What is a GPA?

The term G.P.A. stands for Grade Point Average.

Here’s how it works:

  • You receive a letter grade for each class.

  • Those letter grades are assigned a point value.

  • Those points are then added together and divided by the total number of classes to get your “Grade Point Average”

Following grades are assigned these values

A = 4.00 grade points

A- = 3.70 grade points

B+ = 3.33 grade points

B = 3.00 grade points

B- = 2.70 grade points

C+ = 2.30 grade points

C = 2.00 grade points

C- = 1.70 grade points

D+ = 1.30 grade points

D = 1.00 grade points

D- = 0.70 grade points

For example: if you had four B's and one A- your GPA would be 3+3+3+3+3.7 = 15.7/5 = 3.14