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Calculate Juanita’s GPA: Second Semester
Juanita’s GPA of 2.941 is pretty good for a first semester freshman away from home for the first time. During her
second semester, she gets involved in too many social activities and her grades slip a bit. You will first calculate
Juanita’s second semester GPA and then valuate her final GPA for her freshman year.
Course
Chem 101
Chem 102 (lab)
Educ 110
Engl 102
Hist 102
Math 108
Hours
3
1
3
3
3
3
Course
Course Hours
Chem 101
Chem 102 (lab)
Educ 110
Engl 102
Hist 102
Math 108
Totals
st
1 Semester GPA
3
1
3
3
3
3
16
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Final Grade
D
D
B
C
C
C
Point Value
for Letter Grade
1
1
3
2
2
2
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Quality
Points
3
2
9
6
6
6
29
29/16 = 1.813
Now calculate Juanita’s cumulative GPA. To do this, sum the total number of quality
points from each semester and divide it by the total number of hours taken.
Cumulative GPA:
(50 + 29) = 79
= 2.394
(17 + 16)
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