GPA-Weighted Courses

• Grade Points:

  • Grade points are assigned to each grade that a student earns based upon an 4.00 point scale. Grade point values are as follows: 

A = 4.00 A- = 3.667 B+ = 3.333 B = 3.000

B- = 2.667 C+ = 2.333 C = 2.000 C- = 1.667

D+ = 1.333 D = 1.000 D- = 0.667 F = 0.000

CR = 0

• GPA:

  • A student's Grade Point Average (GPA) is computed by dividing the total grade points earned by the number of courses completed.

• Weighted Courses:

  • Due to the emphasis placed upon class rank and grade point averages by college admissions and scholarship award procedures, the more difficult college preparatory courses are assigned weighted values (See chart below).

• Class Rank:

  • Rank is assigned according to each students grade point average. There are two criteria necessary for qualification status in the top 10% of a student's class:

    • Freshmen are required to have successfully completed one semester of three of the four core classes (English I, Algebra I or higher, Integrated Science or higher, and World History) .

    • Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors must have successfully completed one semester total of coursework at the college preparatory level.

• Graduation Designation:

  • Special designation will be given to graduating seniors who meet the following criteria on the non-weighted, standard grade point value system: cum laude (3.2), magna cum laude (3.5), and summa cum laude (3.8 & higher).

Grade Scale Percentage Standard Grade Point Value College Prep (CP) Senior Level CP

Grade Point Value Grade Point Value

      (+.375)   (+.750)

  A   95-100 4.000 4.375     4.750

   A-   90-94 3.667 4.042     4.417

   B+   87-89 3.333 3.708     4.083

   B   83-86 3.000 3.375     3.750

   B-   80-82 2.667 3.042     3.417

   C+   77-79 2.333 2.708     3.083

   C   73-76 2.000 2.375     2.750

   C-   70-72 1.667 2.042     2.417

   D+   67-69 1.333 1.708     2.083

   D   63-66 1.000 1.375     1.750

   D-   60-62 0.667 1.042     1.417

   F   0-59 0.000 0.000     0.000

All Weighted Classes Shall: All classes except those     CP English II     CP English IV

• have comprehensive finals each listed to the right.     CP English III     Calculus

semester taken by every student     Speech     Physics

• the final will count for no less than     Algebra II     Physics II

10 % of the semester grade     CP Geometry     Adv. Biology

• require that each student must complete     Pre-Calculus     Western Civ.

a course project or extensive research     College Algebra (0.5)     French V

paper which is to be graded by the teacher     College Algebra w/Apps         German V

        Trigonometry (0.5)     Spanish V    

          Statistics (0.5)

        CP Biology

        Chemistry

                Adv. Chemistry (0.5)

        Organic Chemistry (0.5)

        Physiology & Anatomy

        CP Am. Govt.

        Psychology (0.5)

        CP Am. Hist.

        French I

        French II

        French III

French IV

        German I

        German II

        German III

German IV

        Spanish I

        Spanish II

        Spanish III

Spanish IV

    CP English I

CP Integrated Science

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