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<strong>Grade</strong>s User Guide<br />

Function name or<br />

alternate function<br />

Function Description Examples<br />

• gpa_coursenumber()<br />

• gpa_earnedcredit()<br />

• gpa_gpapoints()<br />

• gpa_grade()<br />

• gpa_gradelevel()<br />

• gpa_percent()<br />

• gpa_potentialcredit()<br />

• gpa_storecode()<br />

• gpa_termid()<br />

Note: A gpa_concat() or<br />

gpa_sum() function<br />

cannot be used within the<br />

formula.<br />

GPA_Count gpa_count() Returns the number of<br />

grades used in the GPA<br />

calculation. Functionally<br />

equivalent to<br />

count(gpa_grade()), but<br />

faster.<br />

gpa_count() returns<br />

8<br />

GPA_CountSchoolYe<br />

ars<br />

gpa_countscho<br />

olyears()<br />

Returns the number of<br />

unique school years (not<br />

grade levels) for the<br />

grades used in the GPA<br />

calculation.<br />

gpa_countschoolyear<br />

s()<br />

returns 2<br />

GPA_CountUniqueC<br />

ourses<br />

gpa_countuniqu<br />

ecourses()<br />

Returns the number of<br />

unique courses (based on<br />

course number) for the<br />

grades used in the GPA<br />

calculation.<br />

gpa_countuniquecour<br />

ses() returns 6<br />

GPA_CountYearTer<br />

ms<br />

gpa_countyeart<br />

erms()<br />

Counts the number of<br />

unique store codes in<br />

each school year, then<br />

returns a grand total.<br />

gpa_countyearterms(<br />

)<br />

returns 4<br />

GPA_CourseNumber<br />

gpa_coursenum<br />

ber()<br />

Returns a text array<br />

listing the course<br />

numbers for each grade<br />

used in the GPA<br />

calculation. If used within<br />

gpa_concat() or<br />

gpa_sum(), returns a<br />

single value. See the<br />

note in gpa_sum().<br />

gpa_coursenumber()<br />

returns<br />

{MA1001,SC2001,<br />

FA540,LS105,<br />

PE200}<br />

<strong>Grade</strong>s 29

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