Calculate the grade point average:
An “A” is considered 4.0, a “B” is 3.0, a “C” is 2.0, a “D” is 1.0, and an “F” is 0. If in your first semester, you received the following grades, what would your grade point average be? Round to the hundredths place.
Course Credits Grade
ENGL 3.0 A
BIOL 4.0 D
COMM 3.0 B
Seminar 1.0 A
form the weighted average
(3*4 + 4*1 + 3*3 + 1*4)/4 = ____
To calculate the grade point average (GPA), you need to multiply the grade value by the number of credits for each course, sum them up, and then divide by the total number of credits.
In this case, you have four courses with different grades and credits. Let's assign the respective grade values:
- A = 4.0
- B = 3.0
- C = 2.0
- D = 1.0
- F = 0
Now let's calculate the total grade points:
ENGL: 4.0 (grade value) * 3.0 (credits) = 12.0 grade points
BIOL: 1.0 (grade value) * 4.0 (credits) = 4.0 grade points
COMM: 3.0 (grade value) * 3.0 (credits) = 9.0 grade points
Seminar: 4.0 (grade value) * 1.0 (credits) = 4.0 grade points
Next, sum up all the grade points:
12.0 + 4.0 + 9.0 + 4.0 = 29.0 grade points
Now, let's calculate the total credits:
3.0 (ENGL) + 4.0 (BIOL) + 3.0 (COMM) + 1.0 (Seminar) = 11.0 credits
Finally, divide the total grade points by the total credits to find the GPA:
29.0 (grade points) / 11.0 (credits) = 2.63636363636 (GPA)
Round to the hundredths place:
GPA = 2.64
Therefore, your grade point average (GPA) for the first semester would be 2.64.