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Submitting Your Self-Reported Grades

All first-year applicants are required to self-report their high school grades on their application for admission through the Common Application.

Before you begin, have these things ready:

When entering your grades, list all core academic courses for each academic year (9th–11th grade, plus any completed 12th‑grade courses). Enter the grade exactly as it appears on your transcript. If your school lists both weighted and unweighted grades, use unweighted grades.

Students with:

  • Semester grades will enter roughly 10 grades per year if they take about five core classes.
  • Full‑year grades will enter roughly five grades per year.
  • Students taking more or fewer core classes should enter whatever appears on their transcript.

In addition to listing grades, you will be asked to record the total number of AP, IB, AICE, and Dual Enrollment courses taken throughout high school. Honors courses should not be included in this count.

What Courses Should I Include?

Which English courses should I include?

  • Composition and writing courses
  • English I–IV
  • Literature courses

Do not include the courses below or similar courses:

  • Debate
  • Journalism
  • Reading courses
  • Similar electives
  • Speech
  • Yearbook

Which Math courses should I include?

  • Algebra
  • Algebra I/II/III
  • Analysis / Pre‑Calculus
  • Calculus
  • College Algebra
  • Differential Equations
  • Geometry
  • IB Math Courses
  • Math I/II/III/IV
  • Multivariable Calculus
  • Statistics
  • Trigonometry

Do not include the courses below or similar courses:

  • Accounting
  • Business Math
  • Financial Literacy Courses
  • Remedial Math

Which Social Science courses should I include?

  • Anthropology
  • Art History
  • Asian / Latin American / African American / World Area Studies
  • Comparative Religion
  • Current Issues
  • Economics
  • Geography
  • Government / Civics
  • IB History of the Americas
  • Philosophy
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • U.S. and World History

Do not include the courses below or similar courses:

  • Business law
  • Criminal justice
  • Ethics courses
  • Home / consumer economics
  • Non‑comparative religion courses

Which Science courses should I include?

  • Anatomy
  • Astronomy
  • Avian Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Botany
  • Chemistry
  • Ecology
  • Entomology
  • Environmental Science
  • Forensic Sciences
  • Geology
  • Genetics
  • Microbiology
  • Oceanography
  • Physical Science
  • Physics
  • Zoology

Do not include the courses below or similar courses:

  • Agricultural science
  • Computer Science
  • Food science
  • Health courses

Which Foreign Language courses should I include?

Include all Foreign Language courses, including American Sign Language.

Should I include 8th‑grade coursework or middle school classes?

No. Do not list grades for any middle school courses, even if they appear on your high school transcript.

Grading Scales

What if my school uses more than one type of grading term?

If only one of your courses uses a different credit system, such as a 0.5‑credit semester grade for AP Government while all your other courses are 1.0‑credit, simply enter it the same way you enter the rest of your grades. However, if many of your courses use two different term types (for example, a mix of semester and block classes), then you should convert them to a common scale. Use the lowest common denominator: count each 0.5‑credit course once and each 1.0‑credit course twice. This ensures that full‑credit courses receive the same overall weight as your semester‑length courses.

How do I report summer school grades?

List summer grades with the previous academic year. For example, a summer course taken between 9th and 10th grade should be listed under 9th grade.

What if my school uses numerical grades or plus/minus grades?

Plus/minus grades are treated as the base letter grade (B+ and B‑ are both entered as B). Numerical grades should be converted to A–F using your school’s official grading scale.

Your transcript or student handbook should list your school’s grading scale, or you can speak with your school counselor about your school’s grading scale.

How will UGA know about the rigor of my coursework?

When the Office of Admissions reviews your rigor of curriculum, we are looking to see how you have challenged yourself throughout high school and will review:

  • The courses offered at your high school
  • The rigor of the classes you have taken
  • Your senior year class schedule
  • Your secondary school report submitted by your counselor
  • Your official transcript

We recognize that each high school is different, so academic rigor is always evaluated within the context of your specific high school.

I attended more than one high school. Should I complete the form?

Yes. If your current high school transcript does not include your previous school’s coursework, please use transcripts from all schools you attended to complete the form.

Should I include a mid‑year report or in‑progress grades?

No. Only enter grades that are final and appear on your current high school transcript. Do not include grades that are still in progress.

My school weights grades for Honors/AP course. How should I enter them?

Enter grades exactly as they appear on your transcript. If your school lists both weighted and unweighted grades, use unweighted grades. Do not adjust for weighting. UGA knows the policies of the schools and weighting, and we have a process in place to not add weight for AP/IB courses if your school already does this.

How should I enter grades such as W, P, or S?

Only enter academic grades that translate to a letter grade A–F (or numerical grades that translate to these letter grades). Do not enter:

  • Pass (P)
  • Satisfactory (S)
  • Withdraw (W)

These cannot be used in a GPA calculation. We will see these on the transcript when we review the file as a whole.

Other Questions

What if I make a mistake on the self‑reported grades?

Do not worry. UGA Admissions will compare your self-reported entries to your official transcript and make corrections as needed. The self-reported grades section allows our office to be more efficient in our academic review of a student’s transcript, thus helping to get decisions out in an earlier timeframe, and each transcript is reviewed to make sure we have the correct information.

Do I still need to send an official transcript?

Yes. All first‑year applicants must submit an official transcript. Failure to provide an official transcript will result in an incomplete application. Applicants attending a Fulton County (GA) public high school must also upload an unofficial transcript showing both weighted and unweighted grades to their application status portal.

What if I do not complete the self‑reported grades section?

All eligible applicants are required to complete the Self-Reported grade form to the best of their ability. Failure to do so may result in delays in processing, decision and other problems.

Do international students need to complete this form?

Students attending schools that do not use a standard U.S. grading scale do not need to complete the self‑reported grades section.

Should home‑educated students complete the form?

Yes. Home‑educated students should complete the form using available transcripts, and the individual overseeing their education must submit the required documentation.

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