A student's grade point average (GPA) is calculated by dividing the total amount of grade points earned by the total credits attempted.
Students develop their first high school gpa after first semester of ninth grade courses are completed.
WSCA high school weighted and unweighted gpas are are found on the student's transcript and are automatically calculated by PowerSchool.
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 Recalculate Student GPAs
WSCA's GPA calculation method is the most common in our region, however high schools throughout the country have dozens of 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.
For colleges to compare student high school grades and GPA, between differing formulas-
Watch short video: How Colleges Calculate Your GPA.
Colleges will typically consider the high school grades and coursework and use their own formula to calculate their GPA, based on their priorities.
Ex/ CSUs and UCs
have a unique GPA calculation formula
Watch short video: UC GPA Calculations
10th & 11th grade grades
Completed high school and college coursework, completed at the student's high school, and any courses taken outside the student's high school
Only consider grades in college-prep (A-G approved) or CSU/UC transferable college coursework.
Calculate college coursework the same as an AP or Honors course.
Three GPA calculations for each student:
Unweighted, Weighted and Weighted Capped