Your grade point average (GPA) gives a quick overview of your academic achievement while in high school or college. Your GPA is used to qualify you for scholarships or to determine your class rank when graduating from high school. Also, your GPA determines whether you are given the privilege of being put on the dean's list or president's list while in college. Additionally, many universities give special recognition to college graduates with very high GPAs by awarding the title of summa cum laude, magna cum laude and cum laude. GPAs range from 0 to 4.0.
Instructions
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List all of your courses either on a piece of paper or on a spreadsheet.
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Write the number of credit hours associated with each course and the grade received beside each course.
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Convert all grades for each course as follows: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 and F=0. These numbers are called grade points.
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Add up the total number of courses.
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Divide the grade points total by the number of courses. This number is your grade point average.