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QUALITY POINT
SYSTEM AND DEFICIENCY POINT CALCULATION
Academic
Standing is based not only on a prescribed quantity of work, but
also on a prescribed quality of scholarship. Letter grades
are assigned "quality points" as follows:
A
=
4 points
B
=
3 points
C
=
2 points
D
=
1 point
F
=
0 point
*Note "I," "P," and "W," are not averaged into the QPA |
Quality points for a single course are calculated
by multiplying the points assigned the letter grade (as above) by
the number of the semester hours of the course. Total quality
points are calculated by simple adding the quality points earned in
each course. The QPA is computed by dividing the number of
quality points earned by the number of semester hours
attempted.
Quality Point Average =
Total Quality Point Earned
Total Semester Hours Attempted
There are two kinds of QPAs: (1) semester QPA, and
(2) cumulative or overall QPA. The semester QPA is the grade
average for all courses completed during the current semester.
The cumulative or overall QPA is the average of all courses
completed at SRU.
Example:
Student's FIRST
SEMESTER record -
credits attempted credits earned
quality points
QPA
15
12
27
1.8
Student's SECOND SEMESTER record -
| Course |
Letter
Grade |
Semester
Hours |
Points |
Quality Points |
| Art |
C
(2 Qpts.) |
3 |
x
2 |
=
6 |
| History |
C
(2 Qpts.) |
3 |
x
2 |
=
6 |
| Biology |
B
(3 Qpts.) |
3 |
x
3 |
=
9 |
| Psychology |
D
(1 Qpts.) |
3 |
x
1 |
=
3 |
| English |
C
(2 Qpts.) |
1 |
x
2 |
=
2 |
| TOTALS |
|
16 |
|
32 |
SECOND SEMESTER QPA = 32
(quality points)/16 (credits attempted)=2.0
CUMULATIVE QPA = credits attempted
quality
points
15
27
+
16
+
32
31
59
CALCULATION OF CUMULATIVE QPA:
59 = 1.9
31
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SAMPLES FOR
PRACTICE:
I. Previous record:
credits attempted credits earned
quality points
QPA
21
18
35
1.66
CURRENT Semester Record:
| Biology |
3
credits- |
B |
|
|
| History |
3
credits- |
C |
|
|
| Art |
3
credits- |
C |
|
|
| Philosophy |
3
credits- |
F |
|
|
| Physics |
3
credits- |
F |
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What is the semester
QPA?
What is the cumulative QPA?
II. Previous record:
credits attempted credits earned
quality points
QPA
48
48
120
2.5
Semester
Record:
|
Biology
|
3 credits-
|
B
|
|
|
|
History
|
3 credits-
|
B
|
|
|
|
Art
|
3 credits-
|
B
|
|
|
|
Philosophy
|
3 credits-
|
A
|
|
|
|
Physics
|
3 credits-
|
B
|
|
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What is the semester
QPA?
What is the cumulative QPA?
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