Calculating Your Science & Math GPA
It's important to know how to calculate your science and math GPA, which will be reported by centralized application services to the professional health schools to which you apply. The table below lists the different professional health schools and the courses their centralized application services consider when calculating the science and math GPA.
| Health Professions/ Application Services | Science/Math GPA includes |
|---|---|
| Allopathic-MD (AMCAS) |
Biology1 (not including HNF, BLD, PHM, or KIN), CEM (includes BMB & ISP), PHY (includes AST) & MTH (includes STT) View the full AMCAS course classification guide here. |
| Osteopathic-DO (AACOMAS) |
Biology1, CEM (includes BMB), PHY, & Other Science (AST, EGR2, EPI, GLG, KIN, BLD, HNF, ISP & PHM) View the full AACOMAS course subject guide here. |
| Dental-DDS & DMD (AADSAS) |
Biology1 (including PHM & some PSY2 & EGR2 courses), CEM (includes BMB), PHY, & Other Science (ANR, ANS, AST, BLD, EPI, GLG, ISP, KIN, HNF, MTH, EGR2, NUR, PLB, & any statistics course) View the full ADEA AADSAS course subject guide here. |
| Podiatry-DPM (AACPMAS) |
Biology1 (including ANS), CEM (includes BMB & PHM), PHY, & Other Science (AST, EGR2, EPI, GLG, ISP, KIN, BLD, HNF, & some ANP courses) View the full AACPMAS course subject guide here. |
| Pharmacy (PharmCAS) |
Biology1, CEM (includes BMB), PHY, & Other Science (AGR, ANS, BLD, EPI, EGR2, GLG, HNF, KIN, BLD, NUR, PHM) View the full PharmCAS course subject guide here. |
| Physician Assistant (CASPA) |
Biology1, (including ANS & PLB), CEM (includes BMB), Physics & Other Science (ANR, AST, AT, EGR2, EPI, GLG, ISP, KIN, HNF, NUR, BLD, & PHM) View the full CASPA course subject guide here. |
| Physical Therapy (PTCAS) |
Biology1 (includes ANS and ISP), CEM (includes BMB), PHY, MTH (includes STT) VIew the full PTCAS course subject guide here. |
| Optometry (OptomCAS) |
Biology1, CEM (Includes BMB), & PHY View the full OptomCAS course subject guide here. |
1. "Biology" includes courses labeled with “BS”, “ANTR”, “PSL”, “IBIO”, “MMG”, “NEU” and “ISB” codes from MSU.
2. PSY & EGR - Consult with your advisor to verify which PSY or EGR courses will count as science.
ALL application services (except OptomCAS) average grades from ALL courses, including repeats, when calculating GPA’s. OptomCAS only uses the last grade earned for repeat courses when calculating GPA’s.
Steps for calculating your science & math GPA
Follow these steps to calculate your math and science GPA, or enter in your courses below using the GPA calculator.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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