Grade Points and Grade Point Averages (GPA)
UNCG uses
a semester hour credit and grade point system for evaluating undergraduates.
Semester hour credits represent the number of course hours completed.
Grade points are determined by the number of semester hour credits attempted
and the grades earned.
Beginning
with courses taken in Fall 1996, plus/minus grades are incorporated
into the GPA for all undergraduates according to the following scale:
|
Grade |
Grade
Points Awarded Per Hour of Credit |
| |
4.0 |
| |
3.7 |
| |
3.3 |
| |
3.0 |
| |
2.7 |
| |
2.3 |
| |
2.0 |
| |
1.7 |
| |
1.3 |
| |
1.0 |
| |
0.7 |
| |
0 |
Please
note that the new scale applies only to grades awarded for Fall 1996
and subsequent semesters; it is NOT retroactive to previous semesters.
Further, the new scale in no way modifies the University's minimum graduation
requirement for undergraduates of a cumulative 2.00 GPA.
The grade
point average is determined by dividing the accumulated number of grade
points earned by the accumulated number of semester
hours undertaken. Hours attempted but not passed must be included in
this calculation. However, a second F or W F in the same course is
not used in computing the grade point average. Courses graded on
the P/ N P or S/U basis and courses transferred from another institution
(except those courses taken through the Consortium) may not be used
in determining the UNCG grade point average.
Calculate
your GPA
First, convert the letter grades to grade points. A = 4.0; A- = 3.7;
B+ = 3.3; B = 3;B- = 2.7; C+ = 2.3; C = 2; C- = 1.7; D+ = 1.3; D =
1; D- = 0.7; F = 0. Then multiply the grade points by the number of
hours attempted for each corresponding course. The product will give
you the number of quality points earned for each course. A student's
GPA is calculated by dividing the number of hours attempted into the
total earned Quality Points. (Major GPA is determined with only major
courses and grades.)
ENG
100 and MAT 100 do not count toward graduation and therefore are
not calculated in a student's GPA.
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