Grade Point Average (GPA)
A student’s GPA is an index of scholastic performance and is computed on the ratio of quality points earned to semester or term (module) hours attempted. *Courses with grades of I, P, W, WA, AU are not used in the calculation of the GPA.
Nursing
A student’s GPA is calculated by dividing the sum of earned points by the sum of attempted hours for all courses receiving a grade used in calculating the GPA (see below). Only credits taken while enrolled at the College are used in the GPA.
DMS and RAD
A student’s GPA is calculated by dividing the sum of earned quality points by the sum of attempted hours for all courses receiving a grade used in calculating the GPA (see below). Only credits taken while enrolled at the College are used in the GPA. If a course i repeated, then the highest grade is used to compute the GPA; however, both grades will be recorded on the student’s transcript.
The following is a sample of a grade point calculation:
| Course |
Grade
|
Credit Hours |
Quality Points |
Total Quality Points |
DMS 261
|
B |
3 |
x3 |
= 9 points |
| DMS 271 |
A |
5 |
x4 |
= 20 points |
| DMS 250 |
B+ |
4 |
x3.5 |
= 14 points |
| Total |
|
12
|
|
43 |
| |
|
|
|
43/12 = 3.58 semester GPA |
Dividing the total number of points (43) by the total number of credit hours (12), the resulting GPA is 3.58.