University of Michigan Ann Arbor Early Action Fall 2025

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Colleges giving more than 4.0 for an A+

I’m curious how many, if any, colleges give more credit for an A+ than an A. My daughter is at UMD and they do NOT give more for an A+. But they do give an extra .3 more for any other plus grade (B+, C+, D+). And they do give .3 less for all minus grades (A-, B-, C-, D-). I think this grading structure is pretty common but I’m wondering if there are any colleges/universities that give a 4.3 for an A+? This is an annoying pain point for my daughter (well not sure she’s annoyed but I am lol). My daughter has a current gpa of 3.991 due to one A- in a 3 credit course her freshman year (of which there were only 2 graded assignments). Her other grades were all As or A+s (and she got 17 A+s). The min GPA to receive summa cum laude honors in her college is 3.992. If she gets at least all As in her final semester her GPA will become 3.992 which qualifies her for summa cum laude honors (obviously if she does not get all As she would NOT qualify for summa honors). But since those grades…

There’s actually a discussion on this from a few years ago if you want to dive further.

Best of luck to you and your student!