GPA Basic GPA Calculation 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A student earned the following grades: A (3 credits), A (3 credits), B (3 credits), C (3 credits). What is their GPA?
- 3.00
- 3.25 (Correct answer)
- 3.50
- 3.75
Correct answer: 3.25
Quality points: 12+12+9+6=39; credits=12; GPA=39÷12=3.25.
Question 2: What grade point value is assigned to an F on the standard 4.0 scale?
- 0.0 (Correct answer)
- 0.5
- 1.0
- 1.5
Correct answer: 0.0
A failing grade F is worth 0.0 grade points on the standard scale.
Question 3: A student's semester GPA is 2.0 but their cumulative GPA is 3.0. What does this indicate?
- They improved dramatically this semester
- Their recent performance was below their historical average (Correct answer)
- They withdrew from most courses this semester
- Their cumulative GPA will now be higher than 3.0
Correct answer: Their recent performance was below their historical average
A semester GPA below the cumulative GPA means recent performance dragged below the historical average.
Question 4: How many quality points does a student earn for an A in a 5-credit course?
- 4
- 5
- 16
- 20 (Correct answer)
Correct answer: 20
A=4.0 grade points × 5 credit hours = 20 quality points.
Question 5: A student repeats a course and improves from a D to a B. If grade replacement is applied, which grade is used in the GPA?
- The original D grade
- The average of D and B
- The higher B grade (Correct answer)
- Both grades are counted
Correct answer: The higher B grade
Under grade replacement policies, only the higher (replacement) grade is used in GPA calculation.
Question 6: Which of the following will NOT affect a student's GPA calculation?
- A letter grade in a for-credit course
- Credit hours of a course
- An audited course with no grade (Correct answer)
- An F in a failed required course
Correct answer: An audited course with no grade
Audited courses are taken for no credit or grade, so they do not factor into GPA.
Question 7: A student has a 3.5 GPA after 60 credits. They earn straight A's in 15 more credits. What happens to their GPA?
- It stays at 3.5
- It drops below 3.5
- It rises above 3.5 (Correct answer)
- It equals exactly 4.0
Correct answer: It rises above 3.5
Adding all A's (4.0) to a 3.5 average brings the cumulative GPA upward toward 4.0.
GPA Basic GPA Calculation 3
A student earned the following grades: A (3 credits), A (3 credits), B (3 credits), C (3 credits).
What is their GPA?