Grade point average (GPA) is a quantitative measure of academic achievement and is computed based on credits earned and grades achieved. Only grades for courses taken at Bellin College are used to compute the GPA each semester; transfer courses used to meet Bellin College degree requirements are used in other aspects of SAP but do not affect the GPA. GPAs are reviewed at the end of each enrollment term for all courses taken at Bellin College during that period. The GPA is on a 4.0 scale. See below to determine how the GPA is calculated. The Financial Aid SAP standards for GPA mirrors the expectations of Bellin College academic standards. Every student’s cumulative Bellin GPA will be checked at the end of each enrollment term.
Graduate Students
All Graduate students will be expected to maintain a minimum cumulative Bellin GPA of 3.0 throughout the program in order to meet satisfactory academic progress standards. This standard mirrors the College’s minimum GPA requirement for graduation in a graduate program.
The following will be considered when evaluating a student’s cumulative Bellin GPA:
- Transfer credits are not included in the GPA calculation, only Bellin College courses.
- Pass/fail courses will not affect a student’s GPA calculation.
GPA Calculation
The Bellin College GPA is calculated based on the number of credits and the assigned grade. Each grade (A, AB, B, BC, etc.) is assigned a point value. That point value is multiplied by the number of credits for that course (i.e. 3). The result is the total points for the course. To determine the GPA, the total of all points is divided by the total number of credits earned. The result is the GPA (carried to three decimal points—GPAs are not rounded). Since the SAP standards apply only to the cumulative GPA (not by semester), the cumulative GPA calculation uses the total for all Bellin Courses.
|
Letter Grade |
Assigned Point Value |
|
A |
4.0 |
|
AB |
3.5 |
|
B |
3.0 |
|
BC |
2.5 |
|
C |
2.0 |
|
CD |
1.5 |
|
D |
1.0 |
|
F |
0 |
To illustrate (sample):
|
Credits Earned |
Grade |
Points |
|
3 |
A |
12 |
|
3 |
B |
9 |
|
2 |
AB |
7 |
|
4 |
BC |
10 |
|
3 |
BC |
7.5 |
|
Total 15 |
|
45.5 |
If this is the student’s first semester at Bellin College the cumulative GPA for this student would be 3.033 (45.5 ÷ 15 = 3.03333). Pass/Fail courses are not used in the GPA calculation.