While your
grades are not the only important factor in your candidacy for a school in the
health professions, it's important to be aware of your Science GPA as you work
through your coursework. Go to http://www.virginia.edu/registrar/acadrecord.html
to use the online GPA calculator or use our key below to calculate your GPA
manually.
A+
|
4.00
|
C+
|
2.30
|
A
|
4.00
|
C
|
2.00
|
A-
|
3.70
|
C-
|
1.70
|
B+
|
3.30
|
D+
|
1.30
|
B
|
3.00
|
D
|
1.00
|
B-
|
2.70
|
D-
|
0.70
|
F
|
0.00
|
Formulas:
Credit Hours x Grade
Value = Quality Points
Quality Points / Credit Hours = GPA
Quality Points / Credit Hours = GPA
Example:
Course
|
Grade
|
Value
|
Credits
|
Quality
Points
|
1
|
A-
|
3.7
|
3
|
11.1
|
2
|
B+
|
3.3
|
4
|
13.2
|
3
|
A
|
4
|
3
|
12
|
4
|
A
|
4
|
2
|
8
|
5
|
B
|
3
|
4
|
12
|
Total
|
16
|
56.3
|
Quality Points /
Credit Hours = GPA
56.3 / 16 = 3.52 GPA
56.3 / 16 = 3.52 GPA
NOTES:
- Your cummulative GPA includes all courses, all grades, all colleges attended, including college courses taken during high school.
- Your science GPA includes only and all grades from courses in biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics.
- The ratio of semester hours to quarter hours is 3:5.
