Cal Poly SLO and USC consider 9th grades in their GPA calculations.
Cal Poly Pomona and Humboldt do not and calculate out the CSU GPA like all the rest of the CSU’s with 10-11th grades.
Since you are a Junior, you still have a full year of course/grades to complete to calculate out your 3 UC GPA’s, your SLO GPA and your CSU GPA’s. An Upward grade trend is a plus.
Below is some Economics/Business Economics UC and CSU admit data and admit GPA ranges just to give you an idea of which schools to target.
| Campus | Economics/Business Economics major | UC GPA |
|---|---|---|
| UC Berkeley | 15% For the College of Letters and Sciences. | Campus Weighted uncapped 4.32-4.68 Capped weighted 4.15-4.29. Weighted UW 3.90-4.00 |
| UC Davis | Admission by College: 37% for Economics | Campus Capped weighted 4.00-4.27. Unweighted 3.79-4.00 |
| UC Irvine | 33.4% Economics/Business Economics 26.4% | Campus Capped weighted 4.04-4.28. Unweighted 3.83-4.00 |
| UCLA | Admission by College/Social Science Discipline 9.3% | Social science discipline Weighted uncapped 4.41-4.76 Capped weighted 4.20-4.30. Unweighted 3.95-4.00 |
| UC Merced | 81% | Campus Capped weighted 3.54-4.15 |
| UC Riverside | Economics 99%/Business Economics 96% | Campus Capped weighted 3.65-4.16 |
| UC San Diego | Estimated 23% Economics/13% Business Economics | Campus Capped weighted 4.11-4.28 Unweighted 3.84-4.00 |
| UC Santa Barbara | Admission by College: 37% for Economics (pre) or Economics and Accounting | Campus Weighted Uncapped average 4.29 Capped weighted 4.09 |
| UC Santa Cruz | 67% Economics | Campus Capped weighted 3.83-4.20 |
| Campus | Economics | CSU Capped weighted GPA |
|---|---|---|
| Cal Poly SLO | Projected 13.5% | 4.04-4.25 SLO GPA |
| San Diego State | 55% | Average Campus CSU GPA overall 4.06 |
| CSU Fullerton | 86.8% for the College of Business and Economics | Average Campus CSU GPA 3.68 |
Good luck and come back to update when you apply next year.