What is a GPA?
Your Grade Point Average (GPA) is the average of the grade points you’ve earned across your credit courses at ECU. It’s an important measure of your academic progress and is used to determine your standing, eligibility for scholarships and readiness to graduate.
This page explains what your GPA means, how it’s calculated, and what to keep in mind as you move through your studies at ECU.
ECU Grading Scale
Your final grade in a course is expressed as a letter grade, which corresponds to a percentage range and a grade point value. These grade point values are used to calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA). Grade point values range from 0.00 (F grade) to 4.33 (A+ grade).
| Letter Grade | Percentage Range | Grade Point Average | Description |
| A+ | 95 – 100% | 4.33 | Distinguishing Achievement |
| A | 90 – 94% | 4.00 | Outstanding Achievement |
| A- | 85 – 89% | 3.67 | Excellent Achievement |
| B+ | 80 – 84% | 3.33 | Very Good Achievement |
| B | 75 – 79% | 3.00 | Commendable Achievement |
| B- | 70 – 74% | 2.67 | Good |
| C+ | 65 – 69% | 2.33 | Competent |
| C | 60 – 64% | 2.00 | Satisfactory |
| C- | 55 – 59% | 1.67 | Pass |
| D | 50 – 54% | 1.00 | Marginal Pass |
| F | 0 – 49% | 0.00 | Fail |
| P | – | – | Pass (grade neutral) |
| W | – | – | Withdrawal (grade neutral) |
Note: Grades of ‘P’ (Pass) and ‘W’ (Withdrawal) are grade neutral and do not affect your GPA.
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Types of GPA at ECU
At ECU, your GPA is calculated in a few different ways. Here’s what each one means:
- Semester GPA is your grade point average for all courses attempted in a single academic semester.
- Cumulative GPA (CGPA) is the overall average of all credit courses you’ve attempted at ECU, across all semesters and including repeated courses.
Each GPA type gives you a different snapshot of your academic progress. Your cumulative GPA is especially important—it shows your overall academic standing at ECU.
How to Calculate Your GPA
Your GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of grade points you’ve earned by the total number of credits you’ve completed. Here’s how it works, step by step:
- Multiply the grade point value for each course by the number of credits the course is worth.
(For example, an A grade in a 3-credit course = 4.00 x 3 = 12.00 grade points.) - Add up all the grade points from your courses.
- Add up the total number of credits for those courses.
- Divide the total grade points by the total credits.
Here’s an example:
| Course | Grade | GPA (from above table) | Credits | Total GPA Value (GPV x Credits) |
| Foundation Drawing | B+ | 3.33 | 3 | 9.99 |
| Core Studio | C | 2.00 | 6 | 12.00 |
| Critical Studies 100 | A- | 3.67 | 3 | 11.01 |
| TOTALS | 12 | 33 |
GPA = Total Grade Point Value (33.00) divided by the number of credits (12) = 2.75. This student has a GPA of 2.75, which means this student has an overall average between a B and a B- grade (per the value table).
Transfer Credit
If you transfer credit from another post-secondary institution into your degree at ECU, the grades you earned at the other institution won’t transfer with the credits. Transfer credits are grade neutral, meaning they don’t affect your GPA either positively or negatively. For more details about how transfer credits work at ECU, visit Transfer Credit Information (update the link).
Repeating Courses
If you fail a course (receive an F) and later retake it, the original F stays on your transcript, even if you pass the course the second time.
Both the F and your new grade are used in calculating your cumulative GPA.
It’s important to know that repeating a course doesn’t erase the previous grade—it just adds another attempt.
Where Can I Find My Grades and GPA?
You can view your final grades by logging in to MyEC. In the Student Menu, under Academic Profile, select Transcript to see your cumulative GPA. To see your GPA for a specific semester, click Grade Point Average by Term in the same section.
Academic Policies Related to Grades
If you want to dive deeper into the rules that shape your academic experience at ECU—including how grades, academic standing, appeals, and course withdrawals work—you’ll find everything in the university’s official academic policies.