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HOW TO CALCULATE YOUR GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)
Most institutions of higher education use a 4-point scale for course grades. Points are assigned as follows:
A = 4.0 points
B = 3.0 points
C = 2.0 points
D = 1.0 points
Step 1: multiply the number of credit hours for by the point value of the grade earned for that course.
Step 2: add the numbers obtained in Step 1.
Step 3: add up the total number of credit hours for all courses
Step 4: divide the number obtained in Step 2 by the number obtained in Step 3 for your GPA
Example:
Assume you took four courses as follows
Course
credits
grade
totals
Course 1
3
3.0
9.0
Course 2
4
2.5
10.0
Course 3
3
4.0
12.0
Course 4
3
3.3.
9.9
TOTALS
13
40.9
Divide 40.9 by 13, which yields a GPA of 3.15
Last Modified 08/19/2008