How to Calculate a Gpa

HOW TO CALCULATE A GPA

A Grade Point Average (GPA) is based on the number of grade points earned divided by the number of grades. Each grade earned is worth a certain number of grade points on a 0.0 to 4.0 scale at ODA. ODA currently has a weighted grade point scale based on a traditional 4.0 system.

Numerical equivilents for grades earned are as follows:

A = 4.0 B+ = 3.5 C+ = 2.5 D = 1.0 A- = 3.75 B = 3.0 C = 2.0 F = 0.0 B- = 2.75 C- = 1.75

A weighted GPA reflects the higher expectations of Advanced Placement and Honors level coursework. A factor of 1.0 is added to each Advanced Placement (AP) grade, and a factor of .5 is added to each Honors (H) grade. D and F grades do not receive weight.

Example:

Courses Grade (Total GPA Points) Weighted (Total GPA Points) Credits Earned Yearbook B = 3.00 3 1 British Literature C+ = 2.50 2.5 1 (H) Pre Calculus B- = 2.75 2.75 (+.50) 1 (AP) US History A- = 3.75 3.75 (+1.00) 1 Spanish IV C- = 1.75 1.75 1 Chemistry A- = 3.75 3.75 1 Total Value 17.5 19 6

GPA CALCULATOR GPA Points/Credits Earned = 19/6.0 = 3.17

At the conclusion of six semesters (freshman, sophomore, and junior academic years) each ODA student will have a GPA covering the coursework from grades 9-11. This GPA will form the basis for a student’s admission or denial to colleges and universities.

There are two distinct GPA’s that most colleges consider:

Academic: The GPA calculation preferred by colleges, this GPA includes only courses in the five core academic disciplines – math, science, history, English, foreign language.

Overall: Colleges will occasionally consider a GPA that includes all courses taken by the student throughout their high school experience to date. This GPA includes art, physical education, drama, music, etc. The overall GPA is listed on the student’s official transcript.

A few state/public universities and highly selective colleges calculate a sophomore-junior GPA. There may be significant variations on a student’s GPA as it is recalculated from college to college.

Note: Each semester in which you are enrolled at ODA “counts” toward your admission to college. There is no single semester or academic year that is more important than another. The junior academic year is not more important than the freshman or sophomore year except that it is the last year in which students have the opportunity to raise their GPA. Because of the cumulative effect of averages, students who have a “slow start” during the freshmen and sophomore years may not be capable of raising a “deficient” GPA at the conclusion of the junior year.