Directions for Calculating the GPA
v Complete the chart at the bottom of the page by transferring the Course Hours for
each course to the appropriate place in the table. Add up the total number of hours in
the column.
v Determine the Point Value (see table at the top of the page) for each letter grade
(A=4.0, for example) received and place it in the appropriate box in the table.
v Determine the number of Quality Points for each course by multiplying the Course
Hours times the Point Value for the Letter Grade. Determine the total number of
quality points received for the semester.
This is where the number of hours a course is assigned really becomes important.
v Calculate Juanita’s GPA by dividing the total of Quality Points by the total number
of Course Hours. What is it? What is the letter grade equivalent? This is a fairly
respectable GPA for a first semester freshmen away from home for the first time.
Compare the letter grade to the grades they receive on their report cards.
Calculate Juanita’s second semester GPA. Before you begin, ask them to
predict a GPA, and write your prediction in the blank below the table.
What is her second semester GPA?
v Finally, calculate the cumulative GPA for her freshman year. Add the number of
quality points from each semester, and divide the sum by the total numbers of hours
taken. Translate the GPA to a letter grade.
PROTEAM DREAMQUEST CURRICULUM
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