Written by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Verified for the 2026 exam
Verified for the 2026 examโขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โข Last updated September 2025
Definition
A student class is a blueprint or template that defines the properties and behaviors of a student object. It specifies what data (such as name, grade level) and methods (such as calculateGPA()) a student object can have.
Related terms
gradeLevel: The gradeLevel is a data property of the student class that represents the academic year or level of the student.
The name is a data property of the student class that represents the personal identification of the student.
calculateGPA(): The calculateGPA() method is one behavior defined in the student class that calculates and returns the Grade Point Average (GPA) of the student based on their grades.