HOW TO CALCULATE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (GPA)

Each grade carries a quality point value:

Grade

Quality Points

A+

4.3

A

4.0

A-

3.7

B+

3.3

B

3.0

B-

2.7

C+

2.3

C

2.0

C-

1.7

D+

1.3

D

1.0

D-

0.7

F (Failure)

0.0

GPA is calculated by first summing the earned Quality Points and dividing by the total Graded Course Credits.

Quality Points = points awarded based on grade received times the credit that each course is worth.

Graded Course Credits = graded course credits that count toward the degree.

Example of GPA Calculation

Course Course Credit Graded Course Credit Quality Points
ENG 214 Victorian Poets 1.00 0.00 CR 0.000
HIST 228 African-American History II 1.00 1.00 B+ 3.300
HIST 231 Modern Latin America 1.00 1.00 B 3.000
HIST 327 Central America and the US 1.00 1.00 A- 3.700
TERM TOTALS: 4.00 3.00 10.00

TERM GPA: *3.330

* Total Quality Points (10.00) divided by Graded Course Credit (3.0) = 3.330 GPA

Note that the following grades are not calculated as part of the grade point average:

  • CR = Credit (Passed with C- or better)
  • DCR = Passed with a D+, D, or D- grade
  • NC = Not sufficient for credit toward the degree (Prior to 2012, included courses passed with a D+, D, or D- grade)
  • AW = Authorized course withdrawal
  • SAW = Special authorized course withdrawal due to COVID
  • VW = Voluntary course withdrawal
  • W = Withdrawn from course(s) and left College
  • I = Incomplete