Grade Point Average
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 | = | 4.0 | B+ | = | 3.3 | C+ | = | 2.3 | D+ | = | 1.3 | F | = | 0 | ||||
| A- | = | 3.7 | B | = | 3.0 | C | = | 2.0 | D | = | 1.0 | |||||||
| 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).