Easy Steps To Calculate CGPA For University And Polytechnic Students
How to calculate CGPA for students in the university is different from that of the polytechnic students, although the approach is the same. The difference is in their grading system.
The grading system approved by NUC is different from that approved by NBTE for polytechnic students.
The CGPA is the cumulative Grade Point Average of all the courses you registered for in the university or polytechnic. It can be said differently as the total grade points divided by the total units of the courses registered.
In this article, I will first discuss how to calculate CGPA for the university using the 100-level result of one of the FUTA students. The next one will be for the polytechnic.
The NUC grading system for the university is
70 – 100 = A = 5 point
60 – 69 = B = 4 point
50 – 59 = C = 3 point
45 – 49 = D = 2 point
40 – 44 = E = 1 point
Below 40 = F = 0 point
Also,
CGPA with Class of grade
4.50 – 5.0 – First Class
3.50 – 4.49 – Second Class Upper
2.40 – 3.49 – Second Class Lower
1.50 – 2.39 – Third Class
1.00 – 1.49 – Pass
The two tables above will help us in our calculation.
First Semester
CGPA for first semester = 60/18 = 3.33 (Second Class lower for first semester)
Second Semester
CGPA for the second semester = 83/21 = 3.95 (Second Class Upper for the second semester)
The final CGPA for the session = (total point in first semester + total point in second semester)/ (total unit in first semester + total unit in second semester) = (60 + 83) / (18 + 21) = 143/39 = 3.67
Using this model of calculating CGPA or GP, you can calculate your Grade Point (GP).
For Polytechnic
The grading system approved by NBTE is in the image below for polytechnic students. Either you are a student of MAPOLY, LASPOTECH, POLY IBADAN, etc. It is the same Grading format.
70 – 100 = 3.50 – 4.00 = Distinction
60 – 69 = 3.00 – 3.49 = Upper Credit
50 – 59 = 2.50 – 2.99 = Lower Credit
40 – 49 = 2.00 – 2.49 = Pass
0 – 39 = 0.00 – 1.99 = Fail
Let me use the result of an accounting student from MAPOLY to explain,
The CGPA for the first semester = 58.5 / 20 = 2.925 (2.93, Lower credit)
Read: UNILAG Grading System
