Grade Point Average Calculation
A grade point average (GPA) is calculated using these steps:
The table below shows the number of “grade points” given for each letter grade depending on the letter grade and how many credits that grade represents.
Add together all the grade points for the grades on the report card or transcript.
Divide the total number of grade points by the total number of credits.
1.00 credit course | .5 credit course | .25 credit course | |
A | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
A- | 3.67 | 1.835 | .9175 |
B+ | 3.33 | 1.665 | .8325 |
B | 3.0 | 1.5 | .75 |
B- | 2.67 | 1.335 | .6675 |
C+ | 2.33 | 1.165 | .5825 |
C | 2.00 | 1.0 | .5 |
C- | 1.67 | .835 | .4175 |
D+ | 1.33 | .665 | .3325 |
D | 1.0 | .5 | .25 |
D- | .67 | .335 | .1675 |
F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
A semester grade for a block class represents 1.0 credit.
A semester grade for a half-block (“skinny”) class represents .5 credit.
A quarter grade for a block class represents .5 credit.
A quarter grade for a half-block (“skinny”) class represents .25 credit.
College credit classes, taken as PSEO or in the high school, are worth varying numbers of high school credits, depending on the number of college credits given for the course.
