Do they round up GPA's and if so when?

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I'm confused by this. Do anyone know if they round up GPA's and if so when do they do it. My cousin and I are in an arguement. She is saying that they would consider a 3.17 GPA to b a 3.2 GPA because they would round it up if it is at least a 3.16 but I told her no a GPA of 3.17 is simply a GPA of 3.17 and they don't round up GPA's. So who is right?

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Specializes in MS Home Health.

They around the nearest whole point.

renerian

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My school is weird. In order to be standardized, if you have an 84.4, that is still a C. If you have an 84.5, then they will round you up to an 85, which is a B.

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

Every school I have seen uses 2 decimal places for GPAs. I have never heard of GPAs being rounded beyond that point.

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Specializes in CCU/ER.

My school uses the two decimal point system, so my 3.69 stays where it is and won't be rounded to a 3.7!!!

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My school doesn't round up either. They go to the hundredths also. I've never heard of rounding up, except in classes (never in GPA).

Kristy

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Specializes in Med-Surg.

My school does not round GPAs. What you earned is what you get. In my program, passing is a 73 which is not the same as a 72.999. I personally have not experienced a school that does round up.

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Thanks, I always thought the GPA did not round up but my cousin swears they do. I'm going to tell her this. I am also going to make sure she did not mean percentage points for class stuff like I know for fact that many instructors at my university will round up from say 91.6 percent to 92% which is an A.

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