How is a grade point average (G.P.A.) calculated?
Courses are given a letter grade or CR/NC (Credit/No Credit). CR/NC courses do not influence the G.P.A. Letter grades are given the following point values – A (4), B (3), C (2), D (1), F (0). You multiply the number of units in any course that you completed by the point value (3 units of A = 12 points). When you have done this for all units completed, including “0” for “F”, then you divide the total number of points by the number of units. So a 4-unit class with a “B” grade (4 units x 3 points = 12 grade points) and a 3-unit class with an “A” (3 units x 4 points = 12 grade points) would generate a grade point average of 3.43 (12+12 = 24 divided by 7 units = 3.43 GPA).
