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Grade-Point Averages

A grade-point average (GPA) is a weighted average of all credits for which a GPA-related grade (A, B, C, D, F, IF) has been assigned. The three GPAs used at IPFW are defined and computed (and rounded to two decimal places) as follows:

Semester GPA

Semester GPA is computed using only those credits for which you are assigned a GPA-related grade for the specified semester.

Semester GPA = 4NA + 3NB + 2NC + ND (*)
All credits for which a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or IF was assigned for a specified grading period.

Cumulative GPA

Cumulative GPA is computed using all credits for which you are assigned a GPA-related grade with the exception of credits earned in those courses that have been repeated and are not repeatable for credit.

All credits earned at IPFW or at another campus of IU or Purdue for which a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or IF was assigned are applicable.

Cumulative GPA = 4NA + 3NB + 2NC + ND (*)
All applicable credits for which a grade of A, B, C, D, F, or IF was assigned.

Graduation GPA

Graduation GPA is computed using credits for which you are assigned a GPA-related grade in only those courses that fulfill a graduation requirement with the exception of credits earned in those courses that have been repeated and are not repeatable for credit. If you are pursuing more than one degree program, your graduation GPA will be determined by the academic unit through which you register.

All applicable credits earned at IPFW or at another campus of IU or Purdue for which a GPA-related grade was assigned are included if they were received for courses that fulfill a graduation requirement.

Graduation GPA = 4NA + 3NB + 2NC + ND (*)
All applicable credits for which a grade- of A, B, C, D, F, or IF was assigned for only those courses that fulfill a graduation requirement.

(*) Note: Where NA represents the number of credits assigned to the grade of A, NB the number assigned to the grade of B, etc.

Note: Prior to June 1993, Purdue University transcripts and related Purdue records were computed on a six-point scale, (A = 6.00) rather than the four-point scale (A = 4.00) used by IU and IPFW. Since June 1993, all IU, Purdue, and IPFW GPAs are computed using the same scale (A = 4.00).

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