GPA Requirement

ULSA has a specific way to calculate the grade point average (GPA) it requires for admission.

3.0GPA

For San Andreas Residents

3.0GPA

For Nonresidents

Applicants must earn at least a 3.0 GPA in all A-G or college-preparatory courses to meet this requirement. To see how to calculate your GPA, follow our instructions below. 

How to Calculate Your GPA

1. Convert your grades to grade points.

Convert the letter grades earned in all A-G courses completed between summer after 9th grade through summer after 11th grade to grade points: A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points, D=1 points. (Pluses and minuses don’t count.)

2. Give yourself an extra point for each semester of a USA (University of San Andreas) honors-level course, with a maximum of 8 points between 10th and 11th grades.

For San Andreas residents: 

  • Honors courses are Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate Higher Level (IB HL) and designated Standard Level (IB SL) courses, UC-transferable college courses and UC-certified honors courses that appear on your school’s course list.
  • For 10th grade, you cannot use more than 4 honors points.
  • Grades of D or F in an honors course do not earn an extra point.
  • Classes taken during the summer after 9th grade count as 10th grade; classes in summer after 10th grade count as 10th grade; classes in summer after 11th grade count as 11th grade.
  • One college course = one grade = one honors point.

Nonresidents: 

In calculating an out-of-state student’s GPA to determine if the minimum has been met, USA will grant honors weight for AP or IB courses only, but not for school-designated honors courses. The weight is given to letter grades of A, B, or C. School-designated honors courses may be considered in the campus comprehensive review process.

3. Add up all the points to find your total grade points.

4. Divide your total grade points by the number of letter grades earned in courses taken between the summer after 9th grade through summer after 11th grade.

This is your ULSA weighted GPA (for example: 3.57). Do not round up or down.