Calculating Your Major GPA

How do I calculate my major GPA?

Review your course history and determine which courses will apply to your major. Add the quality points for all major courses. Divide by the number of credits for all majors and truncate the figure at two places past the decimal point (i.e., do not round the result).

If you aren’t sure about the quality points, you can figure it out yourself below!

• None of the other symbols are assigned any quality point weight.
• A student may repeat a course in which you have received a D or below. If you have repeated a course, both the initial grade and the subsequent grade(s) appear on the transcript. However, only the most recent grade is computed in GPA.
• Transfer grades do count towards a major GPA. The repeat policies also apply to transfer courses.
• If you have taken extra courses in your major department but are not counting them towards your major, you do not calculate those grades in the GPA.

GPA Calculation Example

GPA in major: 102.9 quality points divided by 42 hours = 2.45

Note: Your major GPA includes only courses that you passed. Your cumulative GPA considers all RMC work that you attempted, whether or not you passed. To calculate your cumulative GPA divide total quality points by total hours attempted.