GPA calculators help to determine your grade point average. The points given for a grade are divided into the total credit hours earned for a particular class and the result is your grade point average. An ‘A’ is the equivalent of 4 points and an ‘F’ is the equivalent of 0 points. The number associated with the grade is used to perform the calculations that determine GPA. GPA’s are important information for the education detail listed on a resume. This information gives a potential employer an idea of the job candidate’s character. If the applicant was hard working and intelligent as a student, that same hard work ethic could translate well into a diligent, hard working employee.
To use the GPA calculator, enter the classes and the credit hours taking each class earns. GPA calculators can be used to calculate grade point averages for college courses and high school courses. As long as the grading system is point-based or letter-based with references to a numerical system, like the following indicates:
A = 4.0 C+ = 2.3
A-=3.7 C = 2.0
B+ = 3.33 C- = 1.7
B = 3.0 D+ = 1.3
B- = 2.7 D = 1.0
D- = 0.70
Based on the grades received, the equivalent numerical figure is included in the calculations. It is as important to know the credit hours received for a course as it is to know what grades were received for the course. Credit hours are listed on the official course schedule and are normally listed next to the course on any curriculum list. If for some reason the student doesn’t have this information, it can be obtained from the Dean’s office of the school. This total number of credit hours for all classes is combined for a particular school period, a semester or quarter and then used as the number in which to divide the grades.
The GPA calculator takes this information and then makes the necessary calculations. An example would be a student attempting to obtain a Bachelors degree in Science in the field of Graphic Design. In order to keep his scholarship he is required to maintain a 3.0 GPA. If his school divides education periods into quarters, he attends school in 4 month periods. So every 4 months or every quarter his GPA must equal 3.0. If he takes 5 courses: Photoshop II for 3 credits; Typography I for 2 credits; Illustrator IV for 3 credits; AutoCAD for 4 credits and Advertising 203 for 3 credits. If the grades earned are one A, two A-‘s, one B- and one C+, the grade point average is 3.35. This student will continue to receive his scholarship for school.
The GPA calculator is an important tool for students hoping to continue in receiving assistance for tuition and other expenses, when their GPA is directly associated with their qualifications for that assistance. The GPA calculator also helps students properly inform others of their scholastic performance, such as employers and other schools they may wish to attend. Many schools determine their admittance based on a student’s academic performance. Knowing your GPA could mean the difference between getting in the school of your choice and not being considered or being rejected. The GPA Calculator keeps students in a position to always know their status in school so that they can share this information with the other parties like employers or other learning institutions.