There are two types of GPAs: term and cumulative. The term GPA is calculated using only the courses taken in a specific term. The cumulative GPA is calculated using all Relay courses taken during a student's program. Both term and cumulative GPAs are calculated as a weighted average of credits earned and GPA grade value, which is a numerical equivalent to a letter grade. GPAs are reported to the nearest hundredth with appropriate rounding (e.g., 2.699 would be reported as 2.70). To calculate a GPA, students need to know the course grade and the course credits (for students in Connecticut, Illinois, Tennessee, and Texas, and for Year One students in Delaware, Georgia, New York, Colorado, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania, see the Academic Catalog; for all other students, see the Academic Programs Guide for detailed information). The table below outlines the grade point equivalents for Relay.
Grade Point Equivalents
|
GPA |
Letter Grade |
Percentage Range |
|
|
4 |
A+ |
100% |
97% |
|
4 |
A |
<97% |
93% |
|
3.7 |
A- |
<93% |
90% |
|
3.3 |
B+ |
<90% |
87% |
|
3 |
B |
<87% |
83% |
|
2.7 |
B- |
<83% |
80% |
|
2.3 |
C+ |
<80% |
77% |
|
2 |
C |
<77% |
73% |
|
1.7 |
C- |
<73% |
70% |
|
0 |
F |
<70% |
0% |
|
N/A |
Pass |
100% |
80% |
|
N/A |
Fail |
<80% |
0% |
The following grades for courses are not included in a student’s term or cumulative GPA: Pass, Fail, Incomplete (INC), Withdrawn (W), Repeat (R), Transfer (TR), CPL (Credit for Prior Learning; equivalent to a B- or higher).Student’s term and cumulative GPAs are calculated automatically at the end of each term and are shared with students in their end-of-term Student Academic Progress (SAP) emails. Students may request an unofficial transcript at any time in order to verify their cumulative GPA or past term GPAs.
Procedure
Students may also choose to complete the calculations themselves or with the assistance of Relay’s GPA predictor tool. To calculate a GPA, students must first multiply the number of course credits for each course by the grade point values associated with the grade received in that course. Then students must add all those totals together and divide that sum by the total number of course credits. For a term GPA, students must average all regularly graded courses in that term; for the cumulative GPA, students must use all courses taken over the course of a program. Students may also choose to complete a weighted average of their term GPAs (average of term GPAs weighted by number of credits taken in the term) to determine their cumulative GPA. Students are encouraged to request an unofficial transcript or reach out to their advisor for assistance in filling out the GPA predictor tool.
Below please find a sample calculation of a spring term GPA, also depicted in Table 20:
- Courses Taken in the Spring Term:
- Course-101, 3 credits, Grade: A (4.0)
- Course-102, 2 credits, Grade: B (3.0)
- Course-103, 1 credit, Grade: B- (2.7)
- How to Calculate the Spring Term GPA:
- ((Course-101 Credits * Course-101 Grade) + (Course-102 Credits * Course-102 Grade) + (Course-103 Credits * Course-103 Grade)) / (Course-101 Credits + Course-102 Credits + Course-103 Credits)
- ((3*4)+(2*3)+(1*2.7)) / (3+2+1)
- (12+6+2.7)/(6)
- 20.7/6
- Term GPA: 3.45
- ((Course-101 Credits * Course-101 Grade) + (Course-102 Credits * Course-102 Grade) + (Course-103 Credits * Course-103 Grade)) / (Course-101 Credits + Course-102 Credits + Course-103 Credits)
The table below shows an example of a term GPA.
Term GPA
|
Course |
Grade |
Credits |
Grade Points |
Credits x Grade Points |
|
|
#1 |
A |
3 |
4 |
12 |
|
|
#2 |
B |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
|
#3 |
B- |
1 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
|
|
Total |
|
6 |
|
20.7 |
|
|
Term GPA |
20.7/6 = 3.45 |
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