Why is my PharmCAS GPA different from what my transcripts provide for a GPA?
PharmCAS calculates a standardized GPA to help participating colleges and schools evaluate applicants using uniform and consistent criteria, regardless of different institutional transcript policies. PharmCAS GPAs are likely to be different from those calculated by the colleges and universities you attended due to the PharmCAS grade standardization process. (Institutions may choose to use the PharmCAS GPAs or calculate new GPAs for their own institutional use.) • GPAs include verified course data from accredited U.S. and Canadian postsecondary institutions only. • All courses with credit hours and a PharmCAS Grade are calculated into the PharmCAS GPAs, regardless of whether the credit counts toward a degree or has been counted toward a college/university GPA. • PharmCAS counts grades and hours assigned by the school where the courses were originally taken, not by any school that has granted transfer credit. (The only exception to this rule is Study Abroad coursework that transferred to
