Before we delve into entire scheme of calculating your GPA from Level 100 to Level 400 in order to determine the class you will get at the end of your four-year studies in the University of Ghana, it is important to understand some terminologies
The calculation is very simple if you follow the guide
😍 Definition of UG Grades and Grade Points
Calculation of FGPA
Terminologies in the Official Transcript from UG
- CCT- Cumulative Credits Taken
- CCP- Cumulative Credits Passed
- GPA- Grade Point Average
- FGPA- Final Grade Point Average
- GPT- Grade Point
cct calculation
- This is the sum of all credit hours in courses
taken. - It is usually based on course codes and not
course titles - It is calculated once.
CCP CALCUALTION
- This is the sum of all credit hours of passed
courses - Passed grades do not include grades E and F
- Grades A to D are calculated here
CALCULATION OF GPA
- GPAs are semester specific
- GPA= Total GPT/Total Credit
Code Credit Grade GPT
E.g: PHCL101 3 C+ 7.50
SOCI121 3 B 9.00
SREL111 3 B+ 10.50
UGRC120 3 A 12.00
UGRC140 3 B+ 10.50
CALCULATION OF GPA cont. - Total GPT=49.5
- Total Credits= 15
- GPA= 49.5/15
GPA= 3.3
calcuation of CGPA
- This is for the total semesters a student has taken
examinations in the university - All levels carry equal weight
- CGPA= Total GPTs of all courses taken/ Total Number
of Credits of all courses taken - Assuming you’ve taken examination in Level 400
second semester, the GPTs and Credits will be
calculated from L100 first and second semesters,
L200 first and second semesters, L300 first and
second semesters and L400 first and second
semesters.
CALCULATION OF FGPA
- GPAs for the various levels are recalculated
- All courses are calculated under their correct
levels - Every re-sit course is calculated the number of
times it is taken. Assuming a student wrote
UGRC120 in Level 100 and got a grade F, wrote
again in level 200 and got an E and wrote finally in
Level 300 and got an A the course will appear
three times with its respective credits and GPTs.
CALCULATION OF FGPA cont. - A weighting of 1:1:2:2 is then assigned to all the
levels. This means that L100 is 1, L200 is 1, L300 is
2 and L400 is 2 - Assuming after the recalculation we get GPAs for
the various levels as follows:
L100- 3.20
L200- 3.60
L300- 2.90
L400- 3.00
CALCULATION OF FGPA cont.
Our FGPA will be calculated as below:
L100
3.20× 1/6= 0.53
L200
3.60 × 1/6= 0.60
L300
2.90 × 2/6= 0.96
L400
3.00 × 2/6= 1.00
CALCULATION OF FGPA cont.
FGPA= 0.53 + 0.60 + 0.96 + 1.00
= 3.09
Class: Second Class (Honours) Upper Division
First class GPA in the University of Ghana is 3.6-4.0
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First class is rather 3.60 to 4 not 3.50
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