GPA
WHAT IS IT?
Three types of GPA
1. Semester GPA
* Uses only semester grades
* Grade on transcript/sent to colleges
2. Quarter GPA
* Figured on quarter grade
* Used for Honor Roll and athletic eligibility
* Averaged with exam for semester grade
3. Cumulative GPA
* Averages all semester grades for each year in high school
How is the Weighted GPA figured?
Each course grade is given a numerical value of 1-4
4= 90%-100%
3= 80%-89%
2= 70%-79%
1= 60%-69%
0= below 60%
An unweighted GPA is obtained by adding the assigned numerical value to the course grade and dividing by the number of courses.
Example:| English | 88% | 3 |
| Math | 94% | 4 |
| Science | 85% | 3 |
| History | 77% | 2 |
| Bible | 95% | 4 |
| PE/Hlth | 95% | 4 |
| Spanish | 89% | 3 |
| | 23 | 23 / 7= 3.29
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How to figure semester grades
1st quarter grade X 35% +
2nd quarter grade X 35% +
Semester Exam X 30% = GRADE FOR THE COURSE
Example: | 1st Q | 88 x 35% = 30.8 |
| 2nd Q | 94 x 35% = 32.9 |
| Final | 70 x 30% = 21 |
| Grade for the course | 84.7 |
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