Grade Point Average (GPA)
The grade point average (GPA) is the numerical average of the letter grades the student has received. It is determined by multiplying the quality points of each letter grade by the number of semester hours in that particular course, adding all such products, and dividing by the total number of semester hours. Quality points per credit hour are assigned to each letter grade as follows: A=4; A-=3.7; B+=3.3; B=3.0; B-=2.7; C+=2.3; C=2.0; C-=1.7; D+=1.3; D=1.0; D-=0.7; F=0.00. Grades of F calculate into the GPA; grades of P do not calculate into the GPA. For example, the procedure for a student with 3 semester hours of A, 2 semester hours of B, and 3 semester hours of C is as follows: (3 x 4) + (2 x 3) + (3 x 2) = 24 quality points. Twenty-four quality points divided by 8 semester hours gives a 3.00 grade point average. Except for courses taken at Roberts Wesleyan College, transfer credit is not used in computing a student’s grade point average. Courses taken through cross-registration are used in computing the grade point average.
In order to graduate from Northeastern Seminary, a student must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.7, calculated by the system currently in place at Roberts Wesleyan College. Students failing to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 will automatically be placed on academic probation. Students who do not bring up their GPA each subsequent semester and reach 2.7 within the next 18 credits will be dismissed from the program and their registration for the next semester will automatically be terminated. Students with a GPA lower than 2.0 at the end of the summer semester will be dismissed from the program and their registration for the fall semester will be automatically terminated.