AACOMAS GPA Calculator - Osteopathic Admissions GPA
This AACOMAS GPA calculator converts each course grade and credit hour into AACOMAS quality points, then reports the Total GPA and the Science (BCPM) GPA that DO programs review.
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What Is the AACOMAS GPA Calculator?
The AACOMAS GPA calculator converts the letter grades and credit hours from your college transcript into the two GPAs that the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOMAS) uses to evaluate applicants to DO programs.
- • Preview your DO application numbers: See your AACOMAS Total and Science GPAs before you submit, so there are no surprises after the service recalculates your transcript.
- • Compare a retake scenario: Model what happens to both GPAs when you repeat a course, since AACOMAS keeps the original grade in the average.
- • Check science versus overall strength: Understand how your BCPM coursework pulls the Science GPA relative to your Total GPA.
- • Plan remaining coursework: Estimate how future terms would shift the AACOMAS numbers you will report.
AACOMAS does not accept your school's GPA at face value. It strips each course back to a letter grade, maps that grade to a fixed quality-point value on a 4.0 scale, multiplies by credit hours, and rebuilds the average with its own rules. This calculator reproduces that recalculation so you can plan your application with the same numbers an admissions committee will see.
The two outputs matter for different reasons. The Total GPA reflects your overall academic record, while the Science GPA isolates the Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math courses that predict readiness for the osteopathic curriculum. Many DO schools screen or interview partly on the Science GPA, so applicants track it just as closely as the Total.
If you are also applying to allopathic programs, the AMCAS GPA Calculator shows how the AMCAS scale and its three GPAs differ from the AACOMAS totals.
How the AACOMAS GPA Calculator Works
The calculator applies the official AACOMAS 4.0 quality-point scale, weights each grade by its credit hours, and computes a Total GPA over every course plus a Science GPA over BCPM courses only.
- Quality points: The AACOMAS value for each letter grade: A+ and A are 4.0, A- is 3.7, B+ 3.3, B 3.0, B- 2.7, C+ 2.3, C 2.0, C- 1.7, D+ and D 1.0, D- 0.7, F 0.0.
- Credit hours: The weight of each course. A 4-credit class moves the GPA twice as much as a 2-credit class with the same grade.
- Course type: Science (BCPM) courses feed both GPAs; Non-Science courses feed only the Total GPA.
For each course, the grade is converted to quality points and multiplied by its credit hours. Those products are summed and divided by the summed credit hours. The same sum-and-divide step runs a second time restricted to Science courses to produce the Science GPA. Both repeats of a retaken class are included, each with its own grade and credit hours.
Worked example: one science and one non-science course
Course 1: A (4.0) in a 3-credit Biology class, classified Science. Course 2: B (3.0) in a 4-credit English class, classified Non-Science.
Total quality points = (4.0 x 3) + (3.0 x 4) = 12 + 12 = 24. Total credit hours = 3 + 4 = 7. Total GPA = 24 / 7 = 3.43. Science quality points = 12, science hours = 3, so Science GPA = 12 / 3 = 4.00.
AACOMAS Total GPA = 3.43, AACOMAS Science GPA = 4.00.
The same two courses produce different GPAs because only the Biology course counts toward Science, while both count toward the Total.
According to AACOM, The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine publishes the grade conversion scale and policies that AACOMAS applies to applicant GPAs.
The credit-hour weighting used here is the same idea behind a standard College GPA Calculator, which averages every graded course without the AACOMAS science split.
Key Concepts Explained
Four ideas explain why your AACOMAS numbers can look different from the GPA on your transcript.
Quality points
Every letter grade maps to a fixed AACOMAS value on the 4.0 scale. Because A+ and A both equal 4.0, an A+ never beats a straight A in the AACOMAS math, unlike at schools that bonus the plus.
Total GPA
The average of every graded course you attempt, sciences and non-sciences together, weighted by credit hours. This is the broad academic record AACOMAS reports first.
Science (BCPM) GPA
The average restricted to Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math courses. It isolates how you perform in the subjects most tied to medical coursework and is watched closely by DO admissions.
Repeated courses
AACOMAS includes both the original and the repeat grade with their credit hours. Retaking a course adds more quality points but does not erase the earlier attempt, so the first grade still weighs on the average.
The AACOMAS GPA calculator applies these rules automatically, so you only need to understand which direction each one pulls. A strong non-science term can lift the Total GPA without moving the Science GPA at all, while a tough biology semester moves the Science GPA the most.
Because AACOMAS folds every attempt into one number, the Cumulative GPA Calculator is the closest non-service-specific way to track your running average across terms.
How to Use This Calculator
Enter up to six courses below to see your AACOMAS Total and Science GPAs. Add more rows by repeating the pattern if your transcript is longer, then compare terms.
- 1 Pick the letter grade: For each course, choose the exact grade from the dropdown, from A+ down to F, matching what appears on your transcript.
- 2 Enter credit hours: Type the credit hours the course was worth. Leave the field at 0 or blank for rows you are not using so they do not affect the average.
- 3 Classify the course: Mark each course as Science (BCPM) or Non-Science so the calculator can split the Science GPA from the Total GPA correctly.
- 4 Read the two results: The Total GPA appears first, followed by the Science GPA. Both update as you change any input.
- 5 Model a retake: To see a repeat's effect, enter both the old and new grade as separate rows; AACOMAS counts each attempt.
A student with an A in 3-credit Organic Chemistry (Science), a B in 4-credit English (Non-Science), and a B+ in 3-credit Physics (Science) gets a Total GPA of about 3.07 and a Science GPA of 3.65, because the two science courses carry the science average.
Before combining terms, the Semester GPA Calculator helps you see the GPA each semester contributes to the AACOMAS Total.
Benefits of Using This Calculator
Running your transcript through the AACOMAS rules before you apply turns guesswork into planning.
- • No surprises at submission: You see the recalcuated Total and Science GPAs exactly as AACOMAS will report them, so your application strategy rests on real numbers.
- • Smarter retake decisions: Because both attempts count, you can weigh whether repeating a course is worth the extra credit hours before you register.
- • Clearer science standing: Separating the BCPM GPA shows where your strength lies, which helps you target schools whose ranges fit your Science GPA.
- • Faster transcript entry: Converting grades to quality points yourself makes filling the AACOMAS course-work section quicker and less error-prone.
- • Better advising conversations: Walking in with both GPAs lets your pre-health advisor give specific, useful guidance instead of rough estimates.
Once you know your AACOMAS numbers, the GPA to Letter Grade Calculator reverses the scale so you can read them back as letter grades for advising conversations.
Factors That Affect Your Results
Several choices and policies change what the calculator reports, and a few limits are worth knowing before you rely on the number.
Credit-hour weight
Heavier courses move the GPA more. A 4-credit class with a given grade shifts the average twice as far as a 2-credit class with the same grade.
Science classification
Marking a course Science pulls it into the Science GPA; marking it Non-Science keeps it out. Mislabeling a BCPM course changes the Science number directly.
Repeat counting
Both the original and repeated grade count. A retake adds quality points but also adds the earlier grade's drag, so the net gain is smaller than a first-time grade suggests.
Grade scale differences
AACOMAS treats D+ and D as the same 1.0, unlike schools or AMCAS that separate them, so a D+ may look worse here than on your transcript.
- • This calculator covers graded courses only. Pass/fail, satisfactory, and withdrawn entries carry no quality points in AACOMAS and are left out of the average.
- • AACOMAS may reclassify a course's subject or combine terms differently than you expect; always confirm the official application preview before final submission.
Treat the output as a close planning estimate built from the official 4.0 scale. The final, binding numbers come from AACOMAS after you enter coursework in the application, and they should match what this tool shows for the same grades and credits.
According to AAMC, The Association of American Medical Colleges documents the separate AMCAS scale, which treats D+ as 1.3 and differs from the AACOMAS values used here.
If your transcript shows percentages rather than letters, the Percentage to GPA Calculator converts them first so every AACOMAS row starts from the right grade.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What grade point value does AACOMAS assign to an A+?
A: AACOMAS assigns 4.0 to both A+ and A, so there is no bonus above a straight A. The top of the AACOMAS scale is 4.0 whether your school distinguishes A+ from A. A- is worth 3.7, and the scale steps down by 0.3 for B grades and 0.7 for C grades before the D range.
Q: How does AACOMAS treat a course you retake?
A: AACOMAS counts both the original attempt and the retake in your GPA; it does not replace the old grade the way many schools do. Both grades appear with their credit hours and both pull on the average. If you repeat a science course, both the failing and the improved grade count toward the Science GPA as well as the Total GPA.
Q: What is the difference between AACOMAS Total GPA and Science GPA?
A: The Total GPA averages every course you have taken. The Science GPA averages only Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Math (BCPM) courses. DO admissions committees look at both, and a strong Science GPA can matter as much as the Total because it reflects your preparation for an osteopathic medical curriculum.
Q: Does AACOMAS include non-science courses in the Science GPA?
A: No. Only BCPM courses feed the Science GPA. English, history, psychology, and other non-science classes count only toward the Total GPA. This calculator asks you to classify each course so the two GPAs are split the way AACOMAS splits them.
Q: How does the AACOMAS grade scale differ from AMCAS?
A: Both services use a 4.0 scale, but AACOMAS assigns the same 1.0 value to D+ and D, while AMCAS gives D+ a 1.3. AACOMAS also reports just two GPAs (Total and Science), whereas AMCAS reports Overall, BCPM, and AO. Entering your grades here applies the AACOMAS values specifically.
Q: Are pass/fail or withdrawal grades included in AACOMAS GPA?
A: AACOMAS excludes pass/fail, satisfactory/no-credit, and withdrawn courses that carry no grade points from the GPA calculation. Only graded courses with quality points and credit hours move the number. This calculator focuses on those graded courses; leave blank any row you would not enter on the AACOMAS application.