Calculating GPA for FAU

Does anyone know how to calculate my GPA for Florida Atlantic University (FAU) applications? Any tips or resources would be much appreciated.

In calculating your GPA for Florida Atlantic University (FAU), you'd need to consider your core academic subjects: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and World Languages.

Florida uses a 4.0 grading scale, so it's quite straightforward. In this scale:

- An A (90-100%) is worth 4 points

- A B (80-89%) is worth 3 points

- A C (70-79%) is worth 2 points

- A D (60-69%) is worth 1 point

- An F (below 60%) yields 0 points

To calculate your GPA, you should follow these steps:

1. Convert each of your grades to the 4.0 scale using the conversion above.

2. Add up all of the converted grades. This will give you your "total points."

3. Divide your "total points" by the total number of classes you've taken.

If this seems like a lot to keep track of, you can use CollegeVine's free GPA calculator here: https://blog.collegevine.com/how-to-convert-your-gpa-to-a-4-0-scale. While FAU might recalculate your GPA focusing on your core academic subjects, it's recommended that you calculate your GPA based on all your classes to get an overall understanding of how you stand academically.

If you would like to calculate your weighted GPA, where Honors, AP, and IB courses get an added point value (1 for Honors and 2 for AP/IB), you would use the same method as above but add the respective point value to the final grade of those classes before you start your calculation. It's important to remember that FAU also considers the rigor of your coursework, so taking advanced classes can be beneficial to your application.