” “Percentage-to-grade equivalencies are included as a guideline for conversion.”

Worth knowing before first year

  • No C−, D+ or D−: a 60 and a 66 are both a C (2.0), and anything from 50 to 59 is a single D (1.0).
  • A 4.3 ceiling, so an A+ outranks an A — the opposite of U of T.

The same mark at other campuses

Where a 95, 85, 78, 72, 65 lands at Ontario Tech and at the other universities that publish percentage bands. Useful when comparing scholarship-renewal or program-entry thresholds written in different currencies.

Campus95%85%78%72%65%
Ontario Tech4.3A+ · 4.3A · 4.0B+ · 3.3B− · 2.7C · 2.0
McMaster12-pointA+ · 12A · 11B+ · 9B− · 7C · 5
Queen's4.3A+ · 4.3A · 4.0B+ · 3.3B− · 2.7C · 2.0
U of T (St. George)4.0A+ · 4.0A · 4.0B+ · 3.3B− · 2.7C · 2.0
WesternpercentageA+ABBC
Carleton12-pointA+ · 12A · 11B+ · 9B− · 7C · 5
Ottawa10-pointA+ · 10A · 9B+ · 7B · 6C+ · 5
Laurier (Waterloo)12-pointA+ · 12A · 11B+ · 9B− · 7C · 5
TMU4.33A+ · 4.33A · 4.00B+ · 3.33B− · 2.67C · 2.00
GuelphpercentageA+AB+B−C
Guelph-HumberpercentageA+AB+B−C
York9-pointA+ · 9A · 8B+ · 7B · 6C+ · 5
BrockpercentageAABBC
WindsorpercentageA+AB+B−C
TrentpercentageA+AB+B−C
LakeheadpercentageA+ABBC
Laurentian10-pointA+ · 10A · 9B+ · 7B · 6C+ · 5
NipissingpercentageAABBC
AlgomapercentageA+A−B+B−C
OCADpercentageA+AB+B−C
RMCpercentageA+A−B+B−C

Waterloo is not in the table: it has no letters, so a 78 is a 78.