UNSW WAM Calculator
Your courses
Enter each course's units of credit and your mark out of 100. The Term WAM is the average of the marks, weighted by units of credit.
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How your result is calculated
- WAM = Σ (mark × units of credit) ÷ Σ units of credit.
- A course usually graded with marks but finalised without one uses a nominal mark: HD 90, DN 80, CR 70, PS 55, FL 25, AF 0.
- Courses graded SY/FL only (no mark) and other grade-only results are not included.
- Marks for courses credited from another UNSW program count in the new program; marks from other institutions do not.
- UNSW keeps a term WAM (one term or semester) and an overall WAM (the whole program); a faculty WAM may use the faculty's own method.
- A WAM is not rounded up when checking eligibility for Pass with Distinction (WAM of at least 75) or with Excellence (at least 80).
Sources: UNSW Sydney, Assessment and Progression Policy (retrieved 2 Oct 2026); UNSW Sydney, Guide to UNSW grades | Current Students – UNSW Sydney (retrieved 2 Oct 2026). Checked against the document on 2 Oct 2026.
| Grade | Marks (%) | Meaning |
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| HD | 85–100 | High Distinction (no mark: nominal mark 90) |
| DN | 75–84 | Distinction (no mark: nominal mark 80) |
| CR | 65–74 | Credit (no mark: nominal mark 70) |
| PS | 50–64 | Pass (no mark: nominal mark 55) |
| FL | 0–49 | Fail (no mark: nominal mark 25; not included when the course is graded SY/FL only) |
| UF | — | Unsatisfactory Fail (hurdle) — mark range 40–100, included in the WAM |
| AF | — | Absent Fail — counted as a mark of 0 |
| SY | — | Successful (no mark) |
| CM | — | Competent with Merit |
| CO | — | Competent |
| CN | — | Not Yet Competent |
| NC | — | Not Completed |
| AW | — | Academic Withdrawal |
| PW | — | Permitted Withdrawal |
| NF | — | Discontinued without failure |
Undergraduate and postgraduate coursework programs at UNSW Sydney (Assessment and Progression Policy; Academic Progression Procedure effective 1 June 2026).
Sources: UNSW Sydney, Assessment and Progression Policy (retrieved 2 Oct 2026); UNSW Sydney, Guide to UNSW grades | Current Students – UNSW Sydney (retrieved 2 Oct 2026). Checked against the document on 2 Oct 2026.
Questions
How is the UNSW Term WAM calculated?
Term WAM is the average of your course marks, weighted by units of credit: multiply each mark by the course's units of credit, add these up and divide by the total units of credit. Under Weighted Average Mark (WAM) it is reported out of 100.
Is OpenCGPA an official UNSW calculator?
No. OpenCGPA is independent and not affiliated with UNSW Sydney. It applies the rules published in UNSW's own documents, linked on this page. Your official result is the one on your grade card.