View and adjust a student's grade point summary

You can view the summary of a student’s GPA grade point average to see how the GPA is calculated.

To view and adjust a student’s Grade Point Summary:

1. Log on to the School view.
2. Click the Student tab, and then search for and select the student.
3. Click the Transcript side-tab, and then click Grade Point Summary. The student’s grade point summary appears.
4. At the top of the page, select the GPA and the Grade Term as of which you want to view GPA information.

   Note: The system calculates a basic GPA by adding the total points a student earns and dividing that by the total number of courses the student completed (GPA = Total Points/Total Courses.) For each school year, the page displays all of the information the system uses to calculate the student’s GPA for that year. After School year and Grade Level, the next three columns display the number of points the student earned on his or her transcript, any adjusted points, and total points. To the right of these, the next three columns display the number of transcript courses, any adjusted courses, and the total number of courses.

5. Do one of the following (optional):
• To adjust the number of points, click in the Adjusted Points column header. Enter a new value, and then click .
• To adjust the number of courses, click in the Adjusted Courses column header. Enter a new value, and then click .

  Note: The Course Breakdown section shows the breakdown of points the student earned for each course on his or her transcript. This is a good area to check when troubleshooting issues with a student’s GPA.