Posted by smokeymadison on November 22, 2004, at 4:25:16
In reply to Re: How do ya calculate GPA?, posted by utopizen on October 31, 2004, at 13:25:39
Oh my god! I laughed until my cracked ribs hurt. (and i haven't laughed in weeks.) thanks utopizen.
But seriously, here is how you figure your GPA:
1) Take each grade from each of your courses and assign the following numbers: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 (or if the grade is a plus or minus add or subtract a bit-- so roughly, an A- is a 3.8)
2) Multiply each of this numbers by how many credit hours the class was, or is if you are trying to project your gpa. For example, a three credit hour class, if you got a B, would be 3x3=9. Multiply each grade by how many credit hours the class is.
3) Add all these numbers up. So if you took three classes that were all three credit hours and got an A, two B's and a C, you would have:
4x3=12
3x3=9
3x3=9
2x3=612+9+9+6=36
4) Divide tha total number you just added up by the total number of credit hours involved. So in the above example, the person was taking 4 three credit hour classes, 12 credit hours total. So divide 36 by 12 and you get 3. your gpa is a 3.0 (a B average) AT least this is how it works in the US. I have no idea about other countries. In the US The highest you can get is a 4.0. Usually it is tough to get admitted to grad school with below a 3.0 or a 2.5 depending on the school. Hope this helps some.
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