GPA Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. A student has a 3.30 GPA across 30 credits and wants a 3.50 cumulative GPA after 10 more credits. On an unweighted scale capped at 4.0, what average would be required in those 10 credits?
4.10, so the target is not achievable within those 10 credits on this scale
3.70, so the target is achievable
3.90, so the target is achievable
4.00, which would produce exactly a 3.50 cumulative GPA
2. A student repeats a course after receiving a low grade. Which statement about the cumulative GPA effect is most accurate?
The original grade is always erased from every academic record
The effect depends on the institution's repeat and grade-replacement policy
Both grades must always be averaged as one course grade
The repeated course can change credits earned but never the GPA
3. Two courses receive the same A grade worth 4.0, but one course carries 1 credit and the other carries 4 credits. Which statement is correct?
Both contribute four quality points because the letter grades match
The 1-credit course contributes more because its grade is less diluted
The 4-credit course contributes 16 quality points and generally has more influence on the GPA
Course credits affect completed credits but not GPA weighting
4. How do pass/fail course results generally affect GPA calculations?
Treatment varies by institution, so the applicable academic policy must be checked
Every pass and fail is excluded from GPA calculations
Every pass is automatically counted as a 4.0
A pass is always counted as 2.0, while a fail is always counted as 0.0
5. A GPA calculator produces 3.674 after several courses. What is the soundest approach when reporting it to two decimal places?
Drop every digit after the second decimal to report 3.67
Round each course's grade points to a whole number first
Keep full precision during the calculation, then round the final result to 3.67 under standard rounding
Report 3.68 but use 3.67 in later calculations
6. In a standard credit-weighted GPA calculation, what belongs in the denominator?
The number of letter grades earned
The total quality points earned
The attempted credits included under the school's GPA policy
All credits required for the degree
7. To calculate the average needed in future courses to reach a target cumulative GPA, which information is most useful?
Only the current GPA and desired GPA
The number of completed courses and the highest grade earned
Class rank, total degree requirements, and desired GPA
Current quality points, current GPA credits, and the number of planned GPA credits
8. On a scale where A = 4.0 and B = 3.0, a student earns an A in a 3-credit course and a B in a 1-credit course. What is the credit-weighted GPA?
3.75
3.50
3.25
3.00
9. On a stated scale where B+ = 3.3, how many quality points does a B+ earn in a 3-credit course?
6.3 quality points
9.9 quality points
3.3 quality points
10.3 quality points
10. Using A = 4.0 and D = 1.0, a student earns a D in a 4-credit course and an A in a 2-credit course. What is the GPA for these courses?
2.50
2.00
3.00
1.67
11. Why can simply averaging two term GPAs produce the wrong cumulative GPA?
Only the most recent term counts toward a cumulative GPA
A cumulative GPA always drops older grades
Term GPAs use percentages, while cumulative GPAs use letters
The terms may contain different numbers of GPA credits
12. A student earns a 3.00 GPA over 12 credits in one term and a 4.00 GPA over 18 credits in the next. What is the combined GPA?
3.40
3.50
3.67
3.60
13. Three equally weighted courses receive grades worth 4.0, 3.0, and 2.0 grade points. What is their GPA?
2.67
3.33
3.00
3.50
14. Which statement correctly distinguishes weighted and unweighted GPA systems?
Weighted GPAs count credits, while unweighted GPAs do not
A weighted system may award extra points for advanced courses, while an unweighted system uses the same grade-point ceiling regardless of course rigor
Weighted GPAs use percentages, while unweighted GPAs use letters
Unweighted GPAs exclude electives, while weighted GPAs include them
15. A student has 45 GPA credits at a 3.20 GPA, then earns a 4.00 across 15 additional credits. What is the new cumulative GPA?
3.40
3.30
3.50
3.60
16. What does a grade point average primarily summarize?
The total number of credits attempted, whether graded or not
The percentage of degree requirements already completed
A student's rank compared with everyone in the same year
A numerical average of academic performance across included courses