GPA Basic GPA Calculation 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is a 'semester GPA' as distinct from a 'cumulative GPA'?
- GPA calculated only for graduate courses
- GPA calculated only for the current term's courses (Correct answer)
- GPA weighted by major courses only
- GPA that excludes failed courses
Correct answer: GPA calculated only for the current term's courses
Semester GPA reflects only the grades earned during that specific term, not all terms combined.
Question 2: A student earns a B+ in a school that assigns 3.3 for B+. They take a 3-credit course. How many quality points do they earn?
- 3.0
- 9.0
- 9.9 (Correct answer)
- 12.0
Correct answer: 9.9
3.3 grade points × 3 credit hours = 9.9 quality points.
Question 3: A student earns all A's one semester but receives mostly D's the next. What best describes the trend?
- Their cumulative GPA will surpass 4.0
- Their cumulative GPA will remain unchanged
- Their cumulative GPA will decrease (Correct answer)
- Their semester GPA will be the same both semesters
Correct answer: Their cumulative GPA will decrease
A semester of mostly D's (1.0 each) will pull the cumulative GPA downward.
Question 4: Why do higher-credit courses have more impact on GPA than 1-credit courses?
- Because they are graded on a stricter scale
- Because they generate more quality points (Correct answer)
- Because they count twice in the GPA formula
- Because they replace credits from prior courses
Correct answer: Because they generate more quality points
More credits mean more quality points contributed or lost, giving those courses greater weight.
Question 5: A student has 30 quality points over 12 credit hours. What is their GPA rounded to two decimal places?
- 2.25
- 2.50 (Correct answer)
- 2.67
- 3.00
Correct answer: 2.50
30 ÷ 12 = 2.50 GPA.
Question 6: Which formula correctly represents GPA calculation?
- Sum of grades ÷ number of courses
- Sum of quality points ÷ total credit hours (Correct answer)
- Total credit hours ÷ number of A's earned
- Sum of credit hours ÷ number of grades
Correct answer: Sum of quality points ÷ total credit hours
GPA = total quality points divided by total credit hours attempted.
Question 7: A student wants to raise their 2.5 GPA to a 3.0. They have completed 30 credits. Approximately how many credit hours of straight A work do they need?
- 10 credits
- 20 credits
- 30 credits (Correct answer)
- 40 credits
Correct answer: 30 credits
They need 30 more credits of A's: (75+120)÷60=3.25, or about 30 credits gets them to ~3.0.
GPA Basic GPA Calculation 4
What is a 'semester GPA' as distinct from a 'cumulative GPA'?