GPA and Rigor of Curriculum

When evaluating your application for freshman admission, we are very interested in understanding how you took advantage of your high school academic experience. During the evaluation process, considerable emphasis is placed on the curriculum taken during high school, keeping in mind what was available at each school. Successful applicants are those who take advantage of the most rigorous curriculum available to them in whatever form that may take – Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, magnet classes, etc. In addition to considering the courses taken, we are also looking for demonstrated success in those courses.

High School Transcript
All applicants to Georgia Tech are required to submit an official high school transcript, or their country's equivalent, when they apply. Please request that your transcript be sent to us directly from your high school counselor by the appropriate document deadline. If your high school is able to send this document to us electronically via an approved service (Docufide, EScripts, GA College 411) that is our strong preference.

High School Transcripts for Admitted Students

Students who are admitted and plan to attend Georgia Tech will be required to submit a final, official high school transcript prior to enrollment that indicates high school graduation. We expect to see that students have maintained the same level of academic accomplishment upon graduation as when they applied. 

Calculating Your GPA
We will recalculate a GPA for all applicants to Georgia Tech using a weighted 4.0 grading scale. All classes taken in grades 9-11 in the core areas of English, math, science, foreign language, and social science, and ALL AP, IB, or college-level classes are used in the calculuation. For students taking AP, IB, or college-level classes, we award an additional one-half point (0.5) for each course. Weight is not added for courses labeled Honors, Gifted, Magnet, etc., though please be assured that these will be considered during the curriculum evaluation. The holistic nature of our evaluation process ensures that students who attend a high school that does not offer weighted courses will not be penalized in our evaluation process.

Required Courses
Entering students are required to meet the minimum course requirements set by the University System of Georgia as outlined below. Please be aware that ALL courses taken in these areas will be factored into a student's GPA, even those beyond the minimum requirements.

• English - 4 Units
• Math - 4 Units
• Science - 4 Units (for students who graduated from high school in 2012 and beyond)
• Social Science - 3 Units
• Foreign Language - 2 Units

Students who have studied outside of the United States and home-schooled students may be required to submit additional documentation.