Grade-Point Average

The grade-point average is the ratio of the number of points gained to the number of credit hours attempted. As stated above, an A counts four points for each credit hour carried, a B counts for three points, a C, two points, a D, one point, and an E, zero. Thus, a student would earn 12 quality points for an A in a three-hour course and four quality points for a C in a two-hour course. To figure overall standing, the student would add all quality points and divide this by the number of hours carried. Courses in which grades of W and I have been given are ignored, but a grade of E is included even though it counts zero credit hours in fulfilling the requirements for a degree.