{"id":149,"date":"2019-08-06T16:12:32","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T20:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/?page_id=149"},"modified":"2026-03-20T11:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:24:49","slug":"calculate-your-grade-point-average-gpa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cfcc.edu\/financial-aid\/calculate-your-grade-point-average-gpa\/","title":{"rendered":"Calculate Your Grade Point Average (GPA)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Take the number of credit hours assigned to each registered class and multiply them by the value of the grade earned (A = 4pts, B = 3pts, C = 2pts D = 1 pt, F, W, WP, WF = 0 pts). Then calculate the number of cumulative credit hours attempted and divide that by the number of cumulative credit hours completed.<\/p>\n

Example 1<\/h4>\n

Student A is registered for 12 credit hours and passed all three classes.<\/p>

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course<\/th>\nGrade<\/th>\nCumulative Semester Hours Attempted<\/th>\nTotal Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ABC 111<\/th>\nA (4pts)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC 222<\/th>\nA (4 pts)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ABC 222<\/th>\nB (3 pts)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nTotal Points<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table> <\/div>

44 total points divided by 12 semester credit hours equals a 3.6 Semester Grade Point Average.<\/p>\n

Student A attempted 12 credit hours and completed 12 credit hours giving him a 100% completion rate for that semester.<\/p>\n

Example 2<\/h4>\n

Student B is registered for 16 credit hours and passes three out of the four classes.<\/p>

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Course<\/th>\nGrade<\/th>\nCumulative Semester Hours Attempted<\/th>\nTotal Cumulative Credit Hours<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
XYZ 111<\/th>\nB (3 pts)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XYZ 222<\/th>\nB (3 pts)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
XYZ 333<\/th>\nF (0 pts)<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/th>\nTotal Points<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table> <\/div>

32 total points divided by 16 semester credit hours equals 2.0 Semester Grade Point Average.<\/p>\n

Student B attempted 16 credit hours and completed 12 credit hours giving him a 75% completion rate for that semester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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