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How is college gpa calculated?
So me and my friend are having a dispute. He just finished his first semester of community college. First semester grades was: 2 C's and an F. Second semester grades are an F, two C's, and a B. So his gpa is around a 1.4. Now hes taking one summer class. He thinks that if he gets an A, then his gpa will rise from that 1.4 to a 2.7 because he adds the two gpas together. I think that is wrong. If it is wrong, how would he calculate the gpa?
3 Answers
- RoofingPrincessLv 78 years ago
The A in GPA stands for Average.
You don't add averages together. You calculate based on the components.
A is worth 4 points, B is worth 3, C is worth 2, D is woth 1, F is worth 0.
Assuming all 7 classes are equally weighted (at some colleges, some courses carry more weight than others)
His first semester GPA was (2*2+1*0)/3=4/3=1.33
His second semester GPA was (1*3+2*2+1*0)/4=(3+4)/4=7/4=1.75
His cumulative GPA is (4+7)/(3+4)=11/7=1.57
If he gets an A in his summer class, it will be (11+4)/(7+1)=15/8=1.875
Your friend is in danger of being placed on academic probation, if that has not already occurred. Continued poor grades will cause him to be dropped from the program.
- AntoinetteLv 45 years ago
I think the basic premise of your posting is not correct. You are seeking to predict a GPA? Not possible. A GPA is based on grades as any website explains. I used Google and found all sorts of sites with more than adequate ways to calculate GPA but none to predict.
- 8 years ago
GPA is an average of all of your grades. Each letter grade counts as the following:
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
