Grade Point Average Calculation How to calculate your grade point average (GPA): To calculate your grade point average (GPA), you must determine the quality points your grade(s) are worth based on your total number of credit hours.
- To do this, use the table below to determine the quality points for the grade(s) earned.
- For example, in your 3-credit hour course you earned a (B+). A (B+) is worth 3.3 quality points. Multiply the credit hours of the course by the quality points for the grade earned (3 credits x 3.3 quality points). You earned 9.9 quality points for this course. Calculate your quality points for each course taken.
- Once you have calculated each course, add all of your quality points together to get one quality point total.
- Then add all of your credit hours together to get one credit hour total.
- Divide the total number of quality points by the total number of credit hours to get your GPA. For example, 40.55 total quality points/12 total credit hours=3.379 GPA.
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| Grade |
1-Hour |
2-Hours |
3-Hours |
4-Hours |
5-Hours |
6-Hours |
| A |
4 |
8 |
12 |
16 |
20 |
24 |
| A- |
3.7 |
7.4 |
11.1 |
14.8 |
18.5 |
22.2 |
| B+ |
3.3 |
6.6 |
9.9 |
13.2 |
16.5 |
19.8 |
| B |
3 |
6 |
9 |
12 |
15 |
18 |
| B- |
2.7 |
5.4 |
8.1 |
10.8 |
13.5 |
16.2 |
| C+ |
2.3 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
9.2 |
11.5 |
13.8 |
| C |
2 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
12 |
| C- |
1.7 |
3.4 |
5.1 |
6.8 |
8.5 |
10.2 |
| D+ |
1.3 |
2.6 |
3.9 |
5.2 |
6.5 |
7.8 |
| D |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
| D- |
0.7 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
3.5 |
4.2 |
| F |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Credit Hour Conversion Table
Quarters to Semesters (Divide by 1.5)
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| 0.67 |
1.33 |
2.00 |
2.67 |
3.33 |
4.00 |
4.67 |
5.33 |
6.00 |
6.67 |
7.33 |
8.00 |
8.67 |
9.33 |
10.00 |
10.67 |
11.33 |
12.00 |
12.67 |
13.33 |
Semesters to Quarters (Multiply by 1.5)
| 1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
| 1.50 |
3.00 |
4.50 |
6.00 |
7.50 |
9.00 |
10.50 |
12.00 |
13.50 |
15.00 |
16.50 |
18.00 |
19.50 |
21.00 |
22.50 |
24.00 |
25.50 |
27.00 |
28.50 |
30.00 |
Prior to September 30, 1968, The University of Akron academic calendar was based on a sixteen-week semester system. Between October 1, 1968 and September 4, 1978, the academic calendar was based on an eleven-week quarter system. Since September 5, 1978, the academic calendar has been based on a sixteen-week semester system with summer sessions varying in length. |
