Grades: Calculate GPA
How to Calculate Your GPA
Your Grade Point Average (GPA) is determined by dividing total Quality Points by GPA
Hours. The Quality Points earned for a course are the number of credits the course
is worth multiplied by the numerical value of the grade you earned:
| Grade |
Value |
| A |
4.000 |
| A- |
3.670 |
| Grade |
Value |
| B+ |
3.330 |
| B |
3.000 |
| B- |
2.670 |
| Grade |
Value |
| C+ |
2.330 |
| C |
2.000 |
| C- |
1.670 |
| Grade |
Value |
| D+ |
1.330 |
| D |
1.000 |
| D- |
0.670 |
Example Calculation
The following example is based on six courses attempted:
| Course |
GPA Hours: |
Grade Earned: |
Credit Hours Earned: |
Numerical Value of Grade: |
Calculation |
Quality Points Earned: |
| 1st Course |
3.000 |
A |
3.000 |
4.000 |
3.000 x 4.000 |
12.000 |
| 2nd Course |
3.000 |
C+ |
3.000 |
2.330 |
3.000 x 2.330 |
6.990 |
| 3rd Course |
4.000 |
B- |
4.000 |
2.670 |
4.000 x 2.670 |
10.680 |
| 4th Course |
2.000 |
F |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 x 0.000 |
0.000 |
| 5th Course |
0.000 |
W |
0.000 |
- |
- |
- |
| 6th Course |
0.000 |
P |
3.000 |
- |
- |
- |
| TOTALS |
12.000 |
- |
13.000 |
- |
- |
29.670 |
The "F" grade for the fourth course counts as 2 GPA hours and 0 credits earned. Since
a grade of "F" is associated with a numerical value of 0, no quality points are earned.
The sixth course with a grade of "P" (Pass) carries no GPA hours and because there
is no numerical value associated with a "P" grade, it is not used in GPA calculation,
but will count towards total credits earned. Therefore, in this example, the total
GPA Hours = 12.000 and total Credits Hours Earned = 13.000.
The GPA is computed by dividing the total quality points by GPA Hours. The GPA for
these six courses is 29.670 / 12.000 = 2.473.
