University of California, Berkeley GPA Calculator
Built for University of California, Berkeley students on the 4.0 scale. Free, mobile-friendly, no signup.
This semester
How grades convert to points here
University of California, Berkeley uses full plus/minus grading, so an A- is 3.7, a B+ is 3.3, and each modifier moves the average by 0.3 points. Over a four-year transcript the difference between consistently earning A- and consistently earning A is roughly a third of a grade point — enough to cross most honors thresholds.
Latin honors at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley awards Latin honors by class rank rather than a fixed GPA. Highest Distinction: top 3%; High Distinction: next 7%; (General) Distinction: next 10%. Cutoffs are recomputed each graduating term (e.g. 3.989 / 3.936 / 3.852 for the 2025-26 cycle).
Because honors here are relative, your own GPA only tells you half the story. The other half is the distribution of the graduating class, which is why University of California, Berkeley typically publishes the qualifying GPA after the fact rather than in advance.
The part students usually miss
Berkeley doesn't use the terms cum laude/magna/summa at all — it awards 'Distinction,' 'High Distinction,' and 'Highest Distinction' via floating percentile bands recalculated every graduating term.
Grading policy compiled from University of California, Berkeley's registrar and academic catalog. Policies change; the registrar is authoritative. See our methodology.