How to calculate your GPA
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How to read the transcript
grade points ÷ credit hours attempted = grade point average
Credit hours:
In general, the
number of credit hours awarded for each class is determined by
how often and how long it meets over the course of a semester.
Most commonly, courses are worth three credit hours.
Grade points:
Note: grade points
are sometimes called quality points -- these two terms mean the
same thing
Wingate uses the
following scale:
|
A |
4
grade points |
|
B |
3
grade points |
|
C |
2
grade points |
|
D |
1
grade point |
|
F |
0
grade points |
·
Note that plusses (+) and minuses (-) do not
affect the above grade point scale.
·
Grades of "W" or "P" do not affect the GPA
Grade points (see
above table) are multiplied with the number of hours a class is
worth for the total grade points.
|
Credit
hours |
Grade |
|
|
|
Grade
points |
|
4
|
A |
X
|
4 |
= |
16 |
|
(i.e.
lab sciences) |
B |
X |
3 |
= |
12 |
|
|
C |
X |
2 |
= |
8 |
|
|
D |
X |
1 |
= |
4 |
|
3
|
A |
X |
4 |
= |
12 |
|
(most
classes) |
B |
X |
3 |
= |
9 |
|
|
C |
X |
2 |
= |
6 |
|
|
D |
X |
1 |
= |
3 |
|
2
|
A |
X |
4 |
= |
8 |
|
(i.e. PE
101) |
B |
X |
3 |
= |
6 |
|
|
C |
X |
2 |
= |
4 |
|
|
D |
X |
1 |
= |
2 |
|
1
|
A |
X |
4 |
= |
4 |
|
(i.e. PE
skills) |
B |
X |
3 |
= |
3 |
|
|
C |
X |
2 |
= |
2 |
|
|
D |
X |
1 |
= |
1 |
Take your total number of grade points and divide this sum by
your total number of hours attempted. This is your GPA.
See "How
to read a transcript" for an explanation of how to calculate
a SEMESTER GPA versus a CUMULATIVE GPA.
EXAMPLE:
|
COURSE |
HOURS ATTEMPTED |
GRADE |
GRADE POINTS |
|
English 101 |
3 hours |
A |
12 |
|
History 101 |
3 hours |
B |
9 |
|
PE 101 |
2 hours |
C |
4 |
|
TOTALS: |
8 hours attempted |
|
25 grade points |
25 grade points ÷ 8 hours attempted = 3.125 GPA
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