Does an "A-" grade count toward "straight A's"?

Question

If I have all A's and A-'s, can I say I have "straight A's"?

neniaf, your thought had occurred to me, but look at it this way:

At a school where an A+=4.33 (not the case at my university, but a quick search reveals that some schools allow it), it's possible to get a 4.0 GPA with some B's (or even lower grades) as long as you have some A+'s to pull your average up.

So that premise that a 4.0 GPA is synonymous with "straight A's" doesn't hold up.

I agree with your point about not using the term "straight A's" on important, official documents. But I think I'd be using my actual GPA on those anyway and not a colloquialism like "straight A's."

I guess this is a long way of saying that I'm asking for purposes of regular conversation, not business communications or applications.

Answer 1

At every college I have attended ( and there have been a few) grade point average has been calculated by dividing the number of grade points earned by the number of semester hours completed.

Grade points are issued: 4 points per "A", 3 points per "B", 2 points per "C", 1 point per "D", and zero points for "F"'s. For GPA purposes, an "A" is an "A"; an "A+" counts the same as an "A-".

For example: If I enrolled in four, 3 credit hour classes, for a total of 12 semester credit hours and received three "A"'s and one "B" as my final semester grades, the math would look like this:

First Step (Determine the number of grade points earned) :

(9 credit hours x 4 grade points = 36) + (3 credit hours x 3 grade points = 9) = 45 grade points for the semester.

Second Step (Calculate Grade Point Average):

45 grade points / 12 semester hours = 3.75 GPA

This answer is representative of the colleges I have attended only. I suggest you check with the college registrar or catalog to find out the calculation process at your school.

Answer 2

Sorry, but no. Straight A's would be a 4.0, and an A- is a 3.7. People will have trouble understanding why, if you have straight As, you aren't eligible for things like graduating summa c_m laude. I guess you can say anything you want socially, but don't try to get away with it on job or grad school applications.

Answer 3

yes

Answer 4

yes. It's still an "A"

Answer 5

An "A" is an A no matter what's next to it.