Calculating Your Math & Science GPA
It's important to know your science and math GPA, as centralized application services calculate this GPA and report it to the professional schools to which you apply. Below, you'll find links to guides for each application service that show which course subjects are classified as science/math.
Application services average grades from all courses, including repeats and courses completed at other colleges/universities, when calculating your GPA.
Steps for calculating your science & math GPA
Follow these steps to calculate your math and science GPA, or enter your courses below using the GPA calculator. This method can also be used to calculate your overall cumulative GPA if you have attended multiple colleges/universities.
- List each course and how many credits it is worth.
- For each course, list the earned or expected grade.
- Multiply the number of credits by the grade to get the “Grade Points” for each course.
- Add the Grade Points for each course to get Total Grade Points.
- Divide the Total Grade Points by the total number of Credit Hours attempted. Credit hours = the total number of credits you earned and attempted. (Note that you do not earn credits for courses with a grade of 0.0 at MSU)
Example:
| Course | Credits | Grade | Grade Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| CEM 141 | 4 | 2.0 | 8 |
| CEM 161 | 1 | 4.0 | 4 |
| MTH 124 | 3 | 3.0 | 9 |
| BS 161 | 3 | 3.5 | 10.5 |
| BS 171 | 2 | 4.0 | 8 |
| Totals | 13 credits | 39.5 grade points |
39.5 Grade Points / 13 credits = 3.04 science & math GPA
GPA Calculator
| Course | Credits | Grade | Grade Points |
|---|---|---|---|