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SQL GPA Improvement Each Semester
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SQL GPA Improvement Each Semester

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a SQL query to identify students whose GPA improved each semester using a running total or lag/lead approach for UNC Chapel Hill.

Use the provided student, academic term, and semester GPA data. Include students with at least three consecutive semesters and exclude any student with a missing GPA, missing term, or non-improving semester.

Output

  1. One row per qualifying student with student_id, student_name, semesters_completed, starting_gpa, and ending_gpa.
  2. Order by student_id ascending.

Schema

students
ColumnTypeDescription
student_idPKINTUnique UNC Chapel Hill student identifier
student_nameVARCHAR(100)Student's full name
academic_terms
ColumnTypeDescription
term_idPKINTUnique academic term identifier
term_nameVARCHAR(50)Readable academic term name
term_orderINTChronological sequence of the term
student_semester_gpa
ColumnTypeDescription
student_idPKINTStudent receiving the GPA record
term_idPKINTAcademic term for the GPA
gpaNUMERIC(3,2)Semester GPA on a 0.00 to 4.00 scale
Tablesstudentsacademic_termsstudent_semester_gpa
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