CLEP , GPA , Scholarships

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I think it depends on what you're calculating it for. If I were asked on a job application or grad school application what my GPA is, and I had classes from a college that put my GPA at 3.5, but "lost" it when I transferred into a new college, I don't think it's unethical to list 3.5 GPA.  Of course someone official will do it if they need to, but it's easy enough to figure out using a GPA calculator, and it checks the box.  

I think another situation might be calculating your own sub-GPAs for the purposes of graduate school or internships.  You might calculate "only science" as an example, since that could be asked on an intern application.  Even though a college like TESU doesn't do it for you, you can still do it.  The receiver of your calculation can / probably will do it too- but again, I think it's ok to figure it out.

In my opinion, this is the converse of the same question "will I have a 4.0 GPA if I take 1 class at TESU and earn an "A"."  Of course your GPA on your transcript says 4.0, but we all know that the real GPA is a cumulative number- so is it more honest to list the one on your TESU transcript or one that is accurate?  If it matters, Iguess the official receiver will calculate it on their own and figure out the truth- maybe.

I guess my point is that if a school/company specifically asks for a GPA, they're not asking you to personally "calculate" it in some special way.  And really, anyone who is asking for your GPA will probably look at your transcripts, and the rest won't bother to ask because they don't care (majority of employers).