GPA Calculation and Standard Rounding

How to Calculate GPA and Standard Rounding

Dartmouth calculates GPA to 14 decimal points within Banner and follows standard rounding to two decimal places.

GPA Calculation

The basic GPA calculation is as follows:

(Quality points÷GPA Hours)÷3

Quality points come from the grades:

A = 12 quality points
A- = 11 quality points
B+ = 10 quality points
B = 9 quality points
B- = 8 quality points
C+ = 7 quality points
C = 6 quality points
C- = 5 quality points
D = 3 quality points
E = 0 quality points

GPA Hours translate to courses taken, so 1 course = 1 GPA Hour.

Standard Rounding

Standard Rounding means that only the number to the right of the final decimal place is used to round.
Examples:

• (345/31)/3 = 3.7096773 => 3.71
• (345/32)/3 = 3.59375 => 3.59
• (345/33)/3 = 3.4848483 => 3.48
       Note this example in particular