Grade Point Average (GPA) - Calculation
Grade Point Average is a measure of a student’s overall performance in their course. GPA is not available for Alternative Entry Pathways, Honours or Research Courses. It is calculated separately for each Course a student has undertaken.
As of August 2018, your GPA is included on your official Academic Transcript.
GPA calculation does not include the following:
- Overseas exchange units or Credit and Exemptions from other Universities
- Ungraded Passes (UP, UF)
- Interim Grades
- 2023 (GP, SA, SX, DX, FCR)
- pre 2023 (SX, SA, Q, NA, NS, G)
- Withdrawals without academic penalty (WD)
- Approved withdrawal (AW)
- University withdrawal (UW)
- Any units recorded as Advanced Standing
- Units that use an Honours grading schema
Grade Point Average
| Code | Grade | Grade Value 1 Feb 2023 |
Grade Value prior to 1 Feb 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HD | High Distinction | 4 | 4 |
| D | Distinction | 3 | 3 |
| C | Credit | 2.5 | 2 |
| P | Pass | 2 | 1 |
| N | Fail | 0 | 0 |
Example of how GPA is calculated
A student has the following grades recorded against 6 units:
| Unit | Student's Grade | Achievable Credit Points Value | Grade GPA Value | Achievable Credit Points x Grade GPA Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D | 3 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
| 2 | C | 3 | 2.50 | 7.5 |
| 3 | N | 4 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4 | AW | (Not included in calculation) | - | - |
| 5 | P | 4 | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| 6 | HD | 3 | 4.00 | 12.00 |
| TOTAL: | 17 | 36.50 |
Using these values the calculated GPA
= (9+7.5+0+8+12) / 17
= 36.5 / 17
= 2.147
You can see your Grade Point Average (GPA) via: Murdoch Home page > Current Students > MyInfo > Course and Units tile > Progression > See your course progress and GPA progression
You can obtain a letter listing your Course GPA for $10.00 online here, or by attending the Student Centre where the Cashier will process your payment and print your GPA letter while you wait.
Please see Academic Safety Net FAQs for information on how the Academic Safety Net affects your GPA.