University of Alberta Undergraduate Grade Summary Sheet 
Course Abbreviation:
Instructor:
Course Number:
Number of Students in Class:
Grade
Number of Students
(G)
(N)
Grade x Number of
Students
(GxN)
% of Total
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Total
Class Grade Point Average = Total (GxN) =
Total N
=
Historical Class GPA
MEAN
RANGE
1st Year Classes
5.9
5.6 - 6.2
2nd Year Classes
6.2
5.9 - 6.5
3rd Year Classes
6.5
6.1 - 6.9
4th Year Classes
6.8
6.3 - 7.3
The above table shows historical ranges for course section averages and mean values. These averages
are based on historical grading patterns at the University of Alberta for the last twenty years.
Illustrative material on the use of the Summary Sheet are given on the reverse side.
 The University of Alberta Marking and Grading Guidelines (approved by GFC, June, 1994)
requires that instructors complete and submit to the department chair with the final grades for
each course section the grade summary sheet. Copies of the marking and grading guidelines are
available from the Office of the Registrar and Student Awards.
Illustrative Sample Distributions
These distributions are based on grading patterns at the University of Alberta since 1967 and are provided for
illustrative purposes only. Distributions such as those indicated below will yield class averages within the anticipated
ranges on the previous page for each of the years listed. These distributions are based on historical grading practices at
the University of Alberta. It is not necessary for the grades in a particular class to follow one of these distributions
exactly; rather these distributions are provided for guidance only.
Grade
1st year Courses
2nd Year Courses
3rd Year Courses
4th Year Courses
9
7%
8%
10%
13%
8
14%
15%
17%
19%
7
21%
22%
24%
26%
6
20%
24%
24%
25%
5
16%
17%
16%
12%
4
9%
7%
6%
4%
3
7%
4%
2%
1%
2
5%
2%
1%
0%
1
1%
1%
0%
0%
Totals
100%
100%
100%
100%
Class Mean
5.9
6.2
6.5
6.8
Calculation of a Class Grade Point Average: An Illustration
In a class of 130 students enrolled in a first year course, students received the following grade distribution and the class
grade point average was calculated as illustrated:
(G)
Grade
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
(N)
Number of
Students
9
19
27
26
21
15
8
5
0
___
130
Class Grade Point Average
GxN
81
152
189
156
105
60
24
10
0
____
777
%
7
15
21
20
16
11
6
4
0
100%
=
Total (Grade Point x Number)
Total Number of Students in Class
=
Total (G x N)
Total (N)
=
777
130
=
6.0