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Calculating Your GPA

 

 


For each student, Boise State University calculates and documents three types of grade-point average (GPA):

 

   Cumulative GPA

   Semester GPA

   Boise State University GPA

 

Each of the three types of GPA is calculated with the same formula: total quality points you have earned divided by the total number of GPA units you have attempted, as shown below:

 

Total Quality Points Earned

=

GPA
GPA Units Attempted

 In calculating your cumulative GPA, Boise State University uses courses you have taken at the university in your current "career" and all courses you have transferred from other post-secondary institutions - but only if you received a final letter grade (A, B, C, D, or F) in those transferred courses.  See the University Catalog for more information on cumulative GPA.

In calculating semester GPA, the formula uses only quality points earned and GPA units attempted that semester.  For Boise State University GPA, the formula uses only quality points earned and GPA units attempted at Boise State University in your current career.

All GPA calculations exclude credits for:

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pass/fail courses in which you received a final grade of P  (note: a grade of F will impact your GPA)

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courses that you registered for but dropped from your schedule even though the course may appear on your transcript with a final grade of W or CW.

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courses you took under audit status (AUD or UAU)

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courses in which you have received the grade of I, for incomplete, (until the I is changed to a letter grade)

Last reviewed on 05/03/2007

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