Grade Point Average (GPA)
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At the end of each semester and summer session a grade point average is calculated for each student for the current term and for the student’s entire career. The current GPA is based exclusively on the courses in which the student is enrolled for that specific term, while the cumulative GPA is based on all courses the student has completed at Fayetteville State University. The GPA is based on the following formula:
GPA = Total Quality Points / Total Quality Hours
"Total Quality Points" are computed by multiplying the quality point value of each grade by the number of credits of each course, and then adding the quality points earned for each course. "Total Quality Hours" refer to the credit hour for courses in which a student earned a final letter grade of A, B, C, D, or F. Withdrawals from the university, and incompletes do not affect a student’s quality hours.
The following example demonstrates the calculation of the GPA.
| Course |
Grade |
Credit Hours |
GPA Hours |
Quality Points |
| ENGL 110 |
B (3) |
3 |
3 |
3 X 3 = 9 |
| UNIV 101 |
C (2) |
1 |
1 |
1 X 2 = 2 |
| MATH 131 |
A (4) |
3 |
3 |
3 X 4 = 12 |
| HEED 112 |
B (3) |
2 |
2 |
2 X 3 = 6 |
| NSCI 110 |
B (3) |
4 |
4 |
4 X 3 = 12 |
| PHIL 110 |
|
3 |
0 |
NA |
| Totals |
|
|
13 |
41 |
| GPA: 41 / 13 = 3.15 |
A student’s career or cumulative GPA is calculated by dividing the total number of quality points earned each semester by the total number of quality hours earned in all the semesters of the student’s enrollment.
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