Psychology

GPA Calculation Forms

Grade Point Average (GPA) is based upon the number of credit hours you have completed and the quality points you have received. Quality points are assigned to specific grades as follows:

To calculate GPA:
1)       Enter the number of credit hours and your grade for each course taken at GVSU that is listed on the reverse side of this handout.
a.        Enter “T” for “transferred” in the grade column for any course that GVSU accepted in transfer from another college, and DO NOT enter credit hours or quality points for these courses
b.        Enter “CR” for any credit/no credit course for which you received credit and DO NOT enter credit hours or quality points for these courses.
2)       Determine the Quality Points earned for each course taken at GVSU. 

Use the following to determine the number of Quality Points you earned for each course at GVSU

Grade

Quality Pts. Per Credit Hour

  Quality Pts. for a     3 Cr. Hr. Course

A

4.0

12.0

A-

3.7

11.1

B+

3.3

9.9

B

3.0

9.0

B-

2.7

8.1

C+

2.3

6.9

C

2.0

6.0

C-

1.7

5.1

D+

1.3

3.9

D

1.0

3.0

F

0.0

0.0
a.        Locate the grade you received in the course on the chart on the right
b.        Multiply the corresponding number of quality points by the number of credits earned in each course.  For example, if you took ENG 308 for 4 credits and got a C-, note that on the chart a C- is worth 1.7 quality points PER CREDIT HOUR. Multiply 4 credit hours x 1.7 quality points = 6.8 Quality Points for that course.
c.        The chart provides the quality points for 3 credit hour courses in the last column for your convenience, since most courses are worth 3 credit hours.
3)       Add the total credit hours taken at GVSU and the total quality points for each section.
4)       Divide the total number of Quality Points by the total number of credit hours for each section to determine GPA.

If you would like to figure out what your GPA in your psychology major/minor would be depending on what grades you could get in a course, or to determine what grade you need in a particular course to get a specific GPA, the following forms can be helpful.

GPA Calculation for the Psychology Major

GPA Calculation for the Psychology Minor

GPA Calculation for the Psychology/Special Education Major

GPA Calculation for the Behavioral Science Major/Psychology Emphasis

Page last modified October 27, 2010