Quality
Point Average
(also known as grade point average)
To derive a scholastic average for all of a student’s
courses each semester, letter grades are assigned numerical equivalents (as
shown above) then multiplied by the credit hours for the course. The quality
point equivalents grade point for all courses taken are totaled, then divided by
the number of semester average) hours carried.
An example:
| Course | Hours | Grade | Value | Points |
| Biblical Literature | 3 | C | 2.00 | 6.00 |
| Western Civilization | 2 | B | 3.00 | 6.00 |
| Lifetime Wellness | 1 | B- | 2.67 | 2.67 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | D+ | 1.33 | 3.99 |
| Intro to Psychology | 3 | B+ | 3.33 | 9.99 |
| Intermediate Spanish | 4 | A- | 3.67 | 14.68 |
| Totals | 16 | 43.33 | ||
| QPA = 43.33 divided by 16 = 2.708, recorded as 2.71 | ||||
Courses taken off-campus under Houghton College direction
(see special studies section) are considered to be work taken at Houghton
College and grades will be recorded. For all other satisfactory off-campus
coursework, only a “P” grade can be recorded.
(Taken from the Houghton College Catalog 2006-2007, pg 33)