A student earned grades of B, B, A, C, and D. Those courses had these corresponding numbers of credit hours: 4, 5, 1, 5, 4. The grading system assigns quality points to letter grades as follows: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=0. Compute the grade point average (GPA) and round the result to two decimal places.

Computation of Grade Point Average (GPA):

GPA = Total Weighted Points divided by total credit hours

= 45/19

= 2.37 on 4.00 Grade Average

Step-by-step explanation:

a) Data and Computations:

Courses  Grade Letters  Credit Hours  Quality Points  Weighted Points

1                        B                     4                        3                      12

2                       B                     5                        3                      15

3                       A                     1                         4                       4

4                       C                     5                        2                     10

5                       D                     4                        1                       4

Total                                       19 credit hours                         45 Points

b) GPA = Total Weighted Points divided by total credit hours

= 45/19

= 2.37

c) The GPA for this student is the total weighted points (which is a product of the credit hours (loads) and the quality point) expressed as a ratio of the total credit hours for the courses she took.  The grade point average ensures that the each point used in calculating the GPA is weighed by the credit hours allocated to the course.  The resultant figure of 2.37 implies that out of 4.00 grade points, the student scored 2.37, translating to about 59%.