Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I "thought" I knew how to do this. Sigh.:confused: I'm so frustrated. Long story short... My computer crashed a few weeks ago and I lost a lot of stuff. I could only find an ancient version of Excel to install today and the downloadable GPA calculators do not work with it. I'm frustrated and angry right now.:confused: Could someone please tell me how to calculate a GPA? Deadlines are looming! I've got my grading scale and my points scale: A = 90- 100 and 4 points B = 80 - 89 and 3 points etc. My confusion is mainly over .5 credit courses. If an A was earned in a .5 credit course is that 2 points?? Could someone please explain using the following example: English , 1 credit, grade A Math, 1 credit, grade B History, .5 credit, grade C Science, 1 credit, grade B Also: what about Pass/Fail courses? Like PE.... it is listed on the transcript, but do I include any points in the GPA? It gets a half credit. What do I do with that? Thanks a triple ton!!!! :chillpill: Chill Pam Chill :chillpill: :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Please. Pretty please. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 (edited) I think, that it's still 4 pts -- I know in college (where you multiply Points per class x hours) that it's weighted, so a C in a 1 hour class didn't drag down your GPA as much as a C in a 3 hour class. But in high school, I didn't earn half an A... or half a B. Grades were figured (final) for semester, so full-year courses weren't a full credit for the semester, they were half a credit, like this: Semester 1 English, .5 credit = A = 4.0 Math, .5 credit = B = 3.0 History, .5 credit = C = 2.0 Science, .5 credit = B = 3.0 Semester 1 GPA = 3.0 Semester 2 English, .5 credit = A = 4.0 Math, .5 credit = B = 3.0 Geog*, .5 credit = A = 4.0 Science, .5 credit = B = 3.0 Semester 2 GPA = 3.5 Overall GPA = 3.25 GPA = total points/ total grades (easy) Since the full year courses are graded at equal intervals, you don't have to multiply credit hours. Same method applies to trimester. You are awarded a grade per 1/3 of the total. So, you earn .33 credits a trimester per class. In college courses, classes are different credit hours per semester. You take the points, multiply by the credit hours, and divide by total credit hours to arrive at the GPA (College example_ English, 3 hours= A = 4.0 = 12.0 Math, 3 hours = B = 3.0 = 9.0 History, 2 hours = C = 2.0= 4.0 PE 1 hour = A = 4.0= 4.0 Total points (29) divided by total hours (9) = 3.22 GPA Edited August 13, 2010 by LisaK in VA additional information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted August 13, 2010 Author Share Posted August 13, 2010 Thank you very much!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Could someone please explain using the following example: English , 1 credit, grade A Math, 1 credit, grade B History, .5 credit, grade C Science, 1 credit, grade B English: 1 x 4 = 4 grade points Math: 1 x 3 = 3 grade points History: .5 x 2 = 1 grade point Science: 1 x 3 = 3 grade points total grade points = 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 11 grade points GPA = total grade points/credits = 11/3.5= 3.1 GPA HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I concur with Laura's method. And to answer your question about a pass for a pass/fail course, the pass is not factored into the GPA. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam L in Mid Tenn Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 So, there are different methods with different outcomes? Also, since this is for the years we lived in Louisiana, and there I had given grades for PE, I am keeping a grade for PE and not counting it as Pass/Fail. Thanks so much everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaKinVA Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 So, there are different methods with different outcomes?Also, since this is for the years we lived in Louisiana, and there I had given grades for PE, I am keeping a grade for PE and not counting it as Pass/Fail. Thanks so much everyone! I guess the answer is, it depends. When I was in school in CA, and GA and FL, and I had "final" grades each semester. Each semester (even in full year courses like English) started out fresh. Quarterly grades were only a benchmark. I never earned a full credit in a semester, they were always half. Our umbrella school in IL did figure it differently, as we only received one final grade at the end of the year. My transcript was a pretty sight. Especially since the umbrella school I went to didn't "accept" weighted grades from my previous schools. They converted to their system. UGH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 So, there are different methods with different outcomes? I believe that there should be just one outcome. A class that is only one semester long should not have the same impact on the GPA as a class that is year long. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted August 15, 2010 Share Posted August 15, 2010 I believe that there should be just one outcome. A class that is only one semester long should not have the same impact on the GPA as a class that is year long. Regards, Kareni And I concur with Kareni. There is one GPA for a given set of grades and the grading scale used. In other words, if Honors or AP classes are weighted differently, that will be seen in the GPA because the grading scale is different. (In most cases, an A in an Honors class is worth 4.5 x the number of credits.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katarzyna Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Here is a link to an Automated GPA grading http://www.back2college.com/gpa.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katarzyna Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 and another link http://science.kennesaw.edu/biophys/bigGPA.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I believe that there should be just one outcome. A class that is only one semester long should not have the same impact on the GPA as a class that is year long. Regards, Kareni Yes, likewise, a class that is two semesters long is like having two grades of 0.5 credits each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyThreeSons Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Yes, likewise, a class that is two semesters long is like having two grades of 0.5 credits each. Exactly -- if you give separate grades for each semester, you can calculate it this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brindee Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 I asked this same type of question awhile back. Here's the thread, but I think you got mostly the same people/answers.... http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=198489 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Exactly -- if you give separate grades for each semester, you can calculate it this way. Even if you don't, the weighting does the same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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