Understanding Your GPA

All letter grades also have a numerical value, that is "A" = 4.0, "B" = 3.0, "C" = 2.0, "D" = 1.0, "F" = 0.

A grade point is this numerical value multiplied by the number of units. For example, if you get a "C" in a three-unit class, the result in 3 (units) multiplied by 2 (the value of the "C" grade) for a total of 6 grade points.

Next, you figure out your grade point average (GPA), which is the total grade points of all the courses you have taken, divided by the number of units attempted. For example, let's say that at the end of your first semester you have taken 12 attempted units, and have received an "A" in one 3-unit class, a "B" in two others, and a "C" in another.

The "A" is 12 grade points, the two "B" grades are 18 points, and the "C" is 6 grade points. That adds up to 36 grade points. Divide by 12 units attempted and you get a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0, which is a straight "B" average.

A.........Excellent
B.........Good, above average
C.........Average
D.........Passing, below average
F.........Fail
CR........Credit
NC........No Credit
I.........Incomplete
IP........In Progress
RD........Report Delayed