Grade Point Average

The Grade Point Average (GPA ) is a used especially in the U.S. education system number, which corresponds to about a grade point average.

Not infrequently enterprises require of candidates for internships that they can demonstrate a certain GPA. This is according to U.S. Federal systems oriented, with each note assigned a point value and is from this point values, a weighted arithmetic mean, the Grade Point Average calculated.

Frequently following mapping is used:

The assignment, after which the best Grade Point Average may be 5.0, was introduced by some high schools to " visually supplement " the marks of their graduates. However, the other assignment, after which the best Grade Point Average may be 4.0 is older and more dominant.

Because the best Grade Point Average may be even 5.0 and even 4.0, and this was noticed by the personnel departments of companies are often specified in request to the Grade Point Average calculated values ​​for both systems. The requirement " GPA ≥ 3.0/4.0 " therefore does not mean that the Grade Point Average shall be greater than ¾, but that he must be a maximum of a score below the maximum possible Grade Point Average.

  • Power ( pedagogy)
  • Education in the United States
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