Credits Required for Graduation
Arts - 1.0 HS Credits
*It may be fulfilled in visual, performance, theater arts, or media arts classes.*
English - 4.0 HS Credits
Electives - 7.0 HS Credits
Health - 0.5 HS Credits
Math - 3.5 HS Credits
Phy Ed - 0.5 HS Credits
Personal Finance - 0.5 HS Credits
Science - 3.0 HS Credits
Social Studies - 3.5 HS Credits
Speech - 0.5 HS Credits
Total Credits Required to Graduate: 24.0 HS Credits
Calculation Grade Point Average
Each grade received in a given grading period is assigned a numerical value, dependent upon its credit value for that grading period (see GPA calculation formula). The sum of these numerical values is divided by the number of credits attempted in that grading period to determine a GPA. Breckenridge High School utilizes unweighted GPAs.
Calculation of Grade Point Average
HS Credits
1.0 credit = 1 year = 2 semester course
0.5 credit = 1 semester course
College Credits Breckenridge HS Credits
1 .250
2 .500
3 .750
4 1.00
5 1.25
Grade Placement
Freshmen: 5.0 or fewer credits earned
Sophomores: More than 5.0 and up to 10.0 credits earned
Juniors: More than 10.0 and up to 16.5 credits earned
Seniors: 17 or more credits earned, or enrolled in courses needed to stay on track for graduation
Grading Scale
A: 95–100
A-: 90–94
B+: 87–89
B: 83–86
B-: 80–82
C+: 77–79
C: 73–76
C-: 70–72
D+: 67–69
D: 63–66
D-: 60–62
F: 59 and below
GPA
Below is the conversion from letter grade to number on a 4.00 grading scale: This is used to calculate Grade Point Average (GPA)
A = 4.00
A- = 3.67
B+ = 3.33
B = 3.00
B- = 2.66
C+ = 2.33
C = 2.00
C- = 1.66
D+ = 1.33
D = 1.00
D- = 0.67
F = 0.00