CREDITS & GRADES
A passing grade in World Language and Math (Math 1 or higher), completed prior to 9th grade in Riverside Unified School District, will earn subject area credit on the high school transcript and will count towards the 220 credit graduation requirement. Credits earned prior to 9th grade and outside of Riverside Unified School District will not count towards the 220 credits for graduation. No grades earned prior to 9th grade will count in the high school graduation GPA.
Grade point averages are
computed on the basis of
the following scale:
Select Honors classes (see specific courses descriptions), Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate (IB) classes are awarded grade points on the basis of:
NOTE: For all classes, including Select Honors/AP/IB designation, D = 1.0, F = 0.0. Repeated courses are included in the computation of the grade point average . A grade of No Mark (NM) = 0.0
CSU assigns extra points, for up to eight semesters of
approved honors level, AP, or IB courses
taken in the last three years of high school:
NOTE: No more than two approved honors level courses taken in the 10th grade may be given extra points. Extra points cannot be earned for honors, AP, or IB courses where the grades of D was received.
In order to be an "approved honors level course," that high school course must be identified as honors level on your official high school "a-g" course list. You can find your school's course list at
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/all
Credit / No credit
Classes may be taken as Credit/No Credit in order to provide students the opportunity to take a wide range of courses that will allow for a well-rounded high school experience while maintaining a competitive grade point average. The Credit / No Credit option is available to students who are on track to graduate and maintain a full class load the last two years of their high school career.
Junior and senior classes will follow procedures and timelines set forth by the district regarding enrollment in Credit/No Credit courses.
Credit/No Credit courses will not be included in the high school grade point average.
Only non a-g courses will be available for Credit/No Credit.
High school courses not available for Credit/No Credit include: English, Math, Science, Social Studies, World Language, and any elective meeting a-g requirements.
Students may enroll in a course on a Credit/No Credit basis with the following parameters:
Student is in 11th or 12th grade and on track to graduate.
Student must be carrying a full class load (six classes), or 5+1 Credit/No Credit course.
Student may take only one Credit/No Credit course per year.
Student must earn a grade of ‘C’, or better, to earn credit for the Credit/No Credit course.
Student will have a grade of ‘F’ posted on the transcript for the semester in a Credit/No Credit class if the student stops attending after the deadline to drop a class.
Prior to beginning a Credit/No Credit course, the parent and student must agree to, and sign, a “Credit/No Credit Form”.