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Grade Conversions
Double Degree students have a transcript at both the University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier University. However, UW assigns a numeric grade out of 100 and WLU assigns an alphabetic grade on their 12-point scale. The following chart describes how to convert grades between both universities:
| UW Course Grade | WLU Letter Grade | Letter Grade Conversion for UW Avg | Grade Points for WLU GPA | 4.0 GPA Scale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90-100 | A+ | 95 | 12 | 4 |
| 85-89 | A | 89 | 11 | 3.9 |
| 80-84 | A- | 83 | 10 | 3.7 |
| 77-79 | B+ | 78 | 9 | 3.3 |
| 73-76 | B | 75 | 8 | 3 |
| 70-72 | B- | 72 | 7 | 2.7 |
| 67-69 | C+ | 68 | 6 | 2.3 |
| 63-66 | C | 65 | 5 | 2 |
| 60-62 | C- | 62 | 4 | 1.7 |
| 57-59 | D+ | 58 | 3 | 1.3 |
| 53-56 | D | 55 | 2 | 1 |
| 50-52 | D- | 52 | 1 | 0.7 |
| 0-49 | F | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Common Confusions
Getting the same "percentage grade" in a course can show up differently at UW or WLU. For example, a 76 in a UW course will result in an 8 (i.e., B) being recorded at WLU. Getting a 76 in a WLU course also results in a B, but it is converted to a 75 at UW.
UW and WLU both maintain "averages" reported on their transcripts. These are averages of their respective grading systems. For example, a student with three Waterloo courses with grades 60, 70, 80 and three Laurier courses with grades A, B, C will see an average of 73.2 on their UW transcript (calculated as (60+70+80+89+75+65)÷6) and an average of 7.5 on their WLU transcript (calculated as (4+7+10+11+8+5)÷6).