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Grade
Point Average (GPA) Calculation |
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Kalamazoo Valley
Community College utilizes credit hours, numeric grades and quality
points to calculate grade point averages. It is a simple formula
that multiplies each course’s credit hour value by the grade earned
to award quality points. The total quality points awarded is then
divided by the number of credit hours attempted to arrive at the
GPA. |
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Credit Hours x
Grade = Quality Points
Total Credits
Attempted / Total Quality Points = GPA |
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Courses that are not
assigned a numeric grade, such as Credit/No Credit courses (CR or NC
grades), will not be included in GPA calculations. When passed,
they will be added to the total credits earned toward a degree.
Audited (V) and Withdrawn (W) courses are not included in GPA
calculations or credit hour totals. |
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The example below shows
how GPA totals are calculated on a student’s transcript for two
semesters. As you can see this student did very well during their
first semester. However, this person struggled a bit more their
second semester. Perhaps they attempted too many credits during a
time when they encountered personal demands on their time such as an
employer requiring them to work extra hours. The course they
withdrew from will not be counted toward their GPA. The course they
failed will bring their GPA down because no quality points were
earned but the attempted credits are still calculated. The good
news is the student can improve their GPA by retaking this course,
earning a higher grade and then appealing to have the lower grade
excluded from the GPA calculation. |
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Course |
Credit
Hours |
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Grade |
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Quality
Points |
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Fall 2005 |
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ENG 110 |
College Writing |
3 |
x |
4.0 |
= |
12 |
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MATH 116 |
Intermediate Algebra |
4 |
x |
3.0 |
= |
12 |
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PSI 101 |
American Government |
3 |
x |
3.5 |
= |
10.5 |
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BUS 105 |
Principles of Marketing |
3 |
x |
3.5 |
= |
10.5 |
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Semester Total |
13 |
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45 |
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Semester GPA |
3.46 |
(45 quality points/13 cr.
hrs.) |
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Winter 2006 |
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ACC 101 |
Principles of Accounting 1 |
4 |
x |
3.0 |
= |
12 |
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ECO 201 |
Macroeconomics |
3 |
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W |
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MATH 150 |
College Algebra |
4 |
x |
2.5 |
= |
10 |
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FRL 101 |
Elementary French 1 |
4 |
x |
0.0 |
= |
0 |
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Semester Total |
12 |
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22 |
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Semester GPA |
1.83 |
(22 quality points/12 cr.
hrs.) |
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Overall Total |
25 |
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67 |
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Overall GPA |
2.68 |
(67 quality points/25 cr.
hrs.) |
