Grade Point Average Increases in All Course Types
There has been a steady increase in average grade point average (GPA) in all core courses from 2.47 in 1990 to 2.77 in 2005. This increase of about a third of a letter grade is similar to the increase seen for both other academic courses and other courses. Graduates earned lower GPAs in the core courses than in other academic courses, and earned the highest GPAs in other courses.