Calculating GPA
Letter Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
GPA
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.7
0
1. Determine the number of credits for the course. Each course
has an assigned number of credit hours, which are listed on
your transcripts and/or in Degree Audit.
2. Multiply each scale value grade by the number of credit hours
to get the grade points.
3. Add the grade points for all of your classes together to
calculate your total grade points.
4. Add together the total number of credits you are calculating
the GPA for.
5. Divide the grade points total by the credits total to get the
total GPA.
EXAMPLE
Class
ENGL&101
PSYC&200
ANTH&206D
CMST&210
BIOL&211
BIOL&231
BIOL&232
BIOL&260
Grade
A
BAC+
B+
B
AB-
Credits
5
5
5
5
5
6
6.5
5
Looking at this grade sample, we can see how many credits correspond to each course, just like we
would if we were seeing this in Degree Audit. Using the grading scale provided above, we will multiply
each grade scale value by the credit hours to get the grade points.
Class
ENGL&101
PSYC&200
ANTH&206D
CMST&210
BIOL&211
BIOL&231
BIOL&232
BIOL&260
Grade
A
BAC+
B+
B
AB-
GPA
Credits
Points
4.0
x 5
= 20
2.7
x 5
= 13.5
3.7
x 5
= 18.5
2.3
x 5
= 11.5
3.3
x 5
= 16.5
3.0
x 6
= 18
3.7
x 6.5
= 24.05
2.7
x 5
= 13.5
Total Credits = 42.5
Total Points = 135.55
135.55 ÷ 42.5 = 3.19 Cumulative GPA
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Multiply GPA by Credits to get
Points
Add up all the Credits for a total,
and all the Points for a total.
Divide the total points by the
total credits to calculate the
cumulative GPA
Using this process, we can isolate specific classes, like the four biology courses, to find the GPA for only
those courses. By adding together only the points for the bio classes, we get 72.05 points, and taking
the credits only for the bio classes, we get 22.5. 72.05 ÷ 22.5 = 3.2, which is our cumulative GPA for the
four Biology classes.