• Know the specific deadlines, policies and procedures of the College and plan out your semester accordingly.
• Attend all your classes regularly (do not be a no-show).
• Prioritize and organize your study and personal time into daily and weekly patterns of effectiveness.
• Maintain regular study hours and establish study environments in order to be productive through out the entire semester.
• Develop timelines and keep semester, monthly, and weekly calendars for dates when course assignments are due. Plan and prepare for exams and papers in advance. Study your notes every day.
• Go to office hours, ask questions, and talk with instructors to make the course material more alive. Go to the Academic Resource Center for additional tutoring.
• Anticipate, preview and review continuously in your courses. When you get exams and papers back discuss them thoroughly with your instructor. Studying for final examinations begins now!!
• Develop a network of resources. Make a list of phone numbers and email addresses of your faculty, advisors, tutors and at least 1 other student from each class.
• Communicate, collaborate and correspond with your family and friends as well as your campus support network.
• Find at least one mentor each semester (a faculty member, staff member, or experienced peer) and develop those relationships throughout your years at GBC.
• Be GENTLE on yourself-start with a light course load rather than a heavier one, never bite off more than you can chew.
• GET INVOLVED in campus life; including student activities, clubs & organizations.

Calculating Your GPA!

Calculating your Grade Point Average (GPA)

Cumulative grade point average is calculated on the basis of all grades, A through F, earned in college credit courses at Goldey-Beacom College.  If a course is re-taken, then the new grade for the re-taken course will replace the previous grade.

Each grade in an undergraduate class earns the following quality points per credit:

Grade   Range               Quality Points

                                     per Credit

A+        97-100              4.0

A          94-96                4.0

A-         90-93                3.66
B+        87-89                3.33

B          84-86                3.00

B-         80-83                2.66

C+        77-79                2.33

C          74-76                2.00

C-         70-73                1.66

D          65-69                1.00

F          64 or below        0

P          Successful completion of a specified course; not figured in cumulative index, but figured in credit hours earned.

Example

A student enrolls in 14 credit hours and earns grades of A, B+, and C:

45.96 (Total Quality Points) divided by 14 (credit hours) = 3.282 GPA

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