Grades and Grade Point Average (GPA) Calculation
Lake-Sumter State College recognizes the following grades and definitions. Grading systems and the assigning of a final letter grade to a student is at the discretion of the faculty member. Each course syllabus will include a detailed description of how the final grade for a course will be determined.
| Grade |
Rating |
Quality Points
(per credit hour) |
| A |
Excellent |
4 |
| B |
Good |
3 |
| C |
Average |
2 |
| D |
Passing Below Average |
1 |
| F |
Failure |
0 |
| I |
Incomplete |
0 |
| IF |
Incomplete Failure |
0 |
| W |
Withdrawn |
0 |
| X |
Audit |
0 |
| N |
No Grade or Non-Credit |
0 |
| S |
Satisfactory |
0 |
| U |
Unsatisfactory |
0 |
| NR |
Grade Not Reported |
0 |
| P |
Passed Institutional Exam |
0 |
Graduation with honors for an associate or baccalaureate degree is determined by computing courses taken at all post-secondary institutions (all college GPA) attended by the student. Calculating grade forgiveness requires subtracting previous grades and hours. Only the last attempt of a repeated course counts in computing the GPA when completing grade forgiveness. A minimum GPA of 2.0 in both LSSC GPA and all college GPA is required for graduation.
Quality points are calculated as follows:
Grade point average (GPA) is determined by dividing the total quality points by the total GPA hours.
Sample #1 Student GPA Calculation
| Course Number |
Attempted Hours |
Earned Hours |
Earned Grade |
Total GPA Hours |
Quality Points
Per Credit Hour |
Multiply
GPA Hrs X Grade Rating |
Total Quality Points |
| MAC 1105 |
3 |
3 |
A |
3 |
4 |
3 X 4 = |
12 |
| POS 2041 |
3 |
3 |
B |
3 |
3 |
3 X 3 = |
9 |
| CHM 1020 |
3 |
3 |
C |
3 |
2 |
3 X 2 = |
6 |
| CGS 1100 |
3 |
3 |
D |
3 |
1 |
3 X 1 = |
3 |
| ENC 1101 |
3 |
0 |
F |
3 |
0 |
3 X 0 = |
0 |
| HUM 2020 |
3 |
0 |
W |
0 |
0 |
0 X 0 = |
0 |
| Totals |
18 |
12 |
|
15 |
|
|
30 |
Total Quality Points (30) divided by 15 total GPA hours equals 2.0 GPA
* Sample does not include calculations for grade forgiveness. 30 / 15 = 2.0 |
Sample #2 Student GPA Calculation w/Developmental Class
| Course Number |
Attempted Hours |
Earned Hours |
Earned Grade |
Total GPA Hours |
Total Quality
Points Per Credit Hour |
Multiply Total
GPA Quality x Quality Points
Per Credit Hour |
Total Quality Points |
| MAC 1105 |
3 |
3 |
A |
3 |
4 |
3 X 4 = |
12 |
| POS 2041 |
3 |
3 |
B |
3 |
3 |
3 X 3 = |
9 |
| ENC 0027 |
4 |
0 |
C. |
0 |
0 |
0 X 0 = |
0 |
| CGS 1100 |
3 |
3 |
D |
3 |
1 |
3 X 1 = |
3 |
| HUM 2020 |
3 |
0 |
W |
0 |
0 |
0 X 0 = |
0 |
| Totals |
16 |
9 |
|
9 |
|
|
24 |
Total Quality Points (24) divided by Total GPA hours (9) equals a 2.67 term grade point average
* Sample does not include calculations for grade forgiveness. 24 / 9 = 2.67 |