Large discrepancy between CGPA and Major GPA

b_r_um
Sun, 29 May 2011 09:15:36 +0000

As you research graduate programs, pay attention to university-wide minimum GPAs for admission. If your GPA is below the cut-off, the department may not be able to admit you (or only with great hassle) even if they wanted to.

If the GPA is not otherwise specified, it refers to your cumulative GPA. When I was applying to graduate school in math, all of my 14 schools asked about my cumulative GPA and a couple were interested in my major GPA as well. Only a single one wanted my GPA for the last 60 credits. I don’t know which GPA is commonly used in economics. (You see, math has a clear distinction between in-major and outside-of-major classes. Econ and the sciences don’t have that because students take a lot of courses in allied fields, like math.)