HOW TO CALCULATE CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGE (CGPA) FOR ITHE POLYTECHNIC, IBADAN

This is to help graduates who are not able to calculate their Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), to know their stand after graduating. Calculating your CGPA is a very simple it only requires you to follow the steps and make sure you make no mistake as it is very important whenever you need to further in your education, or you want to seek for job.
Essentially, before you calculate your CGPA, you must first calculate your Grade Point Average (GPA) for each semester. How do you do this?
GPA for a semester is obtained by multiplying the appropriate grade point by the units of course and the products are added for all the courses. The total is divided by the total number of units of the course taken for that semester. Below is the level of performance to use when calculating GPA.
Percentage Letter/Grade Point Grade
75-100 A 5.00 Distinction
70-74 AB 4.50 Very Good
65-69 B 4.00 Very Good
60-64 BC 3.50 Good
55-59 C 3.00 Above Average
50-54 CD 2.50 Average
45-49 D 2.00 Fair
40-44 DE 1.50 Pass
0-39 F 0.0 Failure
CGPA can then be calculated by adding up the weighed grade points (GPA) for all the semesters. The total is divided by the total units offered for all semesters. The value is expressed to two decimal points. Every student are classified according to their CGPA and below is the classification of diploma;
CGPA Range Class
4.50-5.00 Distinction
3.50-4.49 Upper Credit
2.50-3.49 Lower Credit
1.50-2.49 Pass
0.0-1.49 Failure
However, a student must withdraw from the institution if he/she fails to have a minimum of CGPA 1.0 by the end of the first year.