Calculating GPA (weighted and non-weighted)
Grade Point Average
Grade point average is a numerical computation of a student’s collective grades. Numerical values are assigned to each grade earned. This value is multiplied by the amount of credit earned for each class. To determine the student’s grade point average, this total is divided by the total number of credits attempted.
The following scale is used for all non-weighted classes:
| A = 4.0 | B = 3.0 | C = 2.0 | D = 1.0 | |||
| A- = 4.0 | B- = 3.0 | C- = 2.0 | D- = 1.0 | |||
| B+ = 3.5 | C+ = 2.5 | D+ = 1.5 |
The weighted grade policy will result in raising the grade point averages of students taking weighted classes using the following scale:
| A = 4.5 | B = 3.375 | C = 2.25 | D = 1.0 | |||
| A- = 4.5 | B- = 3.375 | C- = 2.25 | D- = 1.0 | |||
| B+ = 3.875 | C+ = 2.75 | D+ = 1.50 |
Classes with Weighted Grades
| Department | Course |
| Art | Art History |
| Art | Ceramics ACC |
| Business | AP Macroeconomics |
| Business | AP Microeconomics |
| Business | AP Computer Science with Java |
| Business | Computer Applications ACC |
| Business | Marketing II |
| English | AP English Lang & Comp |
| English | AP English Language (Gifted 11) |
| English | AP English Literature (Gifted 12) |
| English | English Lit & Comp ACC |
| English | English Lit & Comp AP |
| English | Gifted and Talented 10 |
| English | Gifted and Talented 9 |
| English | Honors US Studies |
| English | Honors World Lit |
| English | Modern Int. Lit. ACC |
| English | Women and Gender |
| Foreign Language | French IV - AP |
| Foreign Language | German IV - AP |
| Foreign Language | Japanese IV |
| Foreign Language | Latin IV |
| Foreign Language | Spanish IV - AP |
| Mathematics | Honors Geometry |
| Mathematics | Honors Algebra/Trig |
| Mathematics | Honors Pre-Calculus |
| Mathematics | Calculus AP |
| Science | Advanced Chemistry |
| Science | Advanced Forensic Science |
| Science | Advanced Physics |
| Science | AP Chemistry |
| Science | AP Physics 1 |
| Science | AP Physics 2 |
| Science | Genetics |
| Science | Human Anatomy and Physiology |
| Science | Microbiology & Human Disease |
| Social Studies | AP Macroeconomics |
| Social Studies | AP Microeconomics |
| Social Studies | AP Psychology |
| Social Studies | Comp Govt/Politics AP/ACC |
| Social Studies | Honors US History AP/ACC |
| Social Studies | Honors US Studies AP/ACC |
Honors Grades:
“H” grades will continue in certain approved non-weighted courses. If a student is interested in working for an “H” grade, which is worth 4.5 grade points, he/she should discuss this with the instructor and the appropriate department chairperson and complete the application for an honors grade. Students may contract for an “H” grade in the following classes:
| Department | Course |
| Business | Automated Accounting |
| English | Freshmen Lit and Comp |
| English | World Lit & Comp |
| English | 20th Century Am. Lit & Comp |
| English | Gifted and Talented Internship |
| Family and Consumer Science | Child Development II and III |
| Industrial Technology | Advanced Architectural Drafting |
| Industrial Technology | Advanced Auto Technology |
| Industrial Technology | Advanced Electronics Tech |
| Industrial Technology | Advanced Woods Construction |
| Music | Chamber Choir |
| Music | Concert Choir |
| Music | Music Theory I & II |
| Music | Wind Symphony |
| Science | Animal Behavior |
| Science | Plants and People |
| Science | Environmental Science |
| Science | Physics A (2nd semester) |
| Social Studies | Psychology |
| Social Studies | American Military History 1 |
| Social Studies | American Military History 2 |
| Social Studies | World Civilizations |
| Social Studies | World Civilizations A |