Grades and Grade Point Average Calculation
For official information regarding UTA grading policies, visit the Academic Regulations: Institutional Grading Policies of the Undergraduate Catalog.
This is the basic procedure in calculating a Grade Point Average (GPA):
GPA = Total Grade Point Earned ÷ Total Hours Attempted
| Grade | Description | Grade Points Per Semester Hour |
|---|---|---|
| A | Excellent | 4 |
| B | Good | 3 |
| C | Fair | 2 |
| D | Passing, Below Average | 1 |
| F | Failure | 0 |
| X | Incomplete | 0 |
| W | Withdrawn | 0 |
| P | Pass | 0 |
| Z | No Credit | 0 |
For example: Sam Maverick takes two classes and earns an A in ENGL 1301 and a D in BIOL 1441, what is his GPA?
ENGL 1301 4 grade points X 3 credit hours = 12 points earned
BIOL 1441 1 grade point X 4 credit hours = 4 points earned
Total 7 credit hours 16 points earned
16 total grade points ÷ 7 credit hours = 2.28 GPA
Students can calculate their semester GPA by simply looking at the course taken in a given semester or calculate their cumulative GPA by looking at all of the courses taken at UTA.
If you want determine what you need to do in order to raise your grade point average to a certain standard, use the UTA GPA Calculator.