Registration and Grades - Letter Grades and GPA

A letter grading system is used as a means of measuring as fairly as possible both the quality and overall performance of a student's work.

At the end of the semester, students may view their records on SPIRE. Letter grade, interpretation, and assigned quality points are as follows:

Letter Grade	Quality Point
A	4.000
A-	3.700
B+	3.300
B	3.000
B-	2.700
C+	2.300
C	2.000
C-	1.700
D+	1.300
D	1.000
F	0.000
IF	0.000 (Incomplete failure calculates as an F)
INC	0.000 (Incomplete calculates as an F until final grade is received)
—	0.000 (blank grade calculates as an F)
Other grade symbols not included in quality point calculations are:
AUD	Audit
CR	Credit
DR	Dropped
IP	In Progress
NR	No grade roster received (i.e., the instructor has not yet submitted the grades for any students in the course)
P	Pass (added to graduation credits)
SAT	Satisfactory
W	Withdrawn
WF	Withdrew Failing
WP	Withdrew Passing
Y	Year-long Course

Please Note: All INC (incomplete) grades not completed by the end of the following semester will be converted to grades of F if taken before Fall 2004, or IF if taken thereafter.

Calculating a Grade Point Average for the Semester

1. Compute the grade points earned in each course, using the chart above to find the point equivalent for each grade and multiplying the points for each grade by the number of credits for that course. Then add all the resulting numbers. This is your grade point total for the semester.

2. Add all the credits atempted, whether you earned a passing or failing grade - but do NOT include credits in a course for which you earned a P, Y, W, CR, SAT, AUD, DR, IP, WP, WF, or NR grade.

3. Divide your grade point total by the total number of credits attemted (again, ignore credits for P, Y, W, CR, SAT, AUD, DR, IP, WP, WF, or NR courses). This is your grade point average for the semester.

For example, if you took the following courses and secured the given grades:

Course	Credits	Grade
Botany	4	A-
Math	3	B
Practicum	1	D
Entomology	2	P
Animal Science	3	INC

To complete step one, find the point equivalents for your grades in the chart above and multiply them by the credits attempted in the courses, ignoring Entomology because courses with P grades should not be included.

Course	Grade equivalents	Credits	Total points for each course
Botany	3.700 pts	x 4 =	14.800
Math	3.000 pts	x 3 =	9.000
Practicum	1.000 pts	x 1 =	1.000
Animal Science	0.000 pts	x 3 =	0.000

Then, add the total points for each course:
14.800 + 9.000 + 1.000 + 0.000 = 24.800 total grade points earned

To complete step 2, add the total credits attempted in those graded courses:
4 (for Botany) + 3 (for Math) + 1 (for Practicum) + 3 (for Animal Science) = 11 credits attempted

To complete step 3, divide the total grade points earned by the total graded credits (and round to the nearest thousandth if needed):
24.800 / 11 = 2.2545...

So rounded to the third decimal point, 2.255 would be your Grade Point Average for the semester.

Calculating your Cumulative Grade Point Average

Add your grade point total for ALL semesters you have been at Stockbridge(see Step 1 above).

Calculate the total number of credits attempted in ALL semesters at Stockbridge (see Step 2 above).

Divide your grade point total for all semesters by the total credits attempted in all semesters.

Note: grades and credits for courses transferred to Stockbridge School from other institutions are NOT included in Stockbridge grade point averages.

Grade Changes

Final grades may be changed only when requested, in writing, by the instructor of the course. Final approval for a grade change must come from the Stockbridge Director.