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