Calculating A Student'S Grade Point Average (Gpa) Page 2
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2Example 1
Note: For this example, this school is on a 4x4 block schedule and weights their courses like Cobb County. We are determining a
core unweighted GPA (only core courses will be evaluated (non-core electives will not be included) and no BQP’s are awarded
for honors and AP courses).
4x4 Block Schedule / One Semester
Course
Grade Quality Points
Units
Quality Points x Units Attempted=
Earned
Attempted
Final Quality Points Earned
AP US History
B
3
.5
3 x .5 = 1.5
Hon. Amer Lit.
A
4
.5
4 x .5 = 2
GPA= 8.5 = 2.833
Hon. Alg. II
B
3
1
3 x 1 =
3
3
Hon. Chemistry
C
2
1
2 x 1 =
2
P.E. course
F
0
1
0 x 1 =
0
TOTALS
3.0
8.5
= Bundled Course – course taught every other day all year long.
Student earns .5 unit for each course each semester.
Example 2
Note: For this example this school is on a 4x4 block schedule and we are determining the students HOPE GPA. All
core courses will be evaluated (non-core electives will not be included), no BQP’s are being allowed for honors courses,
and .5 BQP’s are being allowed for AP courses, up to 4.0 max.
4x4 Block Schedule / One Semester
Course
Grade Quality Points
Units
Quality Points x Units Attempted=
Earned
Attempted
Final Quality Points Earned
AP Economics
B
3 + .5 BQP
.5
3.5 x .5 = 1.75
4 (no BQP added
AP Government
A
.5
4 x .5 = 2
GPA= 8.75 = 2.916
Since it’s at the 4.0 max)
3
Hon. Alg. II
B
3
1
3 x 1 =
3
Astronomy
C
2
1
2 x 1 = 2
P.E. course
F
0
1
0 x .5 = 0
TOTALS
3.0
8.75
= Bundled Course – course taught every other day all year long.
Student earns .5 unit for each course each semester.
Example 3
Note: For this example, this school is on a traditional schedule and weights their courses like Cobb County (see
definitions above). We are determining an overall weighted GPA (All courses will be evaluated and BQP’s
are awarded for honors and AP courses).
Traditional Schedule / One Semester
Course
Grade Quality Points
Units
Quality Points x Units Attempted=
Earned
Attempted
Final Quality Points Earned
AP Biology
B
3 +1 BQP
.5
4 x .5 = 2
On-level English
A
4
.5
4 x .5 = 2
Alg. II Honors
B
3 + .5 BQP
.5
3.5 x .5 = 1.75
GPA= 9.25 = 3.083
Spanish IV
C
2 + 1 BQP
.5
3 x .5 = 1.5
3
P.E. course
F
0
.5
0 x .5 = 0
Business Course
A
4
.5
4 x .5 = 2
TOTALS
3
9.25
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