I’m confused about scores & grade letter & GPA…
For example:
92-100 = A
A = 4.0
Does it matter if it’s a 93 instead of a 99? Are they the same when it comes to grade letter & GPA?
Thanks for answering.
http://inquiry.princetonreview.com/leadgentemplate/gpa_popup.asp
There are different methods out there, with slight variations. In general, scores below 95 aren’t considered 4.0.
@NickFlynn Thanks for answering!
How do I know what scores I got? I’m checking my grade and all I can see is letter grades.
If your school just gives letter grades, then you just use A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 - add them up and divide by the number of courses.
If your school uses a +/- system, then use the chart I posted above, and take from the bottom of the range if it’s a minus, the middle for a plain letter grade, and the top of the range for a +.
If your school says A = 92-100 and A = 4.0, then there is no GPA difference between 92 and 100. Most college transcripts include only letter grades and not percent grades. You should be able to view your GPA and unofficial transcript online.
Is this really true? The university where I took dual-enrollment classes had A = 93 - 100 = 4.0 and A- = 90 - 92 = 3.7, with no plus grades. My current university has A = 90 - 100 = 4.0, with no plus or minus grades. I didn’t think these were anomalous.
@NickFlynn, my experience is that at most places 93-100 is an A.
At my daughter’s university, it appears that every professor chooses their own scale for what is an A or not (e.g., she got a 94.73 in one class, and that was not an A but rather an A-, but I’m not sure if that would be the same for all classes). Once a professor assigns a letter grade based on the scale for that class, then the university as a whole has a point system assigned to each letter for determining the GPA. There are different GPA points for an A, A-, B+, B, B-, etc. Then there is a specific method for adding and multiplying to get the GPA. This is all spelled out in detail on the university website, with examples of how to calculate GPA.
In other words, the only way to get the answer is NOT through CC – you must find the answers at your specific university by looking up the grading scale and how to determine GPA. This should all be on your university website or other materials. In fact, my daughter doesn’t even have to figure this all out herself because she can log in online and see her grades and GPA, so see if your university also has a place to view this online.
At my daughter’s university, it appears that every professor chooses their own scale for what is an A or not (e.g., she got a 94.73 in one class, and that was not an A but rather an A-, but I’m not sure if that would be the same for all classes). Once a professor assigns a letter grade based on the scale for that class, then the university as a whole has a point system assigned to each letter for determining the GPA. There are different GPA points for an A, A-, B+, B, B-, etc. Then there is a specific method for adding and multiplying to get the GPA. This is all spelled out in detail on the university website, with examples of how to calculate GPA.
In other words, the only way to get the answer is NOT through CC – you must find the answers at your specific university by looking up the grading scale and how to determine GPA. This should all be on your university website or other materials. In fact, my daughter doesn’t even have to figure this all out herself because she can log in online and see her grades and GPA, so see if your university also has a place to view this online.
@intparent As an individual course grade, yes. If you are trying to convert a percentage GPA to a 4.0 scale, the scales I have seen only convert 95 and up to a 4.0, and scores in the lower 90s end up less.
@NickFlynn- Again, it completely depends on the school and course. I’ve seen the ‘standard’ be 93, or 92, or 90 for an A, on both scales with +/- and without. In fact, I would hazard that more schools use a 92 or 93 (because they’re breaking up each ten point section into thirds).
Agree.
I’m not even sure what the OP was asking about - whether it was how colleges view high school GPAs or how a particular high school or maybe college calculate GPA…