GPA Calculation - Montclair State University

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Academic Success Exercise: GPA Calculation. Your academic standing depends on your cumulative GPA. While on Academic Probation, you are required to ...
Academic Success Exercise: GPA Calculation Your academic standing depends on your cumulative GPA. While on Academic Probation, you are required to raise your cumulative GPA to 2.0 Keep in mind, only grades for courses that you’ve taken at Montclair State University figure into your GPA. Additionally, grades of "P" "WD" "IN" "AU" "NC" "IP" do not figure into your GPA. Here’s how your GPA is calculated:

total quality points/total quality hours = cumulative GPA Your total quality points and total quality hours can be found on your unofficial transcript, available via WESS. QPTS/QHRS = cumulative GPA

Grade

A = 4.00 A- = 3.70 B+ = 3.30 B = 3.00 B-= 2.70 C+ = 2.30 C = 2.00 C- = 1.70 D+ = 1.30 D = 1.00 D- = 0.70 F = 0.00

1 Credit Course Quality Points 4.00 3.70 3.30 3.00 2.70 2.30 2.00 1.70 1.30 1.00 .70 0

2 Credit Course Quality Points 8.00 7.40 6.60 6.00 5.40 4.60 4.00 3.40 2.60 2.00 1.40 0

3 Credit Course Quality Points 12.00 11.10 9.90 9.00 8.10 6.90 6.00 5.10 3.90 3.00 2.10 0

4 Credit Course Quality Points 16.00 14.80 13.20 12.00 10.80 9.20 8.00 6.80 5.20 4.00 2.80 0

1. Using the above table, calculate this student’s GPA: Course

Credits

Grade

College Writing I Principles of Biology Intro to Speech Comm. Intro to Politics Volleyball Total

3 4 3 3 1 14

B D BCB+

Quality Hours (Credits) 3 4 3 3 1 14

Quality Points (Grades)

2. What would this student’s GPA be if she received a “C” in College Writing I? Would this student be on academic probation?

3. What would this student’s GPA be if she received a “C” in Biology? Would this student be on academic probation?

4. Can a student be on academic probation even if he or she does not fail any classes?

5. Predict or set goals for your semester GPA: Course

Credits

Predicted/Goal Grade

Quality Hours (Credits)

Quality Points (Grades)

Total 6. Divide Total Quality Points by Total Quality Hours to predict your semester GPA:

You can also find GPA calculators online. When using an online GPA calculator to predict grades, be sure that it allows you to use plus/minus grades (example – B+, C-). Here are several examples: https://www.montclair.edu/advising-transitions/student-resources/gpa-calculator.php http://www.fullerton.edu/aac/AAC_Resources/gpa_calculator.asp http://www.back2college.com/raisegpa.htm