Calculating Your GPA

Academic Achievement Center Maxwell Library, Ground Floor

(508) 531 - 1214

What is a GPA?

• GPA = Grade Point Average

• A Grade Point Average is the average grade earned by a student, figured by dividing the grade points earned by the number of credits attempted. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Grade+Point+Average

• Only the credits you earn at BSC will calculate into your BSC GPA. Transfer credits do not calculate into your BSC GPA but may go toward graduation.

Good GPA vs. Injured GPA Good GPA

• Good academic standing

• Above 2.0 • Able to

graduate (pending major requirements)

• Eligible for scholarships

• Not on academic probation

Injured GPA

• Under 2.0

• Probation

• Possible academic separation

• Limited to 13 credits per semester

• Repeat courses which cost $$$

Understanding Grades and Their Numerical Values

A = 4.0 B+ = 3.3 C+ = 2.3 D+ = 1.3 F=0.0

A- = 3.7 B = 3.0 C = 2.0 D = 1.0

B- = 2.7 C- = 1.7 D- = 0.7

In computing a semester GPA, grades are assigned the following numerical values:

Marks that don’t calculate

in the GPA: W, WA, I, S/U

The semester GPA is calculated by multiplying the grade numerical value

for each course by the number of credit hours each course is worth. The

resulting value is referred to as “Quality Points”. You can obtain your

“Quality Points” by logging into InfoBear and reviewing your Academic

Transcript.

How to Access Info Bear

Go to the BSC home page and

click the Quick links button.

Next click on the InfoBear link

within the drop down menu.

Logging Into InfoBear

Now click on the

Registration & Student

Information link to log

into InfoBear.

Logging Into InfoBear

Enter your Banner ID

Enter your pin and then

click the Login button.

If you forgot your pin after two

tries click the Forgot PIN?

Button and reset your pin.

Utilizing InfoBear to Access Your Transcript

Once successfully logged

into InfoBear you will see a

similar screen. Go to the top

of the screen and click on

the tab that says Student.

Click on the tab that

says Student

Utilizing InfoBear to Access Your Transcript

To access your BSC transcript to

obtain your course, grade, credits,

and quality points click on the

Student Records link.

Utilizing InfoBear to Access Your Transcript

Next click on the

Academic Transcript link.

Utilizing InfoBear to Access Your Transcript

Click the Submit button

to generate your

unofficial transcript

Reviewing Your Academic Transcript

Review your Academic

Transcript to confirm everything

is accurate. Then scroll down to

the bottom to obtain your GPA

quality points. This is also

where you will obtain all of the

grades, you have received,

amount of credits per course,

and which semesters you took

your courses.

Reviewing Your Academic Transcript

Keep this screen open. You will need to work with

this screen as well as the GPA Calculator on the

AAC website at the same time. Open a new

internet window and copy the below link into it and

then press enter.

http://www.bridgew.edu/AAC/gpa_calculator.cfm

GPA Calculator

This is

the GPA

Calculator

website.

Calculating Your GPA

You will need to have both of these screens up because you will be

taking information from your Academic Transcript and inserting it

into the GPA Calculator.

Academic Transcript Screen GPA Calculator Screen

Do Not Calculate Into GPA If you received the following grades in a course do not enter them into

the GPA Calculator screen since they have no quality points value.

•W = Withdrawal Grade

•WA = Walk Always/Withdrawal

•I = Incomplete Grade

•S = Satisfactory Grade

•U = Unsatisfactory Grade

A = 4.0 B+ = 3.3 C+ = 2.3 D+ = 1.3 F=0.0 A- = 3.7 B = 3.0 C = 2.0 D = 1.0

B- = 2.7 C- = 1.7 D- = 0.7

Do Calculate Into GPA

Don’t Forget About Repeat Courses

If you repeated a course then use the newest grade in the GPA

Calculator. The newest grade not the best grade is utilized when

calculating your GPA. So if you received a (C-) the first time and then

earned a (D+) as the repeat grade in the course then the (D+) should

be calculated into the GPA. However, if you earned a (C-) the first time

and then received a (A-) the second time then the (A-) is calculated

into the GPA because it is the newest grade.

Reviewing Your Academic Transcript

This screen will give you all the

information you will need to calculate

your GPA with the GPA Calculator.

You will need the Course, # of Credit

Hours and Grade. This is the

information you will need to insert

into the GPA Calculator on the other

screen. It is important to start with the

first semester you began at BSC and

put in every semester into the GPA

Calculator to accurately obtain your

current GPA. Remember if you

repeated a course only enter the

newest grade into the GPA Calculator

and do not enter the course twice.

Course # of Credit Hours Grade

Reviewing the GPA Calculator

Once you have entered the

information from your Academic

Transcript into the GPA

Calculator it will automatically

give you the Total # of Credits,

GPA, and Total Quality of

Points. A 2.0 GPA is good

academic standing at BSC.

Total

Quality

Points

GPA = Grade Point Average

Total # of

Credits

Academic Standing Reminders •The minimum Semester GPA for Dean’s List is 3.30

•Some majors require students to carry a Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50

•The minimum Cumulative GPA for good academic standing is a 2.00

•A beginning freshman enrolled for fewer than 16 credit hours, who earns a first

semester GPA between 1.00 – 1.99 will be placed on academic probation for the

following semester.

•A beginning freshman who earns a first GPA below 1.00 will be academically

dismissed

•A transfer student who earns lower then a 1.50 their first semester will be

academically dismissed

•Only grades points earned at BSC will be calculated into your GPA.

Credit Hours Earned Separated Below Cumulative GPA of

0 – 16 1.00

17 – 31 1.50

32 – 46 1.65

47 – 61 1.75

62 – 89 1.85

90 or above 2.00

Additional Assistance For additional assistance please feel free to contact the Academic

Achievement Center at 508-531-1214 during normal business hours of

9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday - Friday. You can also call to schedule an

appointment to meet with an Academic Counselor or Peer Advisor during

the academic year (September – middle May).

The Academic Achievement Center is located on the ground floor of the

Maxwell Library at Bridgewater State College on the West Side of campus.