Ninth Grade

Things to know/do as a Freshman:

  • Make better grades in my 9th, 10th, and 11th grade. These are the grades that colleges will initially see.

  • Be more active in community service and extracurricular activities. This helps you stand out on college applications.

  • How to compute your GPA- Add your quality points and divide by the number of classes. Quality points are points awarded to you for the grade you made in a class.

  • Complete ICAP Requirements (See under Career Exploration Tab for more information)

GPA Quality Points:

Regular Honors AP

A=4 A=4.5 A=5

B=3 B=3.5 B=4

C=2 C=2.5 C=3

D=1 D=1.5 D=2

Grading Scale:

A: 90-100

B: 80-89

C; 70-79

D: 60-69

F: 59 and below

Certificate of Distinction

Students who meet the specified requirements will be recognized as graduates of distinction. Advanced placement classes in the subject areas may be substituted on a course-by-course basis to satisfy the academic units required for a certificate of distinction.

4 units of English

4 units of Mathematics

4 units of Social Studies

4 units of Science

Two units or sets of competencies of the same foreign or non-English language or two units of computer technology approved for college admission requirements,

1 additional unit in the areas of Technology, Humanities, or the Arts

• Must have a minimum of a 3.25 grade point average on a 4.0 scale

• Achieve a satisfactory (or advanced) score, or its equivalent, on all exams required through the Oklahoma School Testing Program (not to include tests designed to be predictive of college success, i.e. Pre ACT, PSAT, etc…)