List all of the courses you completed this semester. Beside each course name, record your letter grade (A to F) and the number of credit hours you earned or attempted for that class. Even if you failed a course, still write down the number of credit hours.
Locate the quality point chart that is applicable to your university. For example, at Shippensburg University, an A is worth 4.0 quality points, an A minus is 3.7 points, a B plus is 3.3 points and so on. An F is worth 0.0 quality points.
Use the quality point chart to write down the point value that corresponds with each letter grade. For example, if you scored an A minus at Shippensburg University in English Literature, you would write down 3.7 points.
Multiply the number of quality points assigned to each letter grade by the number of credit hours for each course. For example, if that English Literature class was three credit hours, you earned a total of 11.1 quality points for that class (3.3 multiplied by 3).
Add all of the quality points per class together. This value is the total number of quality points you earned this semester.
Add up all of the course credit hours that you completed and/or attempted. Remember even if you failed a class, you still count those credit hours.
Divide the quality point total by the credit hour total. This will yield your QPA.