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How to Calculate Your G.P.A. |
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Free Printable Handout for Teachers & Students - Scroll Down to Print (PDF) - Grades - Sub Folder
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Your G.P.A. is your grade-point average. A G.P.A. is determined by letter grades. Although different schools may use slightly different formulas for calculating a student’s G.P.A., all formulas are based on the sort of scale to the left [see worksheet]. Imagine that these are your grades for the quarter: Algebra I-A; World History-B; English I-B; Physical Education-C; General Art-B+; Earth Science-A. What is the G.P.A. for these grades? All you need to do is find the grade-point value for each course and average these grade-point values. Algebra I-A 4.0; World History-B 3.0; English I-B- 2.7; Physical Education-C 2.0; General Art-B+ 3.3; Earth Science-A- 3.7; then tally them up and find the average: 4.0 + 3.0 + 2.7 + 2.0 + 3.3 + 3.7 = 18.7 ÷ 6 = 3.12. The G.P.A. for this set of grades is 3.12, which equates to a “B” average for the quarter. |
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| Notes: 1. Many schools give "weighted grades" to honors courses. When this is done, the grade-point value for an honors course is increased by one. For example, a "B" in Honors English is worth 4.0 rather than 3.0. This is how some honors students are able to have a G.P.A. higher than 4.0. 2. The standard cut-off for "honor roll" is a G.P.A. of 3.5. 3. Universities award "Latin honors" of cum laude for a G.P.A. of at least 3.5, magna cum laude for a G.P.A of at least 3.7, and summa cum laude for a G.P.A. of at least 3.9. (Check with a particular university for its specific cut-offs.) |
