Difference between revisions of "Figure out Your College GPA"
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#*Spanish: C | #*Spanish: C | ||
| − | #Use a grading scale to note how many points each letter grade is worth. Use your school's grading scale to determine how many points each letter grade earns. For example, you'd build on your list like this:<ref>http://www.uc.edu/cat/GPACalculator.aspx</ref> | + | #Use a grading scale to note how many points each letter grade is worth. Use your school's grading scale to determine how many points each letter grade earns. For example, you'd build on your list like this:<ref name="rf1">http://www.uc.edu/cat/GPACalculator.aspx</ref> |
#*Biology: B (3 points) | #*Biology: B (3 points) | ||
#*Calculus: A (4 points) | #*Calculus: A (4 points) | ||
#*History: A (4 points) | #*History: A (4 points) | ||
#*Spanish: C (2 points) | #*Spanish: C (2 points) | ||
| − | #List how many credits each course is worth. Once you've made your list, look in your school's course catalog to determine how many credits each course is worth. Sometimes, seminars or labs may be worth fewer credits so it's important to calculate how many credits you took in a term. Write down how many credits each course is worth. For example, your list may now look something like this:<ref | + | #List how many credits each course is worth. Once you've made your list, look in your school's course catalog to determine how many credits each course is worth. Sometimes, seminars or labs may be worth fewer credits so it's important to calculate how many credits you took in a term. Write down how many credits each course is worth. For example, your list may now look something like this:<ref name="rf1" /> |
#*Biology: B (3 credit points) at 3 hours | #*Biology: B (3 credit points) at 3 hours | ||
#*Calculus: A (4 credit points) at 4 hours | #*Calculus: A (4 credit points) at 4 hours | ||
#*History: A (4 credit points) at 3 hours | #*History: A (4 credit points) at 3 hours | ||
#*Spanish: C (2 credit points) at 3 hours | #*Spanish: C (2 credit points) at 3 hours | ||
| − | #Determine how many grade points (credit points) you earned for your courses. For each course on your list, multiply the credit for your grade by the number of hours the course was worth. Once you've done this for each course, you can add up all of the grade points (credit points) to calculate your total grade points (credit points) for the term. Your list may look like this:<ref>http://advising.utah.edu/scholastic-standards/calculation.php</ref> | + | #Determine how many grade points (credit points) you earned for your courses. For each course on your list, multiply the credit for your grade by the number of hours the course was worth. Once you've done this for each course, you can add up all of the grade points (credit points) to calculate your total grade points (credit points) for the term. Your list may look like this:<ref name="rf2">http://advising.utah.edu/scholastic-standards/calculation.php</ref> |
#*Biology: B (3 credit points) at 3 hours = 9 credit points | #*Biology: B (3 credit points) at 3 hours = 9 credit points | ||
#*Calculus: A (4 credit points) at 4 hours = 16 credit points | #*Calculus: A (4 credit points) at 4 hours = 16 credit points | ||
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#*Spanish: C (2 credit points) at 3 hours = 6 credit points | #*Spanish: C (2 credit points) at 3 hours = 6 credit points | ||
#*Total = 43 credit points | #*Total = 43 credit points | ||
| − | #Determine your semester GPA by dividing credit points by coursework hours. Take your total credit points and divide this number by the number of credit hours you took. Remember not to count any classes you withdrew from.<ref | + | #Determine your semester GPA by dividing credit points by coursework hours. Take your total credit points and divide this number by the number of credit hours you took. Remember not to count any classes you withdrew from.<ref name="rf1" /> |
#*For example, you would divide 43 (credit points) by 13 (credit hours) to get a weighted GPA of 3.3. | #*For example, you would divide 43 (credit points) by 13 (credit hours) to get a weighted GPA of 3.3. | ||
===Determining Your Overall GPA=== | ===Determining Your Overall GPA=== | ||
| − | #Add up your credit points. You can write down a list of all of your credit points, but it will probably be easiest to find this using your transcript. Write down the total credit points from each semester or term. These are sometimes called quality points. Add the points from every semester or term up to determine your total credit points.<ref>https://www.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/registrar/docs/calculate_gpa.pdf</ref> | + | #Add up your credit points. You can write down a list of all of your credit points, but it will probably be easiest to find this using your transcript. Write down the total credit points from each semester or term. These are sometimes called quality points. Add the points from every semester or term up to determine your total credit points.<ref name="rf3">https://www.mtholyoke.edu/sites/default/files/registrar/docs/calculate_gpa.pdf</ref> |
#*For example, if you earned 55 credit points for your first term and 29 points for your second term, you would have a total of 84 credit (or quality) points. | #*For example, if you earned 55 credit points for your first term and 29 points for your second term, you would have a total of 84 credit (or quality) points. | ||
| − | #Calculate how many credits you took. Write down how many credit hours you took for every term or semester. Add these numbers together to get your total credit hours.<ref | + | #Calculate how many credits you took. Write down how many credit hours you took for every term or semester. Add these numbers together to get your total credit hours.<ref name="rf3" /> |
#*For example, if you earned 17 credit hours for your first term and 12 credit hours for your second term, you would have a total of 29 credit hours. | #*For example, if you earned 17 credit hours for your first term and 12 credit hours for your second term, you would have a total of 29 credit hours. | ||
| − | #Calculate your overall or cumulative GPA. Take your total credit points and divide this number by your total credit hours. This will average out your grade points for every semester and term you included.<ref | + | #Calculate your overall or cumulative GPA. Take your total credit points and divide this number by your total credit hours. This will average out your grade points for every semester and term you included.<ref name="rf3" /> |
#*For example, take 84 (your total credit points) divided by 29 (total credit hours) to get a 2.89 cumulative GPA. | #*For example, take 84 (your total credit points) divided by 29 (total credit hours) to get a 2.89 cumulative GPA. | ||
