A cumulative grade point average is calculated as an indicator of overall academic performance and is used as a criterion for graduation requirements, for honours graduation or other academic distinctions, and for determining Academic Standing during study in a program:

• for purposes only of calculating grade point averages, courses of single-term and multi-terms in duration will be given weights of 1.00 and 2.00 respectively, with provision for variation from this norm under exceptional circumstances;

• the grade point average is calculated as the sum of the products of course weights and earned grade points, divided by the sum of the course weights, and rounded up to the next higher second decimal place;

• the following course performance designations are NOT included in calculating the grade point average AEG, AUD, CHG, CRT, DEF, FLD, INC, INP, GNR, and PSD;

• courses completed prior to formal program admission will not be included in the calculation of grade point averages. Such courses qualify for transfer credits towards the program and receive a CRT designation;

• the designation F-S is counted as an interim failure and is included in the grade point average at zero grade points until a final grade is assigned;

• the designation FNA is included in the grade point average at zero grade points and counts as a failure when Academic Standings are assigned;

• the grade earned for a repeated course is substituted for the previous grade in calculating subsequent grade point averages even if the later grade is lower, but both attempts are recorded on the transcript. No course can be repeated more than twice. If at least one of the course attempts results in a passing grade, the course will count towards graduation requirements irrespective of the sequence of grades earned;

• an initial grade point average is not calculated until the student has received three or more course grades;

• the cumulative grade point average is calculated at the end of each academic term for which additional course grades have been recorded on the student’s transcript, and is calculated on all of the student’s formal Ryerson course grades in the program in which the student is registered.