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How to Calculate Your QPA for College

GPA, or grade point average, has been the most popular way to calculate how well you are doing in your studies. In more recent years the quality point average -- known simply as QPA -- has become more important. The QPA give a student a better idea as to how well she is using her college credits using both GPA and credit hours. Calculating your own QPA is relatively easy, if your school does not already do it for you.

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Instructions

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  Obtain the grades for all of your classes and assign the proper numerical score for each grade. The grading scale is typically: A, B, C, D and F. The numerical scale is normally 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0.
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  Multiply the numerical grade value by the credit hours the class is worth. To determine that particular classes quality points. Repeat this step for all of your classes.
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  Add all of the classes quality points and the total credit hours.
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  Divide the total number of quality points by the total credit hours to obtain your QPA.

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