| Course | Credits | Grade |
|---|
- Scale
- percentage scale
- Location
- Waterloo, Ontario
- Type
- Public research university
- Founded
- 1957
How to Calculate Your Waterloo GPA
The University of Waterloo records numeric percentage grades on transcripts and does not compute an official GPA. Your term average and cumulative average are percentages. Broadly, 90 and above is the A+ range, 80 to 89 is A, 75 to 79 is B+, 70 to 74 is B, and 50 is the usual pass floor, though faculties describe the bands slightly differently. Enter percentages in the calculator above to find your credit-weighted average.
The calculator above is preset to the percentage scale for University of Waterloo. Enter each course with its credit weight and grade; the GPA is the credit-weighted average, computed as the sum of (grade value times credits) divided by total credits. The tool also reports a normalized 4.0-scale figure so you can compare your standing when applying to graduate schools or universities in other provinces or the United States. For the full cross-scale reference, see the Canadian GPA calculator hub.
University of Waterloo Academic Standing
Waterloo defines good standing and promotion by cumulative and term averages set per faculty and program; many engineering and math programs require a specific term average to remain in good standing and to proceed on the co-op sequence. The Dean's Honours List recognizes high term averages. Confirm the exact promotion averages and Dean's List cutoff with your faculty's advising office.
What makes Waterloo distinctive: Waterloo does not issue a GPA; it uses percentage averages. Students applying to GPA-based graduate programs convert their Waterloo percentage average using the receiving institution's table rather than a Waterloo-issued GPA.
Source: University of Waterloo registrar grading policy (uwaterloo.ca). Specific thresholds change between academic years and faculties, so verify any figure that affects probation, graduation, or scholarship eligibility with the registrar before relying on it.
Converting a Waterloo GPA to the US 4.0 Scale
Canadian students applying to US graduate schools, professional programs, or for transfer admission usually report a GPA on the standard US 4.0 scale. The calculator above shows the 4.0 equivalent alongside your Waterloo result. For a deeper walk through the conversion across Canadian scales, use the GPA converter, and see the GPA scale reference for how each 4.0 value maps to a percentage and letter grade. Other Canadian schools and their scales are listed on the Canada GPA calculator and the GPA by country directory.