Consult your Degree Audit Report for your most current GPA

1).  From your individual transcript(s), enter all grades for courses completed on degree plan.

2)   Multiply each grade by appropriate number of hours for course, using the following values to determine grade points:

                   Grade values: A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1

3)   Add total hours.

4)   Add total grade points.

5)   Divide total grade points by total hours to determine grade point average.

Example:

GPA: 2.636
Class                    Grade           Hours        Grade Pts.        GPA
ART 2313               A=4                3                12               4.0
BIOL 2410              B=3                4                12               3.0
MATH 1315             D=1                3                 3                1.0
US 1100                 C=2                1                 2                2.0

Totals                                         11                29               2.636

Estimating the Effects of a Single Semester

The most common GPA question is how much can I raise my GPA in the next semester (or the current semester). Here is how to calculate the answer.

Step One:  Estimate the number of hours you'll carry and the GPA you'll achieve for the semester in question. See above on “How to Calculate Your Semester GPA” if necessary.

For example, let’s say you need to pull a 3.25 for 15 hours this semester.

Step Two:  Multiply these numbers together.

3.25 X 15 = 48.75 grade points

Step Three:  You also need to know the number of credit hours you already have at Texas State and your TSU GPA. Do not include hours considered under Step One. You can find these numbers on your DAR or transcript – both are accessible through CatsWeb.

As an example, say you have 47 hours total and your GPA is 2.86

Step Four:  Multiply those numbers together also.

2.86 X 47 = 134.42 grade points

Step Five:  Now add the Step Two and Step Four results... your projected grade points for next semester and your cumulative grade points thus far completed.

48.75 + 134.42 = 183.17 grade points

Step Six:  Total your anticipated semester credit hours with your cumulative credit hours completed.

15 + 47 = 62 hours

Step Seven:  Divide the projected total grade points (Step Five) by the projected total hours (Step Six). The result is your GPA if your hypothetical semester goes according to plan. Note that this method does also work for estimating the negative impact of a bad semester.

183.17 / 62 = 2.95 projected GPA

* One tricky point to keep in mind! If you are retaking a course, you will need to make some additional calculations. Since retakes replace completed hours instead of adding new hours, the courses you are retaking will actually alter the total hours and GPA used in Step Three. Here is how to make the necessary adjustment.

1. Multiply your TSU hours by your TSU GPA.

            47 X 2.86 = 134.42 grade points

2. From your total grade points, subtract any grade points previously earned in courses that you'll retake.

For example, say that 6 of 15 hours will be retakes. You previously earned an F in one course and a D in the other (Remember that 3 hours X Zero + 3 hours X One = 3 grade points).

          o Subtract the retake hours from the total hours.

            47 - 6 = 41 adjusted total hours

          o Divide the adjusted grade points by the adjusted total hours.

            131.42 / 41 = 3.205 adjusted GPA

          o You would use 41 hours and a 3.205 GPA as the adjusted totals

              for Step Three and proceed with Steps 4-7 as shown above.