grade points

Earned marks toward GPA

Grade points are the numerical values assigned to letter grades in an academic grading system, used to calculate a grade point average.

An A typically earns 4 points, a B earns 3, and so on down to F at 0.

She needed twelve more grade points to raise her GPA.

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  • AHighest academic mark
  • BAlphabet runner-up
  • FLetter after E
  • CThird alphabet letter
  • marksVisible signs or grades

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