<p>How do A-'s get factored into GPA calculations? If someone were to get four A's and one A- during a given semester, would his/her GPA then be less than 4.0? Thanks.</p>
<p>It depends on the school one is in. I believe CAS doesn't even take into account + or - As far as I know, it is just straight A, B, C, etc. for them.</p>
<p>hey, this sounds good to me</p>
<p>Arts and Sciences does use plus and minus grades. I believe the breakdown is:
A+/A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
etc...
Engineering does not use plus or minus to calculate GPA's even though they give them.</p>
<p>Thanks! BuffyAngel, is this info posted somewhere on the A&S website?</p>
<p>I can't seem to find it on the Arts and Sciences website. (I am an engineer so I have never really looked before) I did find a old entry in memories of the washustudents livejournal group. Here is the link: <a href="http://community.livejournal.com/washustudents/330607.html%5B/url%5D">http://community.livejournal.com/washustudents/330607.html</a></p>
<p>I'm looking at the Undergraduate Programs catalog and A&S does not list that they use + or - Could you tell me where you found that at?</p>
<p>I am going into my junior year at Wash U and I know that all of my Arts and Sciences friends always compain about the plus/minus system. It may have changed this year...but I doubt it. I will try to find a official mention of the grading scale. The livejournal link I posted above has the breakdown, but it is reported by students...so if has changed that would not be accurate.</p>
<p>Here is an official link from the artsci peer advsing website:</p>
<p>I don't know why they don't have this posted in a more prominent spot on the web...but I am sure you will hear a lot about it at Orientation. Good luck next year!</p>
<p>oh gosh, and what percentage defines an A versus an A-? Like a 93% maybe?</p>
<p>Usually a 90-93% is an A-, but it depends on the class. Some classes are 85% and up is an A ao 85-90% is an A-,90-95% is an A, 95-100% is an A+. The professor will explain their grading system on the first day of class.</p>
<p>BuffyAngel, thanks so much again!</p>
<p>Will taking a class for credit instead of for a grade hurt my GPA? This was the case in my HS.</p>
<p>students who did FSAP and got an A- were awarded 3.7 points so I dunno if artsci is changing in the fall or even if they're changing @ all</p>
<p>So, if an A- is a 3.7 and a B+ is a 3.3, where are the four points in between</p>
<p>The points in between don't exist...when all your grades are averaged though, you might end up with a grade in between...if you get 2 A-'s and 3 B+'s, then that would be a 3.46.</p>
<p>Will AP/IB credits factor in to our GPAs at all? Like, would that be seen as like a pass/fail class or something?</p>
<p>AP/IB credits do not factor into your GPA. GPA is determined by your total grade points earned during the semester divided by the total number of credits earned in that semester. Pass/Fail credits are not used in factoring.
Grade points are figured by multiplying the grade value (a 4.0 for an A, a 3.0 for a B, etc.) times the number of credits earned in each class.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>3 credits X 4.0 grade = 12 grade points
4 credits X 3.0 grade = 12<br>
4 credits X 4.0 = 16
1 credit X 4.0 = 4
4 credits X 3.0 = 12
1 credit pass/fail = 0<br>
Totals 16 credits earned for a total of 56 grade points</p>
<pre><code> 56 divided by 16 gives you a semester GPA of 3.5
</code></pre>
<p>AP/IB credits are listed as transfer credits and do not figure into your GPA</p>
<p>So, a pass/fail is still on your transcript and everything, but they just don't add in that credit when computing what to divide the grade points by?</p>
<p>That's right.</p>