GPA stands for Grade
Point Average and is a means of measuring
your academic performance for course or body
of work completed.
The following steps and example illustrate
how to calculate your GPA manually.
Step 1
Multiply the number of credit hours for each
class by the number of grade points earned
for the grade you receive (For a 3-credit
class in which you earn an A, for example,
give yourself 12 points).
| A
= 4 |
B+
= 3.3 |
C+
=2.3 |
D+
= 1.3 |
F
= 0 |
| A-
= 3.7 |
B
= 3 |
C
= 2 |
D
= 1 |
|
| |
B-
=2.7 |
C-
= 1.7 |
D-
= 0.7 |
|
Note: All instructors have the discretion
to decide whether they will use plus or minus
grades but most use the plus/minus system
to give the student more insight into their
study habits.
Step 2
Add the total quality pointsfor each class
together.
Step 3
Divide the total number of quality points
earned by the total number of GPA hours (total
number of credit hours passed that were graded
A-F plus quality of the number of credit hours
failed, whether A-F or P/F).
Sample GPA Calculation
| |
GRADE |
GRADE
POINTS |
X |
CREDIT
HOURS |
TOTAL
POINTS |
| Step
1 |
A |
4.0 |
x |
5 |
20.0 |
| |
C |
2.0 |
x |
5 |
10.0 |
| |
C+ |
2.3 |
x |
5 |
11.5 |
| |
B+ |
3.3 |
x |
5 |
16.5 |
| |
D- |
0.7 |
x |
5 |
3.5 |
| |
F |
0.0 |
x |
5 |
0.0 |
| Step
2 |
|
|
|
30 |
61.5 |
| Step
3 |
|
30.3 |
|
÷30 |
2.05
GPA |
Courses taken pass/fail do not go into the
calculation of GPA unless the course is failed.
If failed, then the "F" is used
in the GPA calculation.
Incomplete grades (I) do not immediately
affect your GPA. See your professor to make
arrangements to complete the course; otherwise,
the "I" changes to an "F"
(over a thirty day period from the date of
the final exam if the administration is not
notified of any extension) and your GPA will
be re-calculated. It would behoove all students
to make sure that the professor and administration
know what is happening. Ultimately it’s
the student’s responsibility.
If your professor does not submit a grade,
your grade report shows as an "NR"
which counts as an "F" in your GPA.
See your professor to determine how to resolve
the "NR”.
“In-major” GPA
The in-major GPA calculation is done just
like the overall GPA (see GPA), except that
only in major courses count. To find the in-major
courses for your major, check with your advisor
or department head or just do the above calculations
for the courses in your major. This can also
be done for a minor or any other subcategory.
For example, if a student in the their senior
year decides to change majors their counselor
might do a GPA in the field to see how the
student does in that field.
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