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SMU GPA calculator

Your courses’ grades and course units to your GPA, the cum laude or merit award it falls in, and what the units still to come need for each.

Your courses
Course (if you like)GradeCURemove
So far, and still to come
All three are up to you: the GPA so far adds to the courses above, and the CU to come show what they need for each award. Your grades stay in this page: 🔒 they aren’t sent anywhere or put in its address.

For example: A (1 CU), A- (1 CU), B+ (1 CU), B (1 CU), with 32 CU to come, a made-up one

Your SMU GPA3.50Cum Laude: over 4 CU
AwardGPA
Summa Cum Laude3.80 – 4.00
Magna Cum Laude3.60 – 3.79
Cum Laude3.40 – 3.59
High Merit3.20 – 3.39
Merit3.00 – 3.19

What your 32 CU still to come need

ForAverage grade point needed
Summa Cum Laudefrom 3.803.84 between A- and A
Magna Cum Laudefrom 3.603.61 between B+ and A-
Cum Laudefrom 3.403.39 between B+ and A-
High Meritfrom 3.203.16 between B and B+
Meritfrom 3.002.94 between B- and B

SMU’s grade points

GradeA+AA-B+BB-C+CC-D+DF
Points4.34.03.73.33.02.72.32.01.71.31.00.0

The GPA is each course’s grade point × its course units (most courses are 1 CU), added up and ÷ the units attempted. An A+ is 4.3, so a cumulative GPA can work out above 4.00: SMU rounds it down to 4.00, the highest there is. D is the lowest pass.

SMU’s degree awards

AwardGPA
Summa Cum Laude3.80 – 4.00
Magna Cum Laude3.60 – 3.79
Cum Laude3.40 – 3.59
High Merit3.20 – 3.39
Merit3.00 – 3.19

SMU doesn’t give British honours classes. Summa, magna and cum laude are Latin for with highest distinction, with high distinction and with distinction, and SMU says they’re highly selective. Below 3.00 you get the degree without an award.

Questions

What GPA is summa cum laude at SMU?

3.80 and above. The awards are Summa Cum Laude 3.80 and above, Magna Cum Laude 3.60 to 3.79, Cum Laude 3.40 to 3.59, High Merit 3.20 to 3.39 and Merit 3.00 to 3.19.

How is the SMU GPA calculated?

Each course’s grade point (A+ 4.3, A 4.0, A- 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0, B- 2.7, C+ 2.3, C 2.0, C- 1.7, D+ 1.3, D 1.0 and F 0.0) × its course units, added up, ÷ the units attempted.

Can an SMU GPA be above 4.0?

No. An A+ is worth 4.3, but a cumulative GPA that works out above 4.00 is rounded down to 4.00.

What grades do I need for summa cum laude?

With a GPA of 3.60 over 16 CU and 20 CU to come, Summa Cum Laude takes an average of 3.96 in them (between A- and A), and Magna Cum Laude 3.60 (between B+ and A-). Put your own in the calculator.

Does SMU have first class honours?

No. SMU’s degrees follow the American system: summa, magna and cum laude, High Merit and Merit, which SMU says don’t equate to British honours classes.

Are my grades sent anywhere?

No. It’s all worked out in this page: your grades and units aren’t sent anywhere, kept or put in its address.

SMU’s grade points and awards from its Cum Laude & Merit Awards and its degree award system, checked on 2 Nov 2026. A guide, not SMU’s word: your own GPA is on SMU’s student portal.

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