This UWI GPA calculator and grading scale follow the GPA regulations of the University of the West Indies, which apply at every campus: Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, Cave Hill in Barbados, Five Islands and the Open Campus. Every rule links to the regulations, with the date GradeCat opened them. Each tool works right away with no account, and your grades stay in your browser.
Tools
Which tool do I need?
- What is my GPA at UWI? Use the UWI GPA Calculator. Enter each course's credits and letter grade. Four 3-credit courses at A, B+, C and F1 give (12 + 9.9 + 6 + 5.1) ÷ 12 = 2.75.
- What class of degree will I get? The same calculator shows the class your GPA reaches: First Class Honours from 3.60, Upper Second from 3.00, Lower Second from 2.50 and Pass from 2.00. UWI classes a degree on a weighted GPA whose level weights each Faculty sets, so treat it as a guide.
- What letter grade is my mark? The UWI Grading Scale has the marks table: 72% is a B+, worth 3.30 quality points.
- What percentage are my marks? The Grade Calculator adds up marks out of any total, and the Weighted Grade Calculator combines coursework and an exam with their weights.
How UWI grading works
UWI's GPA Regulations, in effect since August 2014, turn each course's percentage mark into a letter grade, from A+ (90 to 100) down to F3 (0 to 29). Each letter carries quality points: A+ is 4.30, A is 4.00 and C, the lowest pass, is 2.00. The fails F1, F2 and F3 carry 1.70, 1.30 and 0.00, and their credits still count in the GPA.
A degree needs a GPA of at least 2.00. A semester GPA below 2.00 puts a student on academic warning, and a student on warning whose next semester GPA is 1.99 or less is required to withdraw, unless the Faculty's regulations say otherwise.
Guides
- UWI GPA for First Class Honours: the 3.60 line, how to work out the average you still need, and why one fail costs so much.
- CSEC and CAPE grades explained: grades I to VI, profiles A to F, which grades count for matriculation, and CAPE Units.
Not covered yet
- The level weights for the weighted GPA and the repeat-course rules: each Faculty's regulations set them.
- UTech, Jamaica: its home page links no handbook or grading page.
- The PEP placement score, and percentages or a GPA for CSEC and CAPE grades, which CXC does not publish.
- UWI's postgraduate GPA, which uses a different scheme.
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