GPA Calculator College

To calculate your GPA (Grade Point Average) for college, you’ll need to know the following:

1. Grades and Credit Hours: The grades you received in each course and the number of credit hours each course was worth.
2. Grading Scale: Your college’s grading scale (typically A = 4.0, B = 3.0, C = 2.0, D = 1.0, F = 0.0, though some schools use plus/minus grading like A-, B+, etc.).

Step-by-Step GPA Calculation:

1. Convert Your Grades to Grade Points:
   Use the following typical scale:
   • A = 4.0
   • A- = 3.7
   • B+ = 3.3
   • B = 3.0
   • B- = 2.7
   • C+ = 2.3
   • C = 2.0
   • C- = 1.7
   • D+ = 1.3
   • D = 1.0
   • D- = 0.7
   • F = 0.0
2. Multiply Each Grade Point by the Number of Credit Hours for that Course:
   This gives you the weighted grade points for each class.
3. Add Up All the Weighted Grade Points:
   Total these weighted grade points for all the courses you’ve taken.
4. Add Up the Total Credit Hours:
   This is the total number of credit hours for all the courses you’ve taken.
5. Divide the Total Weighted Grade Points by the Total Credit Hours:
   The result is your GPA.

Example:

Let’s say you took 3 courses:

• Course 1: Grade = A (4.0), Credit Hours = 3
• Course 2: Grade = B+ (3.3), Credit Hours = 4
• Course 3: Grade = C (2.0), Credit Hours = 3

Step-by-step calculation:

• Course 1: 4.0 (Grade) × 3 (Credit Hours) = 12.0
• Course 2: 3.3 (Grade) × 4 (Credit Hours) = 13.2
• Course 3: 2.0 (Grade) × 3 (Credit Hours) = 6.0

Total Weighted Grade Points = 12.0 + 13.2 + 6.0 = 31.2
Total Credit Hours = 3 + 4 + 3 = 10

GPA Scale Adjustments:

If your college uses a plus/minus scale or has different values (like a 5.0 scale), make sure to adjust the conversion of grades accordingly.

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