How would I be able to calculate my overall average grade (or grade point average) for these courses?
Course | Course Credit (weight) | Course Grade |
---|---|---|
Biology 101 | 45 | 86 |
Psychology 210 | 30 | 74 |
Chemistry 250 | 45 | 88 |
English 200 | 60 | 77 |
My understanding is by simply adding the course grades column together and dividing by the total cumulative possible marks.
(86+74+88+77)/400 = 0.8125
But this number seems very strange in the 0 to 4 GPA.
Best Answer
You calculated an unweighted GPA. To weight it, you must factor in the course credit variable.
As the original units are in a 0-100 scale, your weighted gpa is about a B-.
To convert to a 4.0 scale, simply use the appropriate unit conversion
Your original calculation was missing a multiplication by 4. The procedure for your unweighted gpa should be