Grading System
Grading System
HACC uses the following schedule of letter grades, definitions and quality point equivalents.
The grade-point average (GPA) for a given term is determined as follows:
Multiply the number of quality points equivalent to the letter grade received in each course by the number of credit hours for the course to arrive at the number of quality points earned in each course.
Divide the sum of the quality points by the total number of credit hours taken (W grades do not count as hours taken).
The quotient represents the GPA for the term. The cumulative GPA is determined in the same manner as the term grade-point average, except that all of the student’s work at the College is taken into consideration. Work taken at a college before attendance at HACC is not considered when computing the GPA.
For example, a student earns 1 A, 2 Bs and 1 C in 3-credit courses in a term. The term GPA would equal ((4 quality points for the A x 3 credits OR 12) + (3 quality points for the B x 3 credits OR 9) + 3 quality points for the second B x 3 credits OR 9) + (2 quality points for the C x 3 credits OR 6)) = 36 total quality points / 12 total credits = 3.0 GPA
Midterm grades are available on myHACC approximately in the eighth week of the fall and spring terms. These midterm grades indicate the student’s progress in a specific course, but they are not entered on the transcript. The student’s final grades are available on myHACC within one week of the close of each term. A student who earns a grade of D or F in a course is permitted to repeat the course. Only the grades and credits earned when the course is repeated will count in the student’s cumulative GPA.