Computing my GPA
Undergraduate Grading Scale
Academic performance in a course is rated according to the following system:
| A | 4.00 quality points | unusual excellence |
| A- | 3.70 quality points | |
| B+ | 3.30 quality points | |
| B | 3.00 quality points | work distinctly above average |
| B- | 2.70 quality points | |
| C+ | 2.30 quality points | |
| C | 2.00 quality points | work of average or medium quality |
| C- | 1.70 quality points | |
| D+ | 1.30 quality points | |
| D | 1.00 quality points | lowest passing mark, work of below-average quality |
| F | 0.00 quality points | failure (result: no credit in the course) |
The following grades carry 0.00 quality points:
| PA | Pass in a Pass/Fail Course |
| FA | Failure in a Pass/Fail Course |
| SA | Satisfactory |
| UN | Unsatisfactory |
| W | Course Withdrawal |
| I | Incomplete |
| G | Delayed Grade |
| CR | Credit by Exam |
| NG | Audit |
| NC | No Credit |
| ZC | Zero Credit |
How to Compute Your GPA
Each course carries a credit value (1-6) and each grade received carries a quality point value (0.00 – 4.00). To compute your GPA, multiply the credit value by the quality point value to get the quality points received for that course. Repeat this for each course in a semester and total your credits attempted, and quality points. Divide quality points by credits attempted to get your GPA.
| Course |
Grade
|
Credits Attempted
|
Credits Earned
|
Quality Points
|
GPA
|
| MATH0111 | A | 3.0 | 3.0 | 12.00 | |
| ENGL0101 | B- | 3.0 | 3.0 | 8.10 | |
| PSYC0101 | D | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.00 | |
| BIOL0121 | F | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |
| BIOL0121LB | ZC | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | |
| Totals: | 13.0 | 9.0 | 23.10 | 1.77 |
You can compute your major GPA in the same manner. Select all the courses that apply to your major and perform the same process.
How Does Repeating a Course Change my GPA
When a course with a C-, D, or F is repeated, the full affect of the first occurrence of the course is replaced with the second occurrence. The first course will still show on your transcript and will be effective for the semester it was taken, but after it is repeated the cumulative GPA will reflect the second grade. When computing the cumulative major GPA, for example, count the credits and quality points associated with the second grade and do not count the first.