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Calculating Grade Point Average
A Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated for all undergraduate students, as
well as those students in the Fuqua School of Business, the Law School, the Divinity School, and, for students matriculating
in Summer 2004 and after, the Graduate School and Engineering Management. Graduate School and Engineering Management
students who matriculated prior to Summer 2004 do not carry a GPA.
There are two types of GPAs: Semester and Cumulative. The semester GPA is
calculated using the courses taken in the semester in question. The cumulative GPA is a summary of all Duke courses taken
over that student’s career. Transfer course grades are not included in any GPA calculations, but Inter-institutional
courses, including those taken as part of the Robertson Scholars program, are included. To calculate a GPA you need to
know the course grade, the course credits or semester hours associated with that course, and the values associated with
each grade in that school. Here are the grade point equivalents for each school:
Undergraduate
(Trinity and Pratt) |
| A+ |
4.0 |
| A |
4.0 |
| A- |
3.7 |
| B+ |
3.3 |
| B |
3.0 |
| B- |
2.7 |
| C+ |
2.3 |
| C |
2.0 |
| C- |
1.7 |
| D+ |
1.3 |
| D |
1.0 |
| D- |
1.0 |
| F |
0.0 |
| U |
0.0 |
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| Divinity School |
| A+ |
4.0 |
| A |
4.0 |
| A- |
3.7 |
| B+ |
3.3 |
| B |
3.0 |
| B- |
2.7 |
| C+ |
2.3 |
| C |
2.0 |
| C- |
1.7 |
| D+ |
1.3 |
| D |
1.0 |
| D- |
1.0 |
| F |
0.0 |
| U |
0.0 |
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| *The Graduate School and Engineering Management |
| A+ |
4.0 |
| A |
4.0 |
| A- |
3.7 |
| B+ |
3.3 |
| B |
3.0 |
| B- |
2.7 |
| C+ |
2.3 |
| C |
2.0 |
| C- |
1.7 |
| F |
0.0 |
| NC |
0.0 |
| *GPA is calculated only for students matriculating Summer 2004 and after |
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The School
of Nursing |
| A |
4.0 |
| A- |
3.7 |
| B+ |
3.3 |
| B |
3.0 |
| B- |
2.7 |
| C+ |
2.3 |
| C |
2.0 |
| F |
0.0 |
| NC |
0.0 |
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Note for the Schools Above: When a course is taken on the pass/fail or credit/no
credit basis a P or CR does not count in the GPA calculation, but a U or NC (whichever is appropriate for the career) does count for
GPA calculation purposes, with 0.0 grade points.
Fuqua School
of Business |
| SP |
4.0 |
| HP |
3.5 |
| P |
3.0 |
| LP |
2.5 |
| F |
0.0 |
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| School of Law |
| The Law School assigns numerical grades for each course, and those numerical grades are used as the grade point values in GPA calculations. |
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Note for Fuqua and Law: When a course is taken on the pass/fail or credit/no credit
basis no grade (P, F, CR, or NC) is used in the GPA calculation.
GPA Calulation Examples
To calculate a GPA you must first multiply the number of course
credits/semester hours for each course by the grade point values associated with the grade received in that course. Then
add all of those totals together and divide that sum by the total number of course credits/semester hours. For a semester
GPA use all regularly graded courses in that semester (plus P/F courses in which an F or U was earned), and for the
cumulative GPA use all courses. Do not average semester GPAs in order to calculate the cumulative GPA.
NOTE: All GPAs are truncated to three decimal points.
Here are some examples of semester GPA calculations:
Undergraduate
(Trinity and Pratt) |
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Grade |
Crs Credits |
Grd Pts |
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| ECON 1D |
B |
1.0 x |
3.0 = |
3.0 |
| FRENCH 76 |
B+ |
1.0 x |
3.3 = |
3.3 |
| MATH 31L |
A- |
1.0 x |
3.7 = |
3.7 |
| LIT 20S |
A+ |
1.0 x |
4.0 = |
4.0 |
| MUSIC 80 |
B |
0.5 x |
3.0 = |
1.5 |
| TOTAL |
4.5 |
15.5 |
| SEMESTER GPA: |
15.5/4.5 = 3.444 |
| Divinity School |
| |
Grade |
Crs Credits |
Grd Pts |
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| CHURHIST 13 |
A |
1.0 x |
4.0 = |
4.0 |
| CHURMIN 115 |
B- |
1.0 x |
2.7 = |
2.7 |
| NEWTEST 118 |
A- |
1.0 x |
3.7 = |
3.7 |
| OLDTEST 115 |
F |
1.0 x |
0.0 = |
0.0 |
| TOTAL |
4.0 |
10.4 |
| SEMESTER GPA: |
10.4/4.0 = 2.600 |
Graduate School/Engineering Professional
(Matriculated Summer 2004 and after) |
| |
Grade |
Sem Hrs |
Grd Pts |
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| BME 204 |
A- |
3.0 x |
3.7 = |
11.1 |
| BME 212 |
B+ |
3.0 x |
3.3 = |
9.9 |
| BME 265 |
B |
3.0 x |
3.0 = |
9.0 |
| BME 311 |
A |
1.0 x |
4.0 = |
4.0 |
| BME 270 |
B- |
3.0 x |
2.7 = |
8.1 |
| TOTAL |
13.0 |
42.1 |
| SEMESTER GPA: |
42.1/13.0 = 3.238 |
| Fuqua School of Business |
| |
Grade |
Sem Hrs |
Grd Pts |
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| DECISION 311 |
P |
3.0 x |
3.0 = |
9.0 |
| DECISION 312 |
HP |
2.0 x |
3.5 = |
7.0 |
| MANAGEMT 320 |
SP |
3.0 x |
4.0 = |
12.0 |
| MGRECON 300 |
LP |
3.0 x |
2.5 = |
7.5 |
| TOTAL |
11.0 |
35.5 |
| SEMESTER GPA: |
35.5/11.0 = 3.227 |
| School of Law |
| |
Grade |
Sem Hrs |
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| LAW 110 |
3.2 x |
4.5 = |
14.4 |
| LAW 140 |
3.8 x |
4.5 = |
17.1 |
| LAW 160 |
3.4 x |
1.5 = |
5.1 |
| LAW 170 |
3.9 x |
4.5 = |
17.55 |
| TOTAL |
15.0 |
54.15 |
| SEMESTER GPA: |
54.15/15.0 = 3.610 |
| School of Nursing |
| |
Grade |
Sem Hrs |
Grd Pts |
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| NURSING 307 |
A |
3.0 x |
4.0 = |
12.0 |
| NURSING 518 |
B+ |
2.0 x |
3.3 = |
6.6 |
| NURSING 524 |
A- |
1.0 x |
3.7 = |
3.7 |
| NURSING 528 |
A |
3.0 x |
4.0 = |
12.0 |
| TOTAL |
9.0 |
34.3 |
| SEMESTER GPA: |
34.3/9.0 = 3.811 |
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