How Do I Calculate My

GPA in DegreeWorks

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The DegreeWorks GPA Calculator Tool can help students in several ways: understanding the effects of grades in specific courses on the GPA, setting realistic academic goals for current and future terms, mapping the path for achieving academic honors, and calculating a projected end-of-term GPA.

DegreeWorksThe GPA Calculator Tool is designed for estimation purposes only and does not give a final or official GPA.

IMPORTANT The Calculators do not account for the GSW Policy on Repeating Courses. Instead, all courses taken at GSW are included in the estimations.

DegreeWorksGrades in transferred courses, transient courses, and Learning Support courses are not taken into consideration for the overall GPA.

IMPORTANT The cumulative GPA calculated using this tool may differ from the HOPE eligibility GPA.

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To access the GPA Calculators, click on the GPA Calc tab at the topof your audit worksheet.

DegreeWorksDegreeWorks has three different GPA calculators listed on the left side of the screen: the Graduation calculator the Term calculator the Advice calculator

Click on the one you want to use.

DegreeWorksThe Graduation Calculator

This calculator provides a general view of the average GPA a student needs to achieve in remaining courses in order to reach a desired GPA.

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Your GSW GPA will show in the Current GPA box.

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Enter the number of credit hoursremaining to complete your degree.

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Enter the number of credit hours required for your degree program, not counting the PErequirement and UNIV 1000.

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The number of credits remaining and the number of credits required can be foundin the degree information on the audit worksheet.

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Enter the GPA you want to achieve by graduation as the Desired GPA. In this example, 3.00 is being used.

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Next, click on the Calculate button.

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KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE CALCULATIONS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR REPEATED COURSES.

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The Term Calculator

This calculator provides a projected GPA based on anticipated grades earned in courses for the current term.

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Your current class schedule will show, along with your current GSW GPA and the number of credits you have earned.

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From each Grade drop-down box, select the grade you think you will earn in the course.

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Courses can be added or deleted. If a course is added, the credit hours for the course and the anticipated grade must be entered also.

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When finished, click on Calculate.

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With these 15 hours and projected grades of 4 B’s and 1 A, the anticipated GPA will be 2.91.

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KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE CALCULATIONS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR REPEATED COURSES.

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The Advice Calculator

This calculator is used to determine how a student can raise or lower the GPA using actual grades as advice.

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The current GPA and number of earned credits will be listed.

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Enter the desired GPA and click on Calculate.

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For this example, to achieve the desired GPA of 3.5, the student would need to earn grades of A (4.0) on the next 17 credits.

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KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE CALCULATIONS DO NOT ACCOUNT FOR REPEATED COURSES.

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Have questions?

Contact the Office of the Registrar at (229) 928-1331 or

email the office at degreeworks@gsw.edu.