Grade Point Average Calculations

Under Unitisation
The term "Grade Point Average" will continue to be used. Under the unitised program structure GPA is defined as:

"The average of the grades of result obtained by a student enrolled in courses, weighted by the unit value of each course in accordance with the following formula:

GPA = sum of (GU) / sum of (U)

Where G = grade of result in each course; and U = unit value of each course.

If for any reason a student does not achieve any grade of result in a course for which the student was regarded as being enrolled, the value of G and U for that course shall be taken as zero."

Calculating GPA Across Credit Point and Unitised Programs
A formula has been devised to calculate GPA for students who have enrolled across the two different program structures.

The following equation can be used to determine Semester GPA (GPA for one given semester), Cumulative GPA (at any given point in time of the program), and Total cumulative GPA (GPA for the total academic record):

GPA = (GPA^a x U¹) + (GPA^b x U²)

U¹ + U²

Where:

GPA = Grade Point Average

GPA^a = S (CP_n x G_n)
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               S CP_n

U¹ = Total number of units completed pre-unitisation =

16 x (S CP_n) x Years of course
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      Total CP_n for course

GPA^b = 

S (U_n x G_n)
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        S U_n

U² = Total number of units completed post-unitisation = S U_n

Examples are provided to help demonstrate how the formula can be applied.