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How to Calculate Cumulative GPA
Understanding how to calculate your cumulative GPA is essential for tracking your academic progress and meeting graduation requirements or scholarship criteria. Unlike a semester GPA, which only looks at one term, a cumulative GPA considers every grade you have earned throughout your entire academic career at an institution.
The Cumulative GPA Formula
To find your cumulative GPA, you need to divide the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credit hours attempted.
Cumulative GPA = (Total Grade Points) ÷ (Total Credit Hours)
Step-by-Step Calculation
- Assign Point Values: Convert your letter grades into numeric values (e.g., A = 4.0, B = 3.0).
- Calculate Quality Points: For each course, multiply the grade value by the number of credits (e.g., a 3-credit course with an 'A' equals 12 quality points).
- Sum Everything: Add up all quality points from every semester and add up all credit hours attempted.
- Divide: Divide the total points by the total credits.
Standard 4.0 Scale Table
| Letter Grade | Percentage | GPA Value |
|---|---|---|
| A / A+ | 90–100 | 4.0 |
| B | 80–89 | 3.0 |
| C | 70–79 | 2.0 |
| D | 60–69 | 1.0 |
| F | Below 60 | 0.0 |
Calculation Example
Imagine you have previously completed 30 credits with a 3.0 GPA. This semester, you took two 3-credit classes and got an A (4.0) in both.
- Previous Points: 3.0 GPA × 30 Credits = 90 points.
- New Points: (4.0 × 3) + (4.0 × 3) = 24 points.
- Total Points: 90 + 24 = 114 points.
- Total Credits: 30 + 6 = 36 credits.
- New Cumulative GPA: 114 ÷ 36 = 3.17