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Instructions on how to convert Harvard's grades
to 4.0 Scale
- Convert each letter grade to numbers, according to the chart below.
- Multiply each number by 1.0 if a full-course grade, or by 0.5 if half-course grade.
- Total these numbers.
- Total the number of courses by counting each full-course as 1 and each half-course as .5.
- Divide the sum of the grades (from Step 3) by this total number of full- and half-courses (for which letter grades were received - from Step 4).
- The result is the GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Letter Grades and Numerical Equivalents:
| A | A- | B+ | B | B- | C+ | C | C- | D+ | D | D- | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.00 | 3.67 | 3.33 | 3.00 | 2.67 | 2.33 | 2.00 | 1.67 | 1.33 | 1.00 | 0.67 | 0.00 |
Example:
| Course | Full | Half | Numerical |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORE- | B+ | 1.665 | |
| HISTSCI | A- | 1.835 | |
| HISTSCI 120 | C | 1.000 | |
| LIT-ART C- | A- | 1.835 | |
| HISTSCI | A- | 1.835 | |
| HIS-STD A- | A- | 1.835 | |
| SOC-ANAL | A- | 3.670 |
- Total numerical conversions = 13.335
- Divide sum by total number of courses = 4.0
- Result (rounded to nearest thousandth) = GPA = 3.334
