During my undergraduate days, I personally never found out how to calculate GPA for universities GPA and stressful course results after following the steps I followed below. Once you can follow the steps shown, you can calculate your GPA for the semester even before the full results for the semester are released.
At that time on campus, I had the thought of getting at least 2nd class upper division, but my first-year result was 2nd class lower division, I was wondering how to beat the upper division no less than 3.50. Fortunately, in the first semester of my first year, I was able to get a higher average GPA than the upper class even though the combination of both results was still a lower second-class average.
Why am I sharing this? To let you know that if you know how to calculate GPA for universities and course results, you will find out where you need improvement in your GPA. Fast forward to my sophomore year same result repeats itself but I never gave up on the account.
I knew where the results needed to be fixed and I worked harder to cross second class upper division in the third year as well as in the final year which after combining all the years results as given below gave me a CCGPA of 3.54 which is Second Class Honors (Upper Division), that’s awesome, isn’t it like that? You can also do the same by knowing how to calculate GPA in Nigerian Universities and Polytechnics.
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Nigerian University Grading System
The grading system in Nigeria’s tertiary institutions uses over a hundred scores.
Thirty (30) marks are for continuous assessment while seventy (70) is for examination scores.
Here is the grading system for Nigerian Universities;
Score Grade Points Remark
70 – 100 A 5 Excellent
60 – 69 B 4 Very Good
50 – 59 C 3 Good
45 – 49 D 2 Pass
40 – 44 E 1 Fair
0 – 39 F 0 Fail
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How to Calculate CGPA in Nigerian Universities
GPA
GPA stands for grade point average. It is the grade point for your first and second-semester results. You need to know the score you got for each of your courses to calculate the GPA of either semester. Below is a sample of the first and second-semester results of a first-year student in the University.
First Semester Course Outline
Course Code Course Title Unit
ACC 101 Elements of Accounting I 2
COS 101 Introduction to Computer Science 3
PHI 101 Introduction to Logic 2
MAN 101 Principles of Small Business Economics 2
MTH 111 General Mathematics I 3
MAN 141 Elements of Business Economics I 3
GSP 101 The Use of English I 2
GSP 105 Natural Science I 2
Total 19
First Semester Result
Course Code Course Title Score Grade
ACC 101 Elements of Accounting I 46 D
COS 101 Introduction to Computer Science 75 A
PHI 101 Introduction to Logic 66 B
MAN 101 Principles of Small Business Economics 43 E
MTH 111 General Mathematics I 54 C
MAN 141 Elements of Business Economics I 87 A
GSP 101 The Use of English I 49 D
GSP 105 Natural Science I 57 C
First Semester GPA Calculation
Course Code Unit Grade Point Unit x Point Total
ACC 101 2 D 2 2 x 2 4
COS 101 3 A 5 3 x 5 15
PHI 101 2 B 4 2 x 4 8
MAN 101 2 E 1 2 x 1 2
MTH 111 3 C 3 3 x 3 9
MAN 141 3 A 5 3 x 5 15
GSP 101 2 D 2 2 x 2 4
GSP 105 2 C 3 2 x 3 6
Total 19 25 63
You will divide the total point by the total number of credit unit loads for the first semester.
Total Point = 63
Total Unit = 19
GPA = 63/19 = 3.32
Second Semester Course Outline
Course Code Course Title Unit
ACC 102 Elements of Accounting II 2
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 2
BF 101 Introduction to Finance 2
MTH 112 General Mathematics II 2
MAN 142 Elements of Business Economics II 3
GSP 102 The Use of English II 2
GSP 106 Natural Science II 2
Total 15
Second Semester Result
The table below shows the second-semester result we would for the calculation.
Course Code Course Title Score Grade
ACC 102 Elements of Accounting II 65 B
PSY 101 Introduction to Psychology 56 C
BF 101 Introduction to Finance 44 E
MTH 112 General Mathematics II 59 C
MAN 142 Elements of Business Economics II 78 A
GSP 102 The Use of English II 49 D
GSP 106 Natural Science II 81 A
First Semester GPA Calculation
Course Code Unit Grade Point Unit x Point Total
ACC 102 2 B 4 2 x 4 8
PSY 101 2 C 3 2 x 3 6
BF 101 2 E 1 2 x 1 2
MTH 112 2 C 3 2 x 3 6
MAN 142 3 A 5 3 x 5 15
GSP 102 2 D 2 2 x 2 4
GSP 106 2 A 5 2 x 5 10
Total 15 23 51
You will divide the total point by the total number of credit unit loads for the second semester.
Total Point = 51
Total Unit = 15
GPA = 51/15 = 3.4
CGPA
CGPA stands for cumulative grade point average. It is an addition to your first and second semester GPA. Now the final step is to add the GPA of both semesters and divide it into two (2) to get your CGPA.
Semester GPA
First semester 3.32
Second semester 3.4
Total 6.72
CGPA = First semester GPA + Second semester GPA / 2
CGPA = 3.32 + 3.4 / 2 = 3.36
Final Year CGPA
The final year CGPA is an addition of your CGPA from the first year to your final year divided by the number of years of study. Below is the CGPA of a student from the first year to the final year level.
100 3.36
200 4.5
300 3.9
499 4.7
Total 16.46
Final CGPA = Total CGPA / 4
Final CGPA = 16.46/4 = 4.1
How to Calculate CGPA in Nigerian Universities
Nigerian Degree Categories
CGPA Degree Category
4.50 – 5.0 First Class
3.50 – 4.49 Second Class (Upper)
2.50 – 3.49 Second Class Lower
Less than 2.49 Third Class
The above method describes how to calculate GPA and CGPA for universities in Nigeria. This is a standardized method and works for all universities in Nigeria.