The student's Grade Point Average (GPA) appears on the academic transcript and on the official academic verification letter, making a GPA Calculator very important for any student.
GPA calculators are freely available online, some even help you determine how many credit hours and what grades average you will need to raise your current GPA.
Even you can calculate your GPA with this guide:
Each letter grade has an associated value as shown below, from zero to four. If you add all of these values and divide by the number of classes that will equal your GPA. In High School or Junior High, each class will likely count for the same amount. Using the chart below, figure out what grades you would receive or have received. Take the value listed and add all of them together. So, if you have four classes, one A, B+, B and an A-, you would add 4+3.33+3+3.67 = 14. Taking this total divided by the total number of classes will give you your GPA. So, in this case, 14 / 4 = 3.5 GPA.
- A 4.00
- A- 3.67
- B+ 3.33
- B 3.00
- B- 2.67
- C+ 2.33
- C 2.00
- C- 1.67
- D 1.00
- F 0.00
In College, each class usually has a credit hour amount. An easy way to account for the added weight of a class with more credit hours is to do the following:
Take the number of credit hours of a class multiplied by the associated grade point listed above. So, for a 4 credit hour class with a B+ grade, you would do 4 * 3.33 = 13.32. Do this for each class you have, and add them all together to get a final number. Take this number and divide it by the number of credit hours you are taking and voila! You've got your GPA.
