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Grade Point Averages (GPA)On This PageStanford Grade Point Average PolicyStanford calculates a grade point average (GPA) for undergraduates and graduate students. The GPA is used internally for admissions or degree progress requirements by academic and administrative departments. Undergraduates and graduate students may see their GPA on their unofficial transcript in Axess. The GPA does not appear on the official transcript, and it is not released outside the University. For students in coterminal programs, the GPA is calculated up to and including the quarter in which the undergraduate degree is conferred. Stanford University does not calculate a rank in class. How the General University GPA is DeterminedGrade points are assigned to letter grades. The grade points associated with each grade are as follows:
No other grades and symbols (i.e., +, CR, *, RP, N, N-, L, W, NC, S, I) are used in the calculation of the GPA. Grade points are also weighted by the unit value of the course. An 'A' in a five-unit course has more value than an 'A' in a one-unit course. When Axess calculates the GPA, it multiplies the unit value of the course times the grade point value of the grade received in the course. For example: Grade of A (4.0) x 5 units for course1 = 20 grade points
The GPA is calculated as follows:
Example: you receive a B- in course1 (3 units), an A- in course2 (4 units) and a B+ in course3 (3 units) To derive the numerator, multiply the grade point value for each course by the units for that course and add the results for all courses. To derive the denominator, sum the units for all courses graded A+ through NP.
It is important to note that although the 'NP' carries 0.0 grade points, it is still calculated into the grade point average. For instance, if a student took a four-unit course and received an 'A' (4.0 grade points) and another four-unit course and received an 'NP' (0.0 grade points), the grade point average for the student would be 2.0, not 4.0. To illustrate: Grade of A (4.0) X 4 units for a course = 16 grade points 16 grade points divided by 8 units = 2.0 |
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