Weighted
Grade Point System
Grades
in Honors, Advanced Placement (AP), and International Baccalaureate
(IB) courses for freshmen, sophomore, junior, and senior students are
on a weighted system as follows:
-
A
= 5
-
B
= 4
-
C
= 3
-
D
= 1
-
F
= 0
Points
for all other courses are as follows:
-
A
= 4
-
B
= 3
-
C
= 2
-
D
= 1
-
F
= 0
This
process encourages student enrollment in academically rigorous
courses and influences overall high school GPA and class rank.
Students taking college prep coursework beyond the minimum admission
standards will:
-
Strengthen
preparation for college admission exams
-
Develop
strong academic and study skills
-
Have
a higher probability of acceptance into competitive college majors
-
Have
a better rate of success in college
For
admission, universities recalculate GPA on a 4.0 scale with grades in
the 16 core requirement classes.