grade point average
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A grade point average is a numerical summary of academic performance, calculated by converting letter grades to a scale (typically 0–4) and averaging them.
Often abbreviated GPA.
It determines eligibility for honors, scholarships, and admission to further study: She graduated with a 3.8 GPA.
A cumulative GPA covers an entire academic career; a semester GPA covers one term.
Measure of relative size
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- unweightedWithout assigned importance
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
Recognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
- summa cum laudeTop graduation honor
magna cum laude · cum laude · dean's list · scholarship · merit · recognition · salutatorian · high honors
Verbatim written account
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- semesterHalf academic year
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
- majorOf chief importance
minor · dean's list · probation · honors · class rank · prerequisite · elective · curriculum
Acts of letting in
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- requirementMandatory condition to fulfill
threshold · cutoff · competitive · minimum · scholarship · medical school · law school · acceptance
scale
Measure of relative size
- calculationMathematical problem-solving process
- weightedMade intentionally heavier
- unweightedWithout assigned importance
cumulative · score · percentile · numeric · decimal · A · B · C · D · F
honors
Recognition for achievement
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- excellenceOutstanding quality or merit
- valedictorianTop-ranked graduating student
summa cum laude · magna cum laude · cum laude · dean's list · scholarship · merit · recognition · salutatorian · high honors · Latin honors
transcript
Verbatim written account
- creditsUnits toward graduation
- semesterHalf academic year
- cumulativeIncreasing by successive additions
major · minor · dean's list · probation · honors · class rank · prerequisite · elective · curriculum · registrar
admissions
Acts of letting in
- collegeHigher education institution
- universityHigher education institution
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
requirement · threshold · cutoff · competitive · minimum · scholarship · medical school · law school · acceptance · application
- collegecampus, courses, application, dorms, dorm room
- college termsuniversity, community college, fall semester, spring semester, liberal arts college
- averagesmean, median, mode, arithmetic mean, geometric mean
- Grading Toolsred pen, rubric, answer key, gradebook, scoring guide
- scalesweight, measure, balance, balance scale, digital scale
- school termsfreshman, sophomore, junior, senior, homework
grade point averagepass/fail
Binary grading system
holistic review · final exam · pop quiz · standardized test · SAT score
grade point averagefailing grades
academic probation · dean's list · honor roll · summa cum laude
grade, point, average, grades, graded, grading, grader, gradation, gradient