Hilbert College

Academic Advising

GPA Calculation Worksheet

Each letter grade you receive has a numerical equivalent called Quality Points.

Letter
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
Grade
Quality
4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 .7 0
Points
The grades of I, and W carry no quality points and do not have any effect on your GPA

When calculating your GPA you need to determine the overall Quality Points for a class. To
do so you will multiply the quality points for the anticipated letter grade by the credit hours
for the course. Your GPA is the total number of quality points divided by your total credit
hours.

Below you will find a worksheet with an example:

Course Credit Hours Anticipated Quality Points

Grade
EXAMPLE: EN 101 3 B+ 9.9
(Multiply quality points for a B+ times
the number of credits for the course)

Total Total
Credit Quality
Hours: Points:

Total Quality Points Total Credits = GPA

Total Total
Quality Credit
Points: ________ Hours: ________ = GPA: ________
Hilbert College
Academic Advising

GPA Calculation Worksheet

Each letter grade you receive has a numerical equivalent called Quality Points.

Letter
A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F
Grade
Quality
4.0 3.7 3.3 3.0 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.3 1.0 .7 0
Points
The grades of I, and W carry no quality points and do not have any effect on your GPA

When calculating your GPA you need to determine the overall Quality Points for a class. To
do so you will multiply the quality points for the anticipated letter grade by the credit hours
for the course. Your GPA is the total number of quality points divided by your total credit
hours.

Course Credit Hours Anticipated Quality Points

Grade
EN 101 3 B+ 9.9
CJ 101 3 A 12
GS 101 3 A 12
BI 114 4 C+ 9.2
MA 145 3 C 6

Total Total
Credit 16 Quality 49.1
Hours: Points:

Total Quality Points Total Credits = GPA

Total Total
Quality Credit
49.1
Points: ________ 16
Hours: ________ 3.07
= GPA: ________