Transcript Grading Scales and Notations - University Registrar's Office (2024)

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The transcript grading scales and notations are included with the official University of Toronto transcript.

The following guide is effective as of September 1998.

Grade Meanings	Refined Letter Grade Scale	Numerical Scale of Marks	Grade Point Value
Excellent	A + A A –	90 – 100% 85 – 89% 80 – 84%	4.0 4.0 3.7
Good	B + B B –	77 – 79% 73 – 76% 70 – 72%	3.3 3.0 2.7
Adequate	C + C C –	67 – 69% 63 – 66% 60 – 62%	2.3 2.0 1.7
Marginal	D + D D –	57 – 59% 53 – 56% 50 – 52%	1.3 1.0 0.7
Inadequate	F	0 – 49%	0.0

Grade Meanings	Grade Point Value	Truncated Letter Grade Scale	Numerical Scale of Marks
Excellent	4.0 4.0 3.7	A + A A –	90 – 100% 85 – 89% 80 – 84%
Good	3.3 3.0 2.7	B + B B –	77 – 79% 73 – 76% 70 – 72%
Adequate	2.3 2.0 1.7
Marginal	1.3 1.0 0.7
Inadequate	0.0	FZ	0 – 69%

A passing mark in the Faculty of Dentistry, Faculty of Medicine, and the Faculty of Nursing is 60%.

Refined Letter Grade Scale	Grade Meaning
HH	High Honours
H	Honours
P	Pass
LP	Low Pass
F	Fail

The Faculty of Law J.D. program used the following grade scale between Fall-1998 and Fall-2012:

Refined Letter Grade Scale	Numerical Scale of Marks	Grade Meaning
A	80-100	Excellent
B+	75-79	Good
B	70-74	Good
C+	65-69	Adequate
C	60-64	Adequate
D	50-59	Marginal
F	below 50	Inadequate

Abbreviation	Description
ADD	Additional course, taken for credit
AEG	Aegrotat standing granted on the basis of term work and medical or similar evidence. Course credit granted.
DNW	Did not write/did not attend/did little work
EXT	Extra course, not for credit
GWR	Grade withheld pending review
INC	Incomplete
IPR	In progress. IPR will also appear if the course has not yet started or the course has finished but an approved grade is not yet available
LWD	Late withdrawal without academic penalty
NGA	No grade available
SDF	Standing deferred on the basis of incomplete course work or because of medical or similar reasons
WDR	Withdrawn without academic penalty
XMP	Exemption granted on the basis of credit for work done elsewhere. Course credit granted
Candidacy Achieved	A student who has completed all program requirements for the PhD degree exclusive of thesis research will be considered a candidate in the School of Graduate Studies

The following types of averages may appear:

Abbreviation	Description
GPA	Grade Point Average
ACCA	GPA on the Academic Activity Component of the Bachelor of Physical Health and Education
CICA	GPA on the Curriculum and Instruction Component of the Bachelor of Education and Diploma in Technical Education
FNCA	GPA on Foundations Component of the Bachelor of Education and Diploma in Technical Education
PACA	GPA on the Physical Activity Component of the Bachelor of Physical Health and Education
PERS	Percentage Average
ACCUM. AVG	Accumulated Average

Academic awards information is not listed on University of Toronto transcripts.

Fall Session: September to December
Winter Session: January to April
Summer Session: May to August

Course Weight	Semester Hours Equivalent
1.00	6 hours
0.5	3 hours

Course average is shown for undergraduate courses with a size of 12 or more and is expressed as a letter grade corresponding to the refined letter grade scale. The symbol “*” is used to indicate an undergraduate course with fewer than 12 students. A “blank” is used to indicate that a course average has not been calculated.

Credit/Non-Credit (CR/NCR) is an approved grading scale at the University of Toronto.  Generally, CR/NCR grades are not factored into the GPA calculation. Where NCR is used in the GPA calculation, the symbol “NC%” is used on the transcript and a grade point value of 0.0 is assigned.

In a few cases, all students in a course will be graded in this manner. More often, this grading scale is an option that may be selected by students in some University divisions: the Faculty of Arts and Science; the Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design; the University of Toronto Scarborough; and the University of Toronto Mississauga. Normally, students in these divisions may choose up to 2.0 full course equivalents in the course of their degree to be graded in this manner.

In March, 2015, the University was affected by a labour disruption. In some courses the syllabus was changed to re-weight course work and exams.  As an accommodation in that academic year, some students were graded on the CR/NCR grading scale instead of receiving a letter or numeric grade. As a consequence, some students may have received more than the normal maximum of 2.0 FCE’s graded on the CR/NCR basis during the 2014/2015 academic year. There may also be students in other academic divisions who received this grade because they were taking an affected course in one of the named divisions.

Division	Notes
Faculty of Law	HH stands for High Honours; H stands for Honours; P stands for Pass with Merit, and LP stands for Low Pass.
Faculty of Medicine	Credits earned are not applicable for the Doctor of Medicine program. A passing mark is 60%.
Faculty of Music	Cumulative GPA includes courses completed since September 1998 only; for previous results, refer to additional transcript information attached.
Faculty of Medicine, Occupational Therapy	The passing grade is D for physiology only and 60% in all other courses.
Faculty of Medicine, Physical Therapy	The passing grade is 60%.
Faculty of Kinesiology and Physical Education	Cumulative averages include courses completed since September 1998 only; for previous results, refer to additional transcript information attached.
The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto	On July 1, 1996, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and the Faculty of Education, University of Toronto, including the Institute of Child Study Laboratory School and the University of Toronto Schools, were integrated to form a new University of Toronto Faculty of Education called the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto (OISE/UT).

Credit/No Credit (CR/NCR) is an approved grading scale at the University of Toronto.  Generally, CR/NCR grades are not factored into the GPA calculation.  Where NCR is used in the GPA calculation, the symbol “NC%” is used on the transcript and a grade point value of 0.0 is assigned.

In 2020, the University of Toronto was affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic.  In-person courses were partially replaced with alternative delivery methods and some students received grades based on the CR/NCR grading scale instead of receiving a letter or numeric grade.

The GPA Calculator is readily available to U of T students and can be used to estimate sessional, cumulative and annual GPAs. The application also recommends resources, including academic advising, writing centres, workshops and career advising.

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