A GPA Explanation

The NAPS grading system is a process that combines grades in each course into a cumulative grade point average. The three-step process and two examples (MP1 and MP3) are below.

Step 1. Course Quality Points. The basis for course quality points is:

Score       Quality Points
00 - 59      0.0
60 - 64      1.0
65 - 69      1.5
70 - 74      2.0
75 - 79      2.5
80 - 84      3.0
85 - 89      3.5
90 - 99      4.0

Step 2. Trimester Quality Point Average (TQPA). The determination of the Trimester Quality Point Average (TQPA) is:
TQPA = (English x 4 + Math x 10 + Chem x 5 + Phys x 5)/24

Step 3. Cumulative Quality Point Average (CQPA).
Graduation depends on the Cumulative Quality Point Average (CQPA). For the first trimester the CQPA equals the TQPA. At the end of the second and third trimesters the CQPA involves the averaging of trimester course grades. At these times the cumulative quality points (CQP) for each course is the quality points determined by the average of the trimester scores. The formula for the CQPA has the same weight factors as the formula for the TQPA. Minimum graduation requirements are a cumulative quality point in each course of 1.0 (60 average) and a 2.0 CQPA.

MP1 Example: An example for the 1st trimester is:

COURSE         PROGRAM           GRADE         QUALITY POINTS  

English        Foundation          72                  2.0
Math           Intermediate        78                  2.6
Chemistry      Intermediate        82                  3.1
Physics        Advanced            85                  3.8

MP3 Example: An example for the 3rd trimester is:

COURSE         PROGRAM          GRADESAV      CUM       QUAL PTS*

English        Foundation       72, 78, 80     77        2.5
Math           Intermediate     78, 80, 82     80        3.1
Chemistry      Intermediate     82, 88, 86     85        3.6
Physics        Advanced         85, 87, 90     87        3.8
* 0.5 or higher rounds up

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