York GPA scale
York University grades on a 9-point scale: an A+ is 9, an A is 8, 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 York’s admission requirements are on their own page.
9
top of the scale
GPA
what the transcript carries
10
letter bands
1
affiliates on this scale
The scale, as the registrar prints it
From Undergraduate Academic Calendar 2025–2026 — Grades and Grading Schemes (2025–2026 calendar), read 2026-08-22. The source.
| Letter | Grade points | Percentage | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 9 | 90–100 | Exceptional |
| A | 8 | 80–89 | Excellent |
| B+ | 7 | 75–79 | Very Good |
| B | 6 | 70–74 | Good |
| C+ | 5 | 65–69 | Competent |
| C | 4 | 60–64 | Fairly Competent |
| D+ | 3 | 55–59 | Passing |
| D | 2 | 50–54 | Marginally Passing |
| E | 1 | 40–49 | Marginally Failing |
| F | 0 | 0–39 | Failing |
What passes at York
“A passed course is one in which the student has achieved a grade of D or better.”
How York computes your average
“All averages calculated for purposes such as determining eligibility to proceed and graduate are credit-weighted.” “The percentages indicated are not part of the official grading scheme and are meant only to be used as guidelines.”
Worth knowing before first year
- York's scale tops out at 9, and the A band is ten points wide (80–89) — there is no A−.
- The percentages are guidelines, not the scheme: a course can define its own conversion.
The same scale applies at York (Glendon).
The same mark at other campuses
Where a 95, 85, 78, 72, 65 lands at York 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York9-point | A+ · 9 | A · 8 | 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 |
| 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.