Excluding Courses from GPA

Students can elect to exclude non-core (Art, CTE, Music, and Personal Fitness) elective classes from their cumulative GPA. This can only be done for courses taught at the College Prep (CP) Level. Courses that are weighted at the Honors or AP/ECE/CCP/PLTW levels cannot be excluded from GPA. Students must be taking 5 credits (towards their GPA) in order to exclude credits from class rank. The student must also submit a “GPA Opt Out Form” to the student’s school counselor within the first 10 days of school or of the second semester. Once the form has been completed and turned in, the decision cannot be reversed. Courses excluded from GPA will be given letter grades which will appear on the student’s transcript and report cards.

**Academy students: Students in the NHS Career Academies are able to exclude an Academy class from their schedule after they have met the state requirement for STEM and Humanities credits. All additional policies regarding classes excluded from GPA will also apply to Academy students.