Why does my transcript from my university say ';Quality points';?

My transcript from this semester says:





Attempted Hours


Passed Hours


Earned Hours


GPA Hours


Quality Points





What are Quality points?Why does my transcript from my university say ';Quality points';?
quality points is the number of credit hours times the grade





for example, if you got a B in a 3 hour class this would count as:





3.0*3 = 9 quality points





or an A in a 3 hour class:





4.0*3= 12 quality points





quality points divided by graded credit hours is your gpa