Dual enrollment courses will receive the same course weighting as Advanced Placement courses. A bonus of .08 is added to the cumulative GPA for every one-half credit and .16 per 1.0 high school credit for each duel enrollment course in which the student earns a grade of C or higher. Since college credit is awarded, this grade will remain a part of the college transcript. Students are limited to nine (9) credit hours for fall, nine (9) credit hours for spring, and nine (9) credit hours for summer, not to exceed 27 credit hours per academic year. |
Creating a weighted vs. unweighted GPA is important in producing a good transcript. I base my GPA on the following letter-grade values:
A = 4.0
A- = 3.7
B+ = 3.3
B = 3.0
B- = 2.7
C+ = 2.3
C = 2.0
C- = 1.7
D+ = 1.3
D = 1.0
F = 0
So, if my son took seven classes, one of them being a PE class that only counted for a half credit (.5) and another one an honors class, he has 6.5 credits. Say he got five As, and one A- in one of the regular one credit classes, here is how I would calculate weighted and unweighted GPAs:
4 x 5.5 = 22 , 22 + 3.7= 25.7 , 25.7 / 6.5 = 3.93
Unweighter GPA = 3.9
3 x 4.5 = 13.5 , 4.8 + 3.7 = 8.5 , 13.5 + 8.5 = 32 , 32 / 6.5 = 4.71
Weighted GPA = 4.71
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