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A grade point average (GPA) is calculated by dividing the total amount of grade points earned by the total amount of GPA credits attempted.
Students develop their first high school gpa after first semester of ninth grade courses are completed.
High school weighted and unweighted gpas are are found on the student's transcript and are automatically calculated by PowerSchool.
See below for more on GPA calculations and how colleges may re-calculate your gpa.
WSCA vs College GPA Calculations
WSCA UNWEIGHTED GPA
Cannot be above 4.0
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Calculate UNWEIGHED NUMERATOR:
Add up points for each semester grade:
A = 4 points, B = 3 points, C = 2 points
Note: For any outside college courses on your transcript, give yourself TWO of the same grade. Example if you got a B, add in "3" twice.*
Calculated DENOMINATOR:
Add the total number of high school semester courses completed.
Note: If you have any college courses listed on your WCSA transcript*, add 2 semesters per class taken.
One college semester equals 2 semesters of high school courses.
This will be the denominator you use for BOTH your weighted and unweighted GPAs
NUMERATOR/ DENOMINATOR = UNWEIGHTED WEIGHTED GPA
WSCA WEIGHTED GPA
May be above 4.0
Factors AP & Honors points
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Calulate your WEIGHTED GPA NUMERATOR:
Take the UNWEIGHTED NUMERATOR you calculated previously.
Add to your numerator 1 additional point for each semester of an AP or Honors course taken at WSCA **
Take the same DENOMINATOR from your unweighted gpa.
WEIGHTED GPA NUMERATOR/ DENOMINATOR = WEIGHTED GPA
Only AP and Honors Coursework taken at WSCA are awarded honors grade points. AP and Honors courses are awarded this designation through the high school course submission process, as determined by the University of California high school course approval system.
How Colleges & Universities Calculate your GPA
WSCA's GPA calculation method is the most common in our region, however high schools throughout the country have dozens calculating formulas.
For example, while WSCA calculates GPA based on a 4.0 unweighted and additional points for weighted grades, some schools do not issue additional points for weighted grades, or may calculate gpa based on a 10.0 scale.
In order for colleges to compare student high school grades and GPA, colleges will typically consider the high school grades and coursework and use their own formula to calculate their GPA, based on their priorities.
Video:
How to the UCs Calculate Your GPA
CSUs and UCs will see three GPA calculations for each student using their calculations.
Unweighted
Weighted
Weighted Capped
Weighted Capped:
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