NAME
DATE
HOUR
CALCULATING MY GPA
DIRECTIONS: FOR PROBLEMS
7B,12, 13, 14
AND
15;
PLEASE SHOW ALL YOUR WORK.
1A.
A SCHOOL YEAR HAS
QUARTERS.
1B .
A SCHOOL YEAR HAS
SEMESTERS.
2A.
QUARTERS
=
SEMESTER
2B .
QUARTERS
=
SEMESTER
3.
TO RECEIVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA A STUDENT MUST HAVE
CREDITS
.
AND MUST PASS THE
4A.
1 YEAR-LONG CLASS =
CREDITS
4B .
1 SEMESTER =
CREDITS
4C.
1 QUARTER =
CREDITS
*YOU MAY ONLY RECEIVE CREDIT FOR A CLASS TAKEN THE ENTIRE SEMESTER
AND WITH NO FAILING GRADE !!!
5A.
HOW MANY MATH CREDITS DO YOU NEED FOR
GRADUATION?
5B.
TO GET YOU HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA,
WHICH MATH CLASS DO YOU HAVE TO GET CREDIT FOR?
6A. THIS YEAR YOU HAVE
CLASSES.
6B.
AT SEMESTER, IF YOU PASS ALL YOUR CLASSES, YOU WILL HAVE
6 C.
AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR, YOU WILL HAVE
YOUR CLASSES BOTH SEMESTERS.
CREDITS.
CREDITS, IF YOU PASS ALL OF
6D.
TO BE A SOPHOMORE YOU NEED
CREDITS.
6E.
TO BE A JUNIOR YOU NEED
CREDITS.
6 F.
TO BE A SENIOR YOU NEED
CREDITS.
7A.
IF YOU ATTEND HIGH SCHOOL FOR ALL FOUR
7B.
HOW MANY MORE CREDITS WILL YOU HAVE
(4) YEARS AND PASS ALL SIX (6) CLASSES, PER
YEAR, HOW MANY CREDITS WILL YOU HAVE AT THE END OF YOUR 12TH GRADE YEAR?
THAN THE CREDITS REQUIRED FOR
GRADUATION?
7 C.
HOW MANY SEMESTERS IS EQUAL TO YOUR ANSWER TO
7D.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, HOW MANY SEMESTER CLASSES
#7B?
COULD YOU FAIL AND STILL GRADUATE?
BONUS
HOW CAN YOU MAKE-UP LOST CREDIT(S)?
8.
WHAT DOES
GPA STAND FOR?
9.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SPORTS, YOU MUST HAVE A
9B.
IF YOU ARE A
G
P
A
1ST SEMESTER FRESHMAN, YOU ARE
GPA.
TO PARTICIPATE
IN SPORTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. BY THE END OF THE
YOU MUST HAVE A
GPA.
1ST QUARTER
9 C.
FOR
2ND SEMESTER FRESHMEN, ALL SOPHOMORES, ALL JUNIORS, AND ALL SENIORS;
YOU MUST HAVE A
GPA FROM THE PREVIOUS
.
10.
IN HIGH SCHOOL, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HONOR ROLL FOR A SEMESTER,
GPA
YOU MUST HAVE A
10B.
AND YOU CANNOT HAVE A
SEMESTERS.
ALL LETTER GRADES ARE ON A
4.0 GRADING SCALE.
AN
A
A
A
AN
12. TO
.
GPA
TO EARN AN ACADEMIC LETTER YOU MUST HAVE A
FOR
11.
OR A
CALCULATE YOUR
1)
2)
3)
A=
B=
C=
D=
F=
GPA:
CHANGE EACH LETTER GRADE TO ITS NUMERICAL VALUE
FIND THE SUM OF THE NUMERICAL VALUES OF THE LETTER GRADES
DIVIDE THIS TOTAL BY THE NUMBER OF CLASSES TAKEN
EXAMPLE #1
AT SEMESTER A FRESHMAN BY THE NAME OF BENNY “THE GOLDEN BEAR” BARTLETT,
RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING GRADES IN HIS CLASSES:
ENGLISH-A HISTORY-A P.E.-A ALGEBRA-A FRENCH-A SCIENCE-A
A.
WHAT IS BENNY’S GPA?
B.
MAY BENNY PLAY SPORTS?
C.
IS HE ON THE HONOR ROLL?
D.
MAY BENNY GET AN ACADEMIC LETTER?
13.
EXAMPLE #2
AT SEMESTER A SOPHOMORE BY THE NAME OF BARBARA “THE GOLDEN BEARESS” BARTLETT,
(BENNY’S OLDER SISTER ) RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING GRADES IN HER CLASSES:
ENGLISH-C
HISTORY-B
P.E.-D (SHE DOES NOT DRESS OUT REGULARLY)
ALGEBRA-A
ART-A
SCIENCE-B
A.
WHAT IS BARBARA’S GPA THIS SEMESTER?
B.
MAY BARBARA PLAY SPORTS THIS
SEMESTER?
C.
IS SHE ON THE HONOR ROLL?
D.
MAY BARBARA GET AN ACADEMIC LETTER?
EXAMPLE #3
LAST YEAR BARBARA “THE GOLDEN BEARESS” BARTLETT,
RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING GRADES IN HER CLASSES:
TH
9 GRADE SEMESTER 1
ENGLISH-C
HISTORY-C
P.E.-F
PREALGEBRA-A
FOOD SCIENCE-F
SCIENCE-B
9TH GRADE SEMESTER 2
ENGLISH-B
HISTORY-B
P.E.-D
PREALGEBRA-A
ART-B
SCIENCE-A
14A. WHAT WAS BARBARA’S GPA FOR HER FRESHMAN YEAR?
B.
WAS BARBARA ABLE TO PLAY SPORTS AFTER
THE 1ST SEMESTER OF HER FRESHMAN YEAR?
C.
WAS BARBARA ABLE TO PLAY SPORTS AFTER
THE 2ND SEMESTER OF HER 9TH GRADE YEAR?
D.
WAS SHE ON THE HONOR ROLL THE 1ST SEMESTER?
E.
DID SHE MAKE THE HONOR ROLL 2ND SEMESTER?
F.
DID SHE RECEIVE AN ACADEMIC LETTER AFTER THE
FIRST SEMESTER OF HER SOPHOMORE YEAR?
G.
IS BARBARA A “REAL” SOPHOMORE?
WHY OR WHY NOT?
H.
WHAT IS HER CUMULATIVE GPA?
15A.
WRITE YOUR CLASS SCHEDULE. MAKE A GOAL FOR EACH OF YOUR CLASSES.
PERIOD
CLASS
GRADE (GOAL)
POINT
VALUE
B.
CALCULATE YOUR
GPA FOR THE FIRST
SEMESTER BASED ON YOUR DATA.
C.
WILL YOU BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN
SPORTS?
D.
WILL YOU BE ON THE HONOR ROLL?
E.
WILL YOU RECEIVE AN ACADEMIC LETTER?
F.
HOW MANY CREDITS DO YOU HAVE FOR
THIS SEMESTER?