How to Calculate Your Grade Point Average (GPA)
Process:
- Write out the course names and credits for each course.
- Write grade received/anticipated in each course.
- Write the number value for each letter grade (see below)
- Multiply grade values by number of credits for each class (called “GPS Points”)
- Total GPA points.
- Divide total number of GPA points by total number of credits = GPA
Remember:
- If you withdraw from a course, do not count these credits as part of your total credits.
- Transfer credits DO NOT count towards your GPA.
- If you retake a course you have failed, and pass the second time, only count the credits for taking the course once.
- Divide the total GPA points by total credits attempted.
Number Values for Letter Grades:
A = 4.0 C+ = 2.3 F = Below 1.0
A- = 3.7 C = 2.0
B+ = 3.3 C- = 1.7
B = 3.0 D+ = 1.3
B- = 2.7 D =1.0
Example:
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Course
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# Credits
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Grade
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Grade Value
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Grade Value x Credits
(“GPA Points”)
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MA 1012
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2
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B
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3.0
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2 x 3 = 6
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EN 1014
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4
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A
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4.0
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4 x 4 = 16
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CS 1114
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4
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C
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2.0
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4 x 2 = 8
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CM 1004
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4
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D
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1.0
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4 x 1 = 4
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Total: 14 34
GPA 34/14 = 2.4 (Total GPA Points/Total # of Credits)
Worksheet: Calculate your own GPA
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Grade
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Grade Value
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Grade Value x Credits
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Total:
GPA (Total GPA Points/Total # of Credits)
For more info on how to calculate your GPA, see the following websites:
Some useful www sites re: GPA calculation: http://www.lemoyne.edu/academic_affairs/academic_support_center/gpa.htm
http://www.cs.uga.edu/~leslie/assn1/gpacal.html
http://www.ag.unr.edu/stdcntr/GPA.htm
http://www.sba.pdx.edu/ug/faq/gpacalc.htm
