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.