Truman grades are
expressed in letters, with equivalents as follows:
|
Grade
|
Explanation
|
Grades
|
|
Effects GPA Hours?
|
Point
|
|
A
|
Superior
|
Yes
|
4
|
|
B
|
Above Average
|
Yes
|
3
|
|
C
|
Average
|
Yes
|
2
|
|
D
|
Below Average
|
Yes
|
1
|
|
F
|
Failure
|
Yes
|
0
|
|
WF
|
Withdrew Failing
|
Yes
|
0
|
|
W
|
Withdrew
|
No
|
--
|
|
P
|
Pass
|
No
|
0
|
|
AU
|
Audit
|
No
|
--
|
|
Y
|
Credit earned in credit/no credit
course
|
No
|
--
|
|
Z
|
No credit earned in a credit/no credit
course
|
No
|
--
|
|
IC
|
Incomplete
|
No
|
--
|
|
IP
|
In Progress
|
No
|
--
|
|
T
|
Test Credit
|
No
|
--
|
|
NC
|
No Credit
|
No
|
--
|
Calculating a Semester GPA
To compute your semester GPA, divide
total semester earned quality points by total semester gpa
hours. To compute your cumulative GPA, divide total
cumulative earned quality points by total cumulative gpa hours.
Example:
|
Course
|
Grade
|
Hours
|
GPA Hours Attempted
|
Quality Points Earned
|
|
MATH 157
|
B=3
|
2
|
2
|
6 (2*3)
|
|
ENG 225
|
A=4
|
3
|
3
|
12 (3*4)
|
|
CHEM 120
|
C=2
|
4
|
4
|
8 (2*4)
|
|
SOAN 191
|
D=1
|
3
|
3
|
3 (3*1)
|
|
HLTH 194
|
F=0
|
2
|
2
|
0 (2*0)
|
|
ENG 190
|
W
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
|
SPAN 160
|
AU
|
3
|
--
|
--
|
|
Totals
|
--
|
20
|
14
|
29
|
| Semester GPA = 2.07 (29/14)
(Total semester quality points earned divided by total
semester gpa hours attempted.) |
How to Predict a Semester GPA Needed to Reach a Specific
Cumulative GPA
Example: For the fall semester, you attempted 15 gpa hours and earned 48 quality
points. Hence, your cumulative GPA is 3.20. You are
currently enrolled in 12 gpa hours and you want to know what GPA
you need to earn this semester to raise your cumulative GPA to
3.25.
| Step 1: Calculate
your new cumulative attempted hours: |
Number of attempted hours
fall semester
+ Total attempted gpa hours this semester
= New cumulative attempted gpa hours |
15
+12
27
|
|
| Step 2:
Calculate your total points needed |
New cumulative attempted
gpa hours
* Desired cumulative GPA
= Total cumulative quality points needed |
27
* 3.25
87.75
|
|
| Step 3:
Calculate semester quality points needed |
|
Total cumulative quality points needed
- Cumulative quality points already earned
= Total semester quality points needed
|
87.75
- 48.00
39.75
|
|
| Step 4:
Calculate desired semester GPA |
|
Total semester quality points needed
÷ Semester gpa hours attempted
= Desired semester GPA
|
39.75
÷12
3.31
|
|
A set of GPA calculators is also available on
this external site:
http://image-ination.com/test_maker/gpa.html
|
