For this item, users should estimate the student high school grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale in the following "core" courses: math, science, English, social studies, and foreign language. To determine eligibility for university-wide institutional merit scholarship programs, Purdue will calculate a core high school GPA based on grades in these core academic areas as provided on the final junior year transcript. Learn more at this link about calcuation of the core coursework GPA.