CityU GPA Calculator

City University of Hong Kong's own 4.3 scale, credit-weighted, with the honours band your CGPA falls in.

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Which classification applies to you depends on when you were admitted. Under CityU's Academic Regulations, AR17.4 covers students on programmes of four years or more admitted between 2020/21 and 2023/24: they are ranked for Distinction rather than placed in the honours bands below, which are AR17.3 and govern everyone else. CityU grades on a 4.3 scale: A+ 4.3, A 4.0 and A− 3.7 are Excellent, B+ through B− are Good, C+ through C− are Fair, D at 1.0 is Marginal and F is 0. Because an A+ is worth 4.3, a flawless record averages above 4.0. Enter each course with its credit units and the credit-weighted CGPA updates live, along with the honours classification it currently sits in.

There is no D+. The ladder steps from C− at 1.7 straight to D at 1.0, which matches HKUST and differs from HKU, whose otherwise similar 4.3 scale does award a D+ at 1.3. D is also the minimum grade that lets you progress without repeating the course.

Unlike most Hong Kong universities, CityU publishes its honours bands: First Class from a CGPA of 3.50, Upper Second from 3.00, Lower Second from 2.50 and Third from 2.00. Its own regulations call those figures indicative and give the Dean the right to make exceptions, so read the band as where you sit rather than as a verdict. Courses recorded as P, IP, I, TR, Z, AU, X or WD are excluded from the CGPA - leave them out rather than entering a zero - while an F does count until the failure is recovered.

The scale this page uses

Grade	Grade points
A+	4.3
A	4.0
A-	3.7
B+	3.3
B	3.0
B-	2.7
C+	2.3
C	2.0
C-	1.7
D	1.0
F	0.0

Award class	Minimum GPA
First Class Honours	3.50
Upper Second Class Honours	3.00
Lower Second Class Honours	2.50
Third Class Honours	2.00
Pass	1.70

CityU does not round: the Academic Regulations state the GPA calculation shall not be rounded and any digits after the second decimal place are truncated, so a 3.499 stays a 3.49. Grade points from AR14.2.1: A+ 4.3, A 4.0, A- 3.7 (Excellent), B+ 3.3 to B- 2.7 (Good), C+ 2.3 to C- 1.7 (Fair), D 1.0 (Marginal) and F 0 (Failure). There is no D+ - the ladder steps from C- at 1.7 straight to D at 1.0 - and D is the minimum grade to progress without repeating a course. The honours bands are the indicative CGPAs in AR17.3.2, and the regulations say plainly that they are indicative: a Dean may make exceptions. Grades of P, IP, I, TR, Z, AU, X and WD are excluded from both CGPA and SGPA; an F is counted unless the failure is later recovered. A grade printed with an asterisk is excluded from the GPA entirely.

Source. This scale is set by City University of Hong Kong, Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, which is the body that writes the rule. Click for authoritative source. We last read that document on 3 October 2026, and the sources page says when we check it again.

Worked examples

A semester of four 3-unit courses

Four courses of 3 credit units each, graded A+, A−, B and C. CityU multiplies each grade point by the course's credit units to get quality points: 4.3 × 3 + 3.7 × 3 + 3.0 × 3 + 2.0 × 3 = 39.0 quality points over 12 credit units, so the CGPA is 39.0 ÷ 12 = 3.25. That sits in Upper Second Class Honours, which starts at 3.00. Notice how unevenly the two ends pull: an A+ is only 0.3 above an A, while a C is a full 2.0 below it, so one weak course moves your average much further than one outstanding course can pull it back.

Why 3.8666 shows here as 3.86, not 3.87

Three 3 credit unit courses graded A+, A and B+: 4.3 × 3 + 4.0 × 3 + 3.3 × 3 = 34.8 quality points over 9 credit units. The exact figure is 34.8 ÷ 9 = 3.8666..., and most calculators round that to 3.87. CityU does not round. Its Academic Regulations say the GPA calculation shall not be rounded and that any digits after the second decimal place are truncated, so your record reads 3.86 and this page shows 3.86. That looks like a quibble until it lands on a classification line: an exact 3.495 is recorded as 3.49, which is Upper Second Class Honours, not a 3.50 and First Class.

A course graded P stays out of the sum

Say you took three courses: an A in a 3 credit unit course, a B+ in another, and a third course graded P on a pass-fail basis. Only the first two count: 4.0 × 3 + 3.3 × 3 = 21.9 quality points over 6 credit units, giving 21.9 ÷ 6 = 3.65. The P course stays out of the quality points and out of the credit unit total, which is why only 6 units are divided into the sum rather than 9. Leave a pass-fail course out of the calculator rather than entering it as a zero, and do the same with anything recorded as IP, I, TR, Z, AU, X or WD.

How the CityU CGPA works

CityU grades on a 4.3 scale. A+ is 4.3, A is 4.0 and A− is 3.7, which the regulations group as Excellent. B+ 3.3, B 3.0 and B− 2.7 are Good; C+ 2.3, C 2.0 and C− 1.7 are Fair; D at 1.0 is Marginal and F is 0. There is no D+: the ladder steps from C− at 1.7 straight down to D at 1.0. D is also the lowest grade that lets you move on without repeating the course.

Your average is built from quality points. Each course's grade point is multiplied by its credit units, those products are added up, and the total is divided by all the credit units taken. Across everything you have taken so far that is the CGPA; across a single semester or term it is the SGPA. The arithmetic is the same, only the set of courses changes.

CityU truncates, it does not round. The regulations are explicit that the calculation shall not be rounded and that digits after the second decimal place are cut off. So 3.8666 is 3.86, and 3.499 is 3.49. This page does the same, which is why its answer can sit a hundredth below what a general-purpose GPA calculator tells you. It matters most at 3.50, the First Class line.

Some grades stay out of the calculation entirely: P, IP, I, TR, Z, AU, X and WD are excluded from both CGPA and SGPA, and a grade printed with an asterisk, such as B+*, is excluded from the GPA too. An F does count, and keeps counting until the failure is recovered. If you repeat a course to clear a failure or to lift a D, only the final grade earned goes into the CGPA, although every attempt still appears on your transcript, and only two repeat attempts are allowed. Transfer credits count toward the credits you need to graduate but not toward the GPA.

Which classification applies to you depends on when you were admitted, and this catches people out. The honours bands this page shows are AR17.3: First Class from 3.50, Upper Second from 3.00, Lower Second from 2.50 and Third from 2.00. But students on programmes of four years or more admitted between 2020/21 and 2023/24 are covered by AR17.4 instead, and they are not placed in those bands at all. They are ranked against the others graduating from their department in the same semester: the top 2 per cent receive summa cum laude, the top 7 per cent magna cum laude, and the top 15 per cent cum laude. A CGPA cannot tell you where you will rank, so if you are in those cohorts, read the number here as your average and nothing more.

Two other figures are worth knowing. To be awarded the degree at all you need a CGPA of 2.00 or above if you were admitted in 2020/21 or later, or 1.70 if you were admitted before that. And the Dean's List asks for a GPA of 3.70 or above over Semesters A and B, with at least 12 credit units taken at the University, no failed course, and the Dean's endorsement.

One honest caveat the regulations themselves supply: they call the classification CGPAs indicative, and give the Dean the right to make exceptions on an academic unit's recommendation. A borderline case is a decision somebody makes, not an arithmetic result.

Where these rules come from

Read from the institution's own rules, quoted below in their own words.

The grade points and the ladder. CityU's Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees, AR14.2.1, set out the schedule: A+ 4.3, A 4.0 and A− 3.7 as "Excellent", B+ 3.3, B 3.0 and B− 2.7 as "Good", C+ 2.3, C 2.0 and C− 1.7 as "Fair", D 1.0 as "Marginal" and F 0.0 as "Failure", with P on a pass-fail course carrying no grade point. AR14.2.2 adds that "the minimum grade to progress without repeating the course is D". A note to the same table says "A grade with an asterisk (e.g. B+*) is excluded from the calculation of GPA." Source: City University of Hong Kong, Academic Regulations for Undergraduate Degrees (effective Semester A 2025/26).

The formula, and the truncation. The Glossary to the same regulations defines the GPA as "obtained by adding all the quality points (i.e., grade points multiplied by the number of credit units) for all courses taken during the student's undergraduate studies at the University, and then dividing the result by the total number of credit units taken". It then states plainly: "The GPA calculation shall not be rounded. Any digits after the second digit to the right of a decimal point shall be truncated." It also fixes the two names: "When calculating the GPA for all courses taken at the time of calculation, it is known as the Cumulative GPA (CGPA). When calculating the GPA for a given semester/term, it is known as the Semester GPA (SGPA)." Source: Academic Regulations, A. Glossary, Grade Point Average (GPA).

What is excluded, and repeats. AR14.2.5 says "Grades of P, IP, I, TR, Z, AU, X and WD are not counted in the calculation of a student's CGPA. Grades of F are counted, unless the failure is recovered under AR14.4." AR14.4 allows a repeat "to recover a failure or to improve a course grade of D", permits only "two repeat attempts", and provides that "Course grades for all attempts will appear on the student's academic transcript, but only the final grade earned will be included in the calculation of the student's CGPA." On transfer credits, AR8.6 says they "do not count in the calculation of a student's GPA". Source: Academic Regulations, AR8.6, AR14.2.5 and AR14.4.

The honours bands, and who they do not apply to. AR17.3.2 gives the indicative CGPAs: First Class Honours "3.50 or above", Upper Second Class Honours 3.00 to 3.49, Lower Second 2.50 to 2.99 and Third Class 2.00 to 2.49. AR17.3.3 adds that "the CGPAs cited above are indicative" and that "the Dean has the right, upon the recommendation of the respective academic unit, to make exceptions in the application of the indicative GPAs." AR17.4.1 covers the separate ranked scheme for students on programmes of a normal study duration of four years or more admitted from 2020/21 to 2023/24: those who "rank in the top 2% will receive a degree with summa cum laude (Highest Distinction)", those in the top 7 per cent magna cum laude, and those in the top 15 per cent cum laude. Source: Academic Regulations, AR17.3 and AR17.4.

The graduation floor and the Dean's List. AR16.3 requires a student to "achieve a CGPA of 2.00 or above" to be awarded a degree, with a footnote that this applies to students admitted in 2020/21 and thereafter and that "For students admitted in 2019/20 and before, the minimum CGPA requirement is 1.70." AR14.6 places a student on the Dean's List who has "earned 12 credit units or more from courses taken at the University", "achieved a GPA of 3.70 or above", "not failed any course", and is "subject to the Dean's endorsement". Source: Academic Regulations, AR14.6 and AR16.3.

Checked on 2026-10-02 against the sources linked above.

Questions this calculator gets asked

What is CityU's GPA scale?

A 4.3 scale. A+ is 4.3, A is 4.0, A- is 3.7, then B+ 3.3, B 3.0, B- 2.7, C+ 2.3, C 2.0, C- 1.7, D 1.0 and F 0. The Academic Regulations group these as Excellent for the A range, Good for B, Fair for C, Marginal for D and Failure for F.

Does CityU have a D+ grade?

No. The scale runs C- at 1.7 and then D at 1.0, with nothing between them. This matches HKUST and differs from HKU, which does award a D+ at 1.3, so a calculator built for HKU will not match a CityU transcript.

What CGPA do you need for First Class Honours at CityU?

3.50 or above under the indicative bands in the Academic Regulations. Upper Second Class runs 3.00 to 3.49, Lower Second 2.50 to 2.99 and Third Class 2.00 to 2.49. The regulations state these CGPAs are indicative and that a Dean may make exceptions on an academic unit's recommendation, so a borderline case is a decision rather than an arithmetic result.

What CGPA do you need to graduate from CityU?

2.00 or above, alongside the credit unit requirements for the degree, for students admitted in 2020/21 and thereafter. For students admitted in 2019/20 and before the minimum was 1.70.

Which grades are excluded from a CityU GPA?

Grades of P, IP, I, TR, Z, AU, X and WD are not counted in either the CGPA or the semester GPA. An F is counted, unless the failure is later recovered by repeating the course. A grade printed with an asterisk is excluded from the GPA as well, and its credits do not count toward the graduation minimum.

If I repeat a course at CityU, which grade counts?

Only the final grade earned goes into the CGPA, not an average of the attempts, and every attempt still appears on the transcript. Repeating is allowed to recover a failure or to improve a D, and only two repeat attempts are permitted.

Does CityU award Latin honours like cum laude?

For one group of students, and by ranking rather than by CGPA. Under AR17.4, students on programmes of four years or more admitted between 2020/21 and 2023/24 receive degrees with Distinction based on where they rank among their department's graduates in the same semester: the top 2 per cent receive summa cum laude, the top 7 per cent magna cum laude and the top 15 per cent cum laude. Because that is a percentile against a cohort, no calculator can compute it - your CGPA does not determine it on its own. Everyone outside that group is classified by the honours bands this page shows.

How is the CityU Dean's List decided?

At the end of Semester A and Semester B, a student who has earned at least 12 credit units from CityU courses, achieved a GPA of 3.70 or above, and failed no course is placed on the Dean's List, subject to the Dean's endorsement. The credit and no-fail conditions matter as much as the average.

Is this CityU GPA calculator free, with nothing uploaded?

Yes. No account and no upload - your courses, credit units and grades are handled in your own browser, stored only on your device, and the page keeps working offline.

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