Hr. Pts.

[frindle2]

Hello. I'm wondering what "Hr. Pts." stands for on a report card. Thank you.

For example:

Sem. -> Cr. Att: 18+ 0 Cr. Comp.: 11+ 0 Hr. Pts.:28.5 SPA:1.58
Aft.Sem. -> Cr. Att: 18+ 0 Cr. Comp.: 11+ 0 Hr. Pts.:28.5 GPA:1.58


And also, would you please check these below?
Cr. Att -> Credit Attained(Credit enrolled) Cr. Comp.-> Credit completed SPA: Semester Point Average GPA: Grade Point Average

 

[emsr2d2]

On what sort of report card did you find these? Which country does the report card originate from?

 

[frindle2]

Sorry not to cite the source first. It is from a book, <Dare to Disappoint> by Ozge Samanci.

 

[emsr2d2]

I assume from the name of the author that it is a Turkish book. However, the page seems to refer to the American education system. We don't use "GPA" in the UK.

 

[frindle2]

Right. The author is a Turk. She studied at a university in Istunbal. The university modeled itself on the American education system.

 

[emsr2d2]

Right. The author is a Turk. She studied at a university in [STRIKE]Istunbal[/STRIKE] Istanbul. The university [STRIKE]modeled[/STRIKE] modelled itself on the American education system.

Note my corrections above.

 

[GoesStation]

I would guess Hr. Pts. stands for "Honor Points," which could be points a student accumulates towards receiving an award.

American report cards vary not only by state, but in most states, by local school district. Private schools establish their own reporting systems. I had never heard of honor points till your post, but a little googling found at least one high school that uses them.

 

[SoothingDave]

I was going to guess "honor points" as well. Used to calculate who is named to the "honor roll."

 

[Barb_D]

Cr Att is Credits attempted.
There were 18 credits on the schedule, but she failed two classes worth 7 credits.
Cr Comp would be credits completed. She completed only 11 credits.

I'm not familiar with grades like "BB or CB" - I guess that like B+ or B-, but I'm not sure.

Typically you get 4 points for an A, 3 for a B, 2 for a C, 1 for D and 0 for an F.
"AA" might be more than 4 and a "CB" must be somewhere between 2 and 3, but I don't know.

But anyway, if you multiply the grade "points" by the number of hours using my round numbers, you get:
9+0+0+4+9+8 = 30

I'm assuming then that the Hr Pts of 28.5, which is close to this 30, must be something like "Hour Points" - your grade x the number of hours the class meets each week.

Then you divide these points 28.5 by the credits attempted (18) to get the grade point average of 1.58.