1991-1993 Catalog - Catalogs - West Virginia University

.GPA CalculationsStudents like to know how to calculate their overall and semester grade-pointaverages. The following example shows how to do it. Assume you are registered for1 6 hours and receive the following grades in these courses:English 1 B Mathematics 3 AGeology 1 C Political Science 1 BSpanish 1 D Orientation 1 PGrade Credit X Grade-PointsCourse Credit * Grade Value * Grade ValueEnglish 1 3 B 3 3X3 = 9Geology 1 3 C 2 3X2 = 6Spanish 1 3 D 1 3X1 = 3Mathematics 3 3 A 4 3X4 = 12Political Science 1 3 B 3 3X3 = 9Orientation 1 1 P 1 xo =* Multiply the credit by the grade value to get the grade points earned for each course.**Add the Total Grade Points, in this case, 39.***Divide the Total Grade Points by the total credit hours with a grade value.Remember that P grades have no grade value, so in this case, there are 15 credithours for the GPA calculation. 39 divided by 15 = grade-point average of 2.6.D/F Repeat PolicyWVU has a D/F repeat policy for undergraduate students who have not receivedtheir initial baccalaureate degree. If you earn a D or F in a course at WVU taken nolater than the semester or summer session registration when you reach a cumulativetotal of 60 hours attempted, you are eligible to D/F repeat that course. To invoke the D/F repeat rule, you must meet with your academic adviser sometime during thesemester in which you are repeating the course and fill out the appropriate forms. Youmust repeat the course at WVU. You will have only one opportunity to improve youroriginal grade. The new grade becomes the grade that counts, even if your performanceis worse than when you were originally graded.When you have D/F repeated a course, the following happens:1 The original grade is disregarded for the purpose of determining yourgrade-point average, hours passed, and hours attempted.2. The original grade is not deleted from your permanent record.3. The second grade is entered on your transcript and marked repeat inthe semester that you repeated the course.4. You can exercise your right under the D/F repeat policy at any time before youreceive your initial baccalaureate degree. If you get a grade of F in a course fordisciplinary reasons or for cheating, the grade is not eligible for change under the D/Frepeat provisions. Such a failure is indicated on your permanent record by an *F and iscalculated in your grade-point average.Grade ReportsDuring the seventh week of classes in the fall and spring semesters,instructors submit a report of all undergraduate students earning grades of D or F.These grades are used for counseling and are not recorded on the student's officialpermanent record. These reports are sent first to the Office of Admissions andRecords and then to the student, the student's adviser, and the dean of the college orschool in which the student is enrolled.Grades 35