How do you calculate your major GPA for a resume?

<p>How do companies expect your major GPA (on your resume) to be calculated? </p>

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<li>Use all courses in your major</li>
<li>Use only the required courses to graduate</li>
<li>Something else</li>
</ol>

<p>For me the difference between 1 and 2 is pretty huge</p>

<p>I’ve had to calculate total GPA, GPA in technical classes, and classes within my major. For my major’s GPA I just took classes that were taken from my department.</p>

<p>My son has access to a bunch of reports including transcripts, degree progress, transfers in, etc. The transcript provides his major GPA and the degree progress report provides his major GPA. Perhaps you have such a report available to your or maybe your department could give you this information upon request.</p>

<p>I have thus far assumed it’s just classes from your major department. But I am not sure about this… for example my comp sci degree requires me to take earth science, physics, etc but I don’t include those in my major GPA.</p>