Articles
How the admission GPAs are calculated, what the A-G requirements are, and how to get the most out of the tools.
How to Calculate Your UC GPA
Which years UC counts, the three UC GPAs, honors weighting and the honors caps — with a worked example of the capped weighted GPA.
How to Calculate Your CSU & SLO GPA
How CSU calculates your admission GPA — which years count, honors caps, the college-course double rule, and how San Luis Obispo (SLO) differs.
The A-G Requirements, Explained
The fifteen college-prep courses UC and CSU require — the seven subject areas, the rules inside math, science and language, the C-or-better bar, and how 7th/8th-grade courses count.
How UC Campus Matches Work
How your GPA is compared to admitted-student ranges at each UC campus — where the data comes from, what the middle-50% range means, and why UCLA and Berkeley use the Fully Weighted GPA.