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Grade Point Average( GPA)

Every course you take( whether you pass or fail the course) is used to calculate your Grade Point Average( GPA). Performing well in a class affects your GPA positively, while performing poorly in a class affects your GPA negatively. Keep in mind, college admissions’ officers will see all of your grades.

How to Calculate Your GPA

All high school grades are used to calculate your cumulative GPA, and all academic courses count toward eligibility for the HOPE and Zell Scholarship programs( see page 13). To calculate your unweighted GPA, add all the quality points you have earned from your classes using the chart below. Divide the total by how many credits you attempted( not just earned).

A( 90- 100) 4

B( 80- 89) 3

D( 70- 73) 1

F( Below 70) 0

C( 74- 79) 2

* Note: No HS credits earned from middle school will count towards a student’ s HS GPA.

Additional Quality Points That Can Be Earned

Students will have two GPAs that they will cumulate: unweighted and weighted. Students can earn additional quality points that will go towards their“ weighted” GPA since they are earning additional“ weight” towards their GPA. An unweighted GPA factors in no additional quality points.

Honors courses A course designated as“ Honors” will earn an additional 0.5 quality point added to the course’ s final earned quality points. For example, if a student earns an“ A” in an Honors class, the student will earn 4.5 quality points that will calculate towards their cumulative grade-point average( GPA). Note: Some courses that are designated as“ Honors” will earn an additional 1.0 quality point such as any World Language course beyond level III and Honors Multivariable Calculus.

Advanced Placement( AP) and Post-AP courses Any course designated as“ AP” and most“ Post-AP” will earn an additional 1.0 quality point added to the course’ s final earned quality point. For example, if a student earns an“ A” in an AP class, the student will earn 5.0 quality points that will calculate towards their cumulative grade-point average( GPA).