NOTE:  GPA calculated by McMaster University is the Official GPA for McMaster Divinity College transcripts.

Listed below are the regulations for GPA calculations for McMaster Divinity College.

McMaster Divinity College calculates GPA as a requirement for approvals for:

• Thesis Proposals
• Reading Course Applications
• Major Paper Proposals
• Prize Calculations 

1. Only grades achieved at McMaster Divinity College and in the current program are included within the GPA.
   
   a.   The following courses will not be applicable for GPA calculation:

• courses taken by Letters of Permission
• courses taken as pre-requisites for entry into MacDiv programs

• courses transferred as advanced credit

• courses taken in past programs

b.   Grades of "Pass" or "Complete" do not apply.

c.   A current "Incomplete or Deferral" is not included in the

      GPA.

• An outstanding "Incomplete or Deferral" is changed to F before GPA calculation is completed.
  

2. GPA calculation is based on the 12 point system.
   
3. If a student contests a grade, the result from the appeal applies toward the GPA. Until an appealed grade has been finalized, the original grade will be used for all GPA calculations.
   
4. Repeated Courses: Core courses may be repeated in a subsequent semester.
   • A course may only be repeated once.

   • The original course is not erased from the university transcript.

   • The grade for the repeated course is the grade for GPA calculation.
5. Replaced Courses: Elective courses may be replaced in a subsequent semester.

• A course may only be replaced once.

• The original course is not erased from the university transcript.

• The grade for the replaced course is the grade for GPA calculation.

• Since some electives are not offered every year, replacement is controlled by the requirement of the program (e.g. OT 2XA3 slotted as an OT elective is to be replaced by another OT course; conversely NT 2XA3 slotted as an open elective may be replaced by any 3-unit course).