Grade Point Average
Grade point averages (g.p.a.'s) are computed at the end of each semester and on a cumulative basis. The numerical values of letter grades are:
| A+ = 4.0 | A = 4.0 | A- = 3.7 |
| B+= 3.3 | B = 3.0 | B- = 2.7 |
| C+= 2.3 | C = 2.0 | C- = 1.7 |
| D+ = 1.3 | D = 1.0 | (There is no D-) |
| F = 0.0 |
The g.p.a. is calculated by multiplying the credit units for each course (usually 1 c.u.; 1.5 c.u. for science and lab courses) by the numerical equivalent of the grade received. The total for all courses is then divided by the total number of credit units taken.
Students may calculate the g.p.a. for a selected group of courses (major or minor courses, for example), but using the “g.p.a. calculator” function of the Academic Planning worksheet on Penn InTouch.