What is a "Michigan GPA"?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Michigan
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<p>Eh? What is it, how do I calculate it. Thanks.</p>

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<p>Hey Random, </p>

<p>Your Michigan GPA only accounts for your sophomore and junior year grades. You can convert your grades based on this:
A+,A,A- or 90 and above = 4.0
B+,B,B- or 80 to 89 = 3.0
The same goes for C's and D's. All A's are the same, all B's are the same. I'm sure if your school has an unconventional grading system, UMich should take that into account.</p>

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<p>QNYergrl beat me to it, but following is the UMich website explaining the GPA calculation...
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<p>Question
How does U-M recalculate the GPA?</p>

<p>Answer
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions for U-M recalculates the grade point averages (GPA) for all applicants. Grades are determined using an unweighted 4.0 scale: A (including plus or minus ) = 4.0, B (including plus or minus) = 3.0, C (including plus or minus) = 2.0, D (including plus or minus) = 1.0, and E or F = 0.0. </p>

<p>Freshmen: No extra (GPA) weight is given to Honors, Accelerated, or Advanced Placement courses; however, the difficulty of a student's curriculum is taken into consideration within the admission's process. Additionally, only academic courses from 10th and 11th grade (Foreign Language, Social Studies, Science, Mathematics, and English) are used to calculate the GPA.</p>

<p>Transfers: The Office of Undergraduate Admissions recalculates the grade point average (GPA) for transfer students based upon the same 4.0 scale (see above). The GPA is calculated using all academic courses; however, students will not receive credit for courses in which they earn less than a "C."</p>