Step 2: Calculate Your GPA

Calculate your GPA

Ready to apply for the UNC Charlotte Online Business Administration program? Calculating your GPA is an important next step to the OnRamp to Charlotte Online! Here’s a simple guide to help you out:

  1. Gather your transcripts: Find all your college transcripts, including those from other institutions if applicable.
  2. Use the GPA Calculator: Head to the UNC Charlotte GPA Calculator
  3. Enter your courses: In the calculator, list each course you’ve taken, including:
    • Course name/number
    • Grade earned (A,B,C, etc.)
    • Credit hours for the course
  4. Calculate your GPA: The calculator will automatically do the math and show your overall GPA.
  5. Check progression course GPA: Remember, business applicants need a minimum 2.5 GPA in specific progression courses. These courses can be found in the courses needed page from Step 1.
  6. Ensure individual course grades: Each progression course requires a minimum grade of C with no more than two attempts.
  7. Meet the minimums? Great! If you have a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 and a 2.5 GPA in progression courses, you’re ready to move forward with your application and Step 3.

Need Help Learning How to Calculate Your GPA?

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If you have any questions or need assistance while calculating your GPA please reach out to our dedicated enrollment specialists. You can contact them by:

Phone: 704-687-8859
Email: professional@charlotte.edu
Calendly: Schedule an online appointment

What IF…

Here are some specific scenarios with calculating GPAs.

Scenario 1 – You have two Bs and a C for three of the progression courses

Scenario 1 – You took ECO 252: Principles of Macroeconomics, ECO 251: Principles of Microeconomics, and MAT 263: Brief Calculus at Gaston College. You have two B’s and a C.

  • What is your GPA? Find the courses on your transcript and enter the grade and credit hours in the GPA Calculator. The first two courses are 3 credit hours but the calculus course is 4 credit hours. The calculator gives you quality points and calculates a GPA of 2.6.
  • Next step: You should finish the remaining progression courses at a community college partner school and apply to UNC Charlotte in your last semester.
Scenario 2 – You took Principles of Accounting I multiple times

Scenario 2 – You enrolled in ACC 120 at two different NC Community Colleges and have a D and and F on your transcripts. You transferred to a UNC Wilmington, took ACG 201 and made a B.

  • Next step: Since ACCT 2121 Principles of Accounting I, or the equivalent course, is a progression course, you may only have two attempts to be admitted to a business major at UNC Charlotte. Even though the UNCW grade is above the minimum, the attempt at UNCW counts as a third attempt and therefore you would not be admissible to a business major at UNC Charlotte, but would be considered for another major. You can finish the AA or AS at a community college partner or apply to UNC Charlotte now and select a non-business major. (See available online bachelor’s degrees.)
Scenario 3 – You have all the progression courses except for Statistics

Scenario 3 – You attended UNC Charlotte several years ago and were a pre-business major and finished all the progression courses except for Statistics.

  • Next step: Statistics is offered online at UNC Charlotte and as long as you have the other seven progression courses, you are ready to apply as a returning student at UNC Charlotte.