Quality points are earned with each final course grade. Using the following formula, these are then averaged against the total number of credit hours that the student has completed. This is done on the following formula:
To compute a grade-point average, the number of quality points for a single grade is multiplied by the number of credit hours given for completion of the course. The total number of quality points is then divided by the total number of credit hours on record.
Example of GPA Calculation
COURSE COMPLETED
FINAL GRADE
QUALITY POINTS
SEMESTER HOURS
TOTAL QUALITY POINTS
ENGL 101
A
4
3
12
BIOL 101
D
1
3
3
BIOL 103
D
1
1
1
HIST 101
B
3
3
9
SOC 101
C
2
3
6
MATH 126
W
0
0
0
TOTALS
13
31
31 Quality Points divided by 13 Credit Hours = 2.38 GPA
Cumulative Grade-Point Average
Students’ records will show, in addition to the GPA earned in any one semester, the Cumulative GPA. This includes all semesters or quarters of college work completed, both at WVU at Parkersburg, and at any other colleges that the student has attended.
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