{"id":11813,"date":"2018-09-06T21:23:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T01:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.stratusadmissionscounseling.com\/?p=11813"},"modified":"2020-07-06T11:56:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T15:56:26","slug":"how-does-the-lsac-calculate-undergraduate-gpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stratusadmissionscounseling.com\/blog\/how-does-the-lsac-calculate-undergraduate-gpa\/","title":{"rendered":"How Does the LSAC Calculate Undergraduate GPA?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"post-summary\">Why is the cumulative GPA that LSAC reports not the same as the GPA as calculated by their undergraduate institutions?<\/h3>\n<p>After submitting their transcripts to the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), many applicants are perplexed to find that the cumulative GPA that LSAC reports is not the same as the GPA as calculated by their undergraduate institutions. When this happens, the discrepancy is the result of a difference between the GPA calculation policies of the LSAC and the applicant\u2019s undergraduate institution.<\/p>\n<p>But why, you might ask, does LSAC go through the trouble of conducting its own GPA calculation?<\/p>\n<p>Good question. By creating a uniform set of rules regarding which grades count toward an applicant\u2019s undergraduate GPA, LSAC is giving admissions committees a uniform basis for comparing applicants from any American or Canadian undergraduate institution. So, like the LSAT, the LSAC GPA is a \u201cstandardized\u201d evaluation tool.<\/p>\n<p>In general, you should assume that any undergraduate course for which you received a grade and credit will count toward your LSAC GPA. Below is a summary of LSAC policies for the types of grades that most commonly create a discrepancy between an undergraduate institution\u2019s GPA and LSAC\u2019s GPA.<\/p>\n<h3>The Grades that NEVER Count<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Grades received after the first undergraduate degree (e.g., B.A., B.S.) was received<\/li>\n<li>Passing grades in a Pass\/Fail grading system<\/li>\n<li>Grades for classes that don\u2019t provide any credits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Grades that MAY Count<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Withdraw Grades:<\/strong> any type of withdraw grade (e.g., Withdraw\/Pass, Withdraw\/Fail, Withdraw\/Unsatisfactory) are counted unless the school issuing the grade considers it non-punitive<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incomplete Grades<\/strong>\u00a0are also counted unless the school considers the grade non-punitive<\/li>\n<li><strong>Repeated Courses:<\/strong> both grades will count unless either the grade or number of credits has been removed from the first attempt of the course<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grades in a system of two passing grades<\/strong> (e.g., High Pass\/Low Pass\/Fail, Pass\/D\/Fail) are not counted unless the<\/li>\n<li><strong>AP Credits<\/strong> are counted if the undergraduate transcript shows both a grade and awards credits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you notice a significant discrepancy between your undergraduate GPA as calculated by your school and your LSAC GPA, it\u2019s worth it to look into why. 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