Grade Point Average Calculation

A grade point average (GPA) for each student who has received a grade of A, B, C, D, or F will be calculated by term and by cumulative total. Each grade listed above is assigned a quality point value (A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, and F = 0). The grades AU, I, W, CR, and X do not have point values and are not used to calculate a GPA.

The point value of the grade received is multiplied by the number of credit hours given for the course. The results for each course during a term are totaled, and that sum is divided by the number of semester hours attempted.

If, for example, a student received an A for a 3-hour course and a B for a second 3-hour course, the grade point average would be figured as follows:

A = 4 quality points and 4 x 3 hours = 12

B = 3 quality points and 3 x 3 hours = 9

9 + 12 = 21 total points

21 divided by 6 (attempted credit hours) = 3.5, the grade point average for that term.

* Developmental Courses (below 100) are not calculated in the cumulative grade point average.