grade point average
noun
: the average obtained by dividing the total number of grade points earned by the total number of credits attempted
called also quality point average
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Jaedon LeDee got a perfect 4.0 grade point average last semester, the fourth men’s basketball scholarship athlete to do so since 1994.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
Gloria earned a grade point average of 105.3, while Victoria’s reached 104.9.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
According to Hammack, the team achieved the highest grade point average in the entire athletics department in their final year of existence.
—Karen Weaver, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
Students receive this achievement by obtaining a 3.75 grade point average or higher for the semester while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
Some factors that this company considers include your college major and current grade point average.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2022
Numbers charted his early success: After graduating from Brown University in 2020 with a 4.0 grade point average, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for media in 2022.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
Wheeler said Nettles is one of the best students on the team with a 4.0 grade point average.
—Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2022
To be named to the president’s list, a student must maintain a term grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4-point scale.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
Gloria earned a grade point average of 105.3, while Victoria’s reached 104.9.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
According to Hammack, the team achieved the highest grade point average in the entire athletics department in their final year of existence.
—Karen Weaver, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2023
Students receive this achievement by obtaining a 3.75 grade point average or higher for the semester while carrying a minimum of 12 credit hours.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
Some factors that this company considers include your college major and current grade point average.
—Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2022
Numbers charted his early success: After graduating from Brown University in 2020 with a 4.0 grade point average, he was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for media in 2022.
—Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023
Wheeler said Nettles is one of the best students on the team with a 4.0 grade point average.
—Rick Kretzschmar, Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2022
To be named to the president’s list, a student must maintain a term grade point average of 3.7 or higher on a 4-point scale.
—Rich Heileman, cleveland, 13 Jan. 2023
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