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Grade Point Averages

Grade Point Averages

Computation of Grade Point Average

    • The high school Total Grade Point Average (Total G.P.A.) is the average of all high school grades.
    • The high school Academic Grade Point Average (Academic G.P.A.) is the average of all high school grades, except physical education/athletics.
    • Tustin Unified School District does not determine class rank.
    • Effective in the fall of 1997, the grades earned in honors, advanced placement, and certain other advanced level classes are weighted.
      • Weighted courses are denoted on the transcript using a “+”.
      • Grades earned in college level courses taken for high school credit are not weighted.
      • “D’s” and “F’s” are not weighted.
      • The weighted grade policy allows you to use a maximum number of five (5) weighted courses for each semester.
      • Summer school grades are included in the following semester; they do not stand as a separate semester.
      • Grades earned in courses taken for review or makeup are factored in the G.P.A.
      • The high school transcript includes both unweighted and weighted G.P.A.

How to Compute the High School Unweighted G.P.A.

    1. Count the number of five (5) credit courses in which you have earned an “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”, or “F”.
    2. Each “A” earns four (4) grade points, each “B” earns three (3) grade points, each “C” earns two (2) grade points, each “D” earns (1) grade point, and each “F” earns no grade points.
    3. Find the total number of grade points by the number of five (5) credit courses you have taken.

How to compute the High School Weighted G.P.A.

    • Weighted G.P.A. = Unweighted + (the number of weighted courses x 0.2)
    • The number of semesters the student has completed.

The Following Courses are Weighted On the FHS Transcript:

    • English 1H, 2H, 3H, English 3 AP Language and Composition, English 4 AP Literature
    • Geometry H, Algebra 2H, Pre-Calc H, Statistics AP, Calculus AB AP, Calculus BC AP
    • Biology 1H, Biology 2AP, Chemistry 1H, Chemistry 2 AP, Environmental Science AP, Marine Biology H, Physics B AP, Physics C AP.
    • World History H, World History AP, U.S. History AP, American Government AP, Economics AP, European History AP, Psychology AP, Comparative Government AP, Human Geography AP
    • Art History AP, Studio Art AP, Jazz Band 2, Advanced Orchestra, Drama 3 Advanced, Drama 4 Advanced, Music Theory AP , Studio Art AP 2-D, Studio Art AP 3-D
    • French 3 H, French 4 AP Language, French 5 AP Literature, Spanish 3 H, Spanish 4 AP, Spanish 5 AP Literature, Chinese 3 Honors, Chinese 4 AP Language
    • Computer Science A AP, Computer Science AB AP