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Calculating Grade Point Average (GPA)The acronym GPA stands for grade point average, which in turn requires the allocation of grade points to each unit enrolment outcome. Specifically, this involves allocating a grade point value (e.g. 5) to a specific letter score (e.g. credit). Australian providers differ on the exact grade point scale to use, but the process is always the same. For comparison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_grading_in_Australia Paradigm implements GPA in a way that reflects industry practice. As per the above link institutions may define their own GPA scale by adding the relevant information to the grade schema defined in the interface under SYSTEM System > Search Grade Type, see Edit Grade Items. We expect providers to assign a GPA value to fail and fail equivalent grades. UNITS ENROLLED BY STUDENT sectionField name | Brief Description | Sample Data |
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Scheduled unit no | The unique internal system code allocated to each scheduled unit | 10216 | Unit No | The institution allocated a unique Unit number for each unit of study | BEM1001 | Title | The institution allocated a unique Unit name for each unit of study | Entertainment since 1945 | Start Date | The Commencing date for the unit of Study | 09 Feb 2019 | Status | The current enrolment status code for the unit of Study | Completed Enrolled Exempt Withdrawn Failed
| Institution | The code identifying the institution where the unit of study was delivered. Especially significant if multiple providers are configured within a single instance of Paradigm | SF | Grade | The percentage achieved for the unit of study | 80 | Grade Description | The grade achieved for the unit of study | | Published Grade | The grade published to the student for the unit of study. This may differ from the Grade description if the unit is moderated, or graded on the curve or if the grade is withheld due to non-payment of fees or academic misconduct |
| Credit Points Earned | The number of credit points achieved upon completion of the unit of study, toward the total credit points required for the course | | Unit Credit points | The number of points that the student can earn upon successful completion of the unit of study | | Grade Points | The number of points that this unit contributes to the Students Grade point average | 4.0 |
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Credit Point Counts | Credit Points Granted | The number of Credit points granted as either advanced standing or RPL This is drawn from the student’s edit course enrolment screen Credit Points Granted field, see Course Enrolment-Credit Point Calculations fields | 6 | Credit Points Enrolled | The total number of the student’s unit enrolments' credit points currently enrolled This is the sum of the Credit Points field for each Unit Enrolment, representing the total credit points for all unit enrolments that have Enrolled status. | 12.0 | Credit Points Earned | The number of credit points that actively count toward the required credit points for the Course. It represents the total number of credit points of all unit enrolments that have Completed status. | 24.0 | Total Credit Points | The total number of points that the student has earned towards the course of study. Calculation: Credit Points Granted + Credit Points Earned | 30 | Combined Credit Points | The combined total number of credit points including the currently enrolled units. Calculation: Credit Points Granted + Credit Points Enrolled + Credit Points Earned | 42 | Credit Points Failed | Will reflect the total number of credit points for all Failed unit enrolments | 12 | Credit Points Attempted | The number of Credit points attempted. This number includes any units that the student has failed Calculation: Credit Points Granted Earned + Credit Points Enrolled + Credit Points Failed | 48 | Credit Point Calculations | Credit Points Required | The number of points required to complete the course of study This is drawn from the Base Course record Credit Points Required field, see Add Base Course Fields | 144.0 | Credit Points Outstanding | The number of points still required to complete the course of study, without including the still currently enrolled units. Calculation: Credit Points Required - Total Credit Points | 114 | Credit Points Outstanding (inclusive) | The number of points still required to complete the course of study, including the still currently enrolled units. Calculation: Credit Points Required - Combined Credit Points | 102 | Credit Point Aggregates | GPA | The Grade Point Average, refer to the above details, read more. | 2.67 | Weighted GPA | Weighted GPAs take into account the difficulty of the coursework whereas unweighted GPAs do not, read more | 2.67 | Weighted Average Mark | The average of the actual/numerical marks the student achieved in all units of the course of study, see WAM calculation in Paradigm. | 95.75 |
Default message (conditional label) that is dependent on the total credit points achieved by the student in the course of study. It will display a message as in the screenshot below,  Image Addedif in the Student Course Enrolment credit points calculation has not reached the required credit points for the course of study  Image AddedElse, it will display as below,  Image Addedgiven that the required credit points for the course of study have been met.  Image Addedback to top | 
