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International student UK GPA to US 4.00 Scale conversion

For any UK student who wants to study abroad in the United States, it is expedient that you convert your GPA to US GPA in advance. This would allow you to know if you meet the GPA requirement of the school to you wish to gain admission.

Let it be known that although the 4.00 grade is the most popular grading system in the United States, there are other forms that different schools adopted. So, if you want to convert your UK GPA to US grade, please ensure that you had verified which grading system is been used by the school.

In this post, I’m going to teach you how to convert US GPA to 4.00 US grade. This conversion is not limited to any country. The same way to convert GPA to US 4.00, is all the same way you convert UK degree to US GPA 5.00.

Remember I told you to make sure you know what GPA grade has been used by the international university you choose to study. The wrong GPA may give you the wrong result which may affect admission.

Conversion is easy. I mean very easy. There are some companies that convert UK degree to US GPA for a fee. You can use their services but if you do not have that luxury, then you should learn how to convert yourself.

Things you need to convert UK GPA to US GPA.

  • US GPA grade chart
  • Your UK university’s GPA grade chart
  • Your transcript.

If you don’t have your transcript available, you could make use of your personal exams records if you have one. But transcript is preferable since it’s official. You’re also required to send a transcript and not personal records.

This tutorial is for educational purposes only. Please do not attempt to convert your grades to GPA and consider it official. US schools will accept your transcripts in the format that your local university issues them. Only use this tutorial to get an idea of what your GPA would be while you wait for your transcript to be converted by the school.

Conversion.

Most popular US GPA Conversion Chart

PercentageGradeGrade Points
93-100A4
90-92A-3.7
87-89B+3.3
83-86B3
80-82B-2.7
77-79C+2.3
73-76C2
70-72C-1.7
67-69D+1.3
63-66D1
60-62D-0.7
0-59E/F0

The grade above is the most common GPA conversion grade used by universities in the United States. Some universities use 1.67 in place of 1.7 and 1.33 in place 1.3, but this difference does not significantly affect the resulting GPA. For a few schools, anything below 65 is 0. A+ is sometimes converted to 4.3 (or 4.33) points, but many universities do not have an A+.

UK GPA Scale Conversion Table/Chart as proposed by HEAR

UK marksGradeGrade Points
75 aboveA+4.25
71 – 74A4.00
67 -70A-3.75
64 – 66B+3.50
61 – 63B3.25
57 – 60B-3.00
54 – 56C+2.75
50 – 53C2.50
48 – 49C-2.25
43 – 47D+2.00
40 – 42D1.50
38 – 39D-1.00
35 – 37F+0.75
30 – 34F0.50
below 29F-0

My UK result before conversion

CourseUnitScoreMarkPoint
BMTL 3001L1063B3.25
HRM 3002L1069A-3.75
BUS 3002L1071A4.00
ECN 3003L1089A+4.25
GNC 3002L 1082A+4.25
COR 3006L 1080A+4.25

Total credits = 60
UK GPA = 3.95

Now, I want to convert this UK 3.95 GPA to US GPA. The data I need from the table is the examination marks of each Course and Credit hours. The next step is to look at each score in my result table and assign the corresponding Grade from the US conversion grade and point chart above.
For example, in my UK result, 63 is B but if I should use the US GPA conversion chart above, 63 is D

Result after converting to UK degree to US 4.00 Grade

CreditsMarkUS GradePoint
1063D1.00
1069D+1.33
1071C-1.7
1089B+3.3
 1082B-2.7
 1080B-2.7

Total credits = 60
US GPA = 2.12

Head to Head UK GPA to US GPA

MarkUKPointUSPoint
63B3.25D1.00
69A-3.75D+1.33
71A4.00C-1.7
89A+4.25B+3.3
82A+4.25B-2.7
80A+4.25B-2.7

This tutorial is for educational purposes only. Please do not attempt to convert your grades to GPA and consider it official. US schools will accept your transcripts in the format that your local university issues them. Only use this tutorial to get an idea of what your GPA would be while you wait for your transcript to be converted by the school.

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