How GPA is Calculated

• Credit_for_GPA on the course master is divided by the total number of marking periods listed in Marking_Periods_Covered.

• The course master GPA_Weight_Code (0, 1, 2, etc) refers to your grade code setup. Each grade can have a different grade point value set for each course weighting.

• These two values will be multiplied together to get the grade points for that class.

• This process is repeated for each class.

• The Grade Points for each class are added and the Credits this marking period for each class are added.

• The total Grade Points for each class are divided by the total Credits this marking period to determine GPA.

Example: GPA calculation for one marking period at a school with four marking periods in the school year.

(A) From the Course Master
(B) From Grade Codes

* This field shows the marking periods in which the class receives a grade. In the above example, (12) means the class receives a grade for the first and second marking periods. The Credit for GPA would then be divided by two. German is listed as a full year course receiving a grade in each of the four marking periods (1234). The Credit for GPA would then be divided by four. The Typing and P.E. are listed as marking period (1) so the Credit for GPA would be divided by one.

Schools with six marking periods throughout the year would use the same process, adjusting the Marking_Periods_Covered field. A course that covers the first three marking periods would have 123 and would divide by three. A course that covers the last three marking periods would have 456 and would also divide by three. A full year course covering all six marking periods would have 123456 in the Marking_Periods_Covered field and therefore would divide by six.

For Cumulative GPA

The same process is used with the following two exceptions.

1. The Credit for GPA is divided by how many values are in the Final_Grade_Marking_Period field.

2. The information for this term is then calculated with any balance forward the student may have.