Credits & GPA Information

  • Credit load requirement per grade:

    • 9TH GRADE -   6.0 CREDITS
    • 10TH GRADE - 6.0 CREDITS
    • 11TH GRADE - 6.4 CREDITS
    • 12TH GRADE - 5.4 CREDITS
    • MAXIMUM CREDITS - 7.0 CREDITS (without a parent signed Delete Lunch form)

    Credits needed for promotion to next grade:

    • 10TH GRADE =5 CREDITS
    • 11TH GRADE = 11 CREDITS
    • 12TH GRADE = 17 CREDITS
    • GRADUATION = 23.8 CREDITS

    Grade Point Average:

    Grading System:

    • A +=97-100                                      
    • A = 93-96                                          EXCELLENT
    • A- = 90-92
    • B+ = 87-89                                       
    • B = 83-86                                          GOOD
    • B- = 80-82
    • C+ = 77-79                                       
    • C = 73-76                                          AVERAGE                                        
    • C- = 70-72
    • F = 60-69 (eligible for summer school), F = below 60 (Not eligible for summer school) 

     G.P.A. Information:

    • ACADEMIC LEVEL ELECTIVE COURSE HAVE NEUTRAL WEIGHTING
    • Students can ‘opt-in’ to have these classes included into their GPA
    • Colloquium and Paideia are not included in GPA
    • All other classes taken in high school are included in the calculation of a student’s GPA

    The WCASD Quality Point Scale:

    GRADE                College &Career Prep          HONORS             Accelerated Honors/AP

    A+ = 97-100             4.3                                 4.73                            5.16                        

    A = 93-96                 4.0                                 4.4                              4.8      

    A - = 90-92               3.7                                 4.07                            4.44                       

    B+ = 87-89                3.3                                 3.63                            3.96            

    B = 83-86                 3.0                                 3.3                              3.6        

    B- = 80-92                2.7                                 2.97                            3.24            

    C+ = 77-79                2.3                                 2.53                            2.76            

    C = 73-76                 2.0                                 2.2                              2.4        

    C- = 70-72                1.7                                 1.87                            2.04                          

    F= 60-69 (Non-passing; eligible for summer school, zero quality points)

    F = Below 60 (Not eligible for summer school, zero quality points)         

    The old family recipe for figuring out your G.P.A.

      • 1. CREDIT VALUE OF THE ATTEMPTED COURSE MULTIPLIED BY THE QUALITY POINT VALUE FOR THE GRADE RECEIVED = QUALITY PTS.
      • 2. FIND THE SUM OF ALL QUALITY POINTS
      • 3. DIVIDE THE TOTAL QUALITY POINTS BY THE TOTAL CREDITS ATTEMPTED

    So let’s do an example: Algebra I CCP final grade is B+ so that’s 3.3 Quality Points, African Asian Accelerated Honors final grade is a B- so that’s 3.24 Quality Points and Health Fitness final grade is an A so that’s 4.0 quality points.

    11 total quality points divided by 3 credits attempted computes to a G.P.A. of 3.51 (rounded)

     

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