CCM - County College of Morris

Academic Policies - Grades and Averages

A student’s Semester Point Average (SPA) is a measure of his or her work for any one semester. The cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) represents all work completed at the college.

How to calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA)
As indicated before, letter grades are assigned a point value:

A = 4 points,
B = 3 points,
C = 2 points,
D = 1 point and
F = 0 points.

Your grade point average is calculated by multiplying the point value of the grade you receive in each course by the number of credits offered for the course. The resulting number is called “total quality points.”

Then, add up the total quality points and divide by the total number of credits.

Example:
A student received the following grades over the course of two semesters at County College of Morris:

Semester I Grade Point Credits Quality

Value Points

English Composition I C 2 x 3 = 6

Phlebotomy B 3 x 4 = 12

The Middle Ages A 4 x 3 = 12

Intro to Philosophy B 3 x 3 = 9

Lifetime Wellness B 3 x 2 = 6

15 45

Total Total

Credits Quality Points

To calculate the grade point average, divide the total quality points (45) by the total credits (15). This student’s grade point average is 3.0 for Semester I.

In this student’s second semester, he earned another 15 credits and 48 total quality points. His grade point average for Semester II is 3.2.

Credits Total Quality Points

Semester I 15 45

Semester II 15 48

30 93

Cumulative Cumulative Quality

Credits Points

To calculate this student’s cumulative grade point average, add the total number of credits he earned for both semesters and the total number of quality points he earned for both semesters. Then divide the cumulative quality points (93) by the cumulative credits (30). The result is his cumulative grade point average (GPA) or 3.1. A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for graduation.

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