TIER 1 - ON LEVEL COURSES
*TIER 2 - ADVANCED ACADEMIC / HONORS / DUAL CREDIT
*TIER 3 - AP & IB COURSES
*WEIGHTED GPA – A grade point scale that assigns more points to grades earned in certain classes. HEB ISD will phase in the three-tiered grading scale beginning with the 9th grade class of 2016-2017. The regular/weighted grade scale will be phased out with the graduating class of 2019.