What is my CUM, GPA, QPTs, QHRs and why should I care?
Your GPA is your Grade Point Average. It is calculated by dividing your QPTS (or Quality Points) by your QHR (or Quality Hours) Quality Hours include “F”s but not “W”s. Quality Points derive from your grade multiplied by your credits. Say you made a “B,” a 3.0, in a 4 credit class. Your Quality Points for that class would be 12. Your Quality Hours would be 4. Therefore, your GPA for that course would be a 3.0. A “B-” is a 2.7. A “B+” is a 3.3, etc. Luckily, your transcript computes your Quality Points each semester, then divides that by your semester’s Quality Hours to get your semester’s G.P.A. Your CUM, or Cumulative GPA, simply is your GPA for your entire career at Ramapo. Use the GPA Calculator to help you determine what grades you will need to achieve a particular academic goal. Without getting into philosophical discussion about grading, you should care because you must have a 2.0 in your Major and a 2.0 CUM to graduate. See the Catalog or your audit under “Graduation Requirement
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