Grades from transfer coursework are not included in your U of M GPA. Each grade you earn is worth a certain number of grade points (except S or N grades, which are not figured into your GPA).

Grade            Grade Points
A                    4.000
A-                   3.667
B+                  3.333
B                    3.000
B-                   2.667
C                    2.000
C+                  2.333
C-                   1.667
D+                  1.333
D                    1.000
F                     0.000

To calculate your term (semester) GPA……

• Multiply the number of credits for a course by the grade points (above) for the grade you received in that course. This gives you the grade points for that particular course. Do this for each course in a given term.
• Add up the course points for all the courses in that term to arrive at the total course points for that term.
• Divide the course points for the term by the number of credits you took that term. This gives you your term GPA.

Example:
Eng 1001 - 2 credits     A grade     2 credits x 4.000 grade points = 8 course points
Hist 1001 - 1 credit      B grade     1 credits x 3.000 grade points = 3 course points
Econ 2001 - 4 credits    C grade     4 credits x 2.000 grade points = 8 course points
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7 credits                                       19 term course points

19 term course points divided by 7 total credits = 2.714 term GPA 

For your cumulative (overall) GPA….

• Add up the credits for each term and then the grade points for each term to get your cumulative credits and cumulative grade points.
• Divide the cumulative points by the cumulative credits to arrive at your cumulative U of M GPA.
• Use the GPA Calculator to help you figure out how to attain a certain GPA.