Accelerated Courses

Admission to accelerated courses will be based on the following approval:

1. Proficiency in all prerequisite courses
2. Teacher recommendation
3. Meet requisite standardized achievement cut scores as designated by the Division Leader and Director of Curriculum.
4. Administrative approval

Grades in Accelerated courses are weighted with an additional GPA value.

Advanced Placement Courses

Courses are offered in the tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades. Advanced Placement courses are

rigorous, college-level studies approved and monitored by the College Board. All students are

encouraged/expected to take the examination given by the College Board in the spring. Grades in AP

courses are weighted with an additional GPA value of 1.0.

AP Courses are listed below

Grade Point Averages

Un-weighted

Grades in a one-unit course earn grade points as follows: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1. The points earned are

divided by the number of courses attempted to determine the GPA.

Weighted

Grades in a course earn additional points as follows. The points earned are divided by the number of

courses attempted to determine the GPA.

Grade Regular Accelerated AP

A 4 4.5 5

B 3 3.5 4

C 2 2.5 3

D 1 1 1

F 0 0 0