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GPA and Class Rank Guidelines
The sole purpose for calculating Grade Point Average and Rank in Class is for comparing the achievement of individual students. Since it is traditional and deemed necessary by most people to determine GPA and Rank in Class, it is our task to be sure it is done as systematically and fairly as possible.
GPA – What is it?
GPA stands for grade point average. The factors which affect GPA are the grade received and how much credit is attached to the grade.
Example: An A in a one credit course would earn 4.0 honor points, whereas an A in a ½ credit course would earn 2.0 honor points.
GPA is calculated by dividing honor points by credits attempted. GPA grade is used to determine honor roll and the final class rank when a student graduates.
Students’ class standing determines where their GPA is calculated. The GPA of fifth year students with 21 or more credits will be calculated with the previous year’s senior class.
Grade Point Average
v Only courses taught by Oregon High School faculty counts for GPA. Courses from other certified high schools count for transfer students.
v Transfer grades on a system other than a 4.0 scale will be adjusted.
v College, summer camp, middle school, foreign, or other special courses do not count for GPA.
v At times, courses taught at the middle school may be approved for high school credit. This approval will be made on a course by course basis.
v Only courses with clear, gradable expectations count for GPA credit.
v Part-time courses and cadet teacher courses do not count.
v Work experience courses and Co-op courses do not count.
v Apprenticeships do count toward GPA.
v Courses that student’s “test out” of do not count.
Specific GPA and Credit (Policies)
v Spanish 2, English 9, etc. taken at Oregon High School while in middle school will count toward graduation credit, departmental requirements and GPA.
v Algebra 1 and similar courses taken at Oregon Middle School will not count toward graduation credit, departmental requirements, and GPA.
v Summer special classes taken on college campuses and college courses taken in dual enrollment or post secondary enrollment will count for credit, may or may not count for departmental requirements, and will count for GPA.
v Students will not earn credit or GPA for testing out of courses. Independent study classes with OHS staff will count toward graduation credit, may or may not count for departmental requirements, and will count for GPA.
v Work experience, tutoring, and cadetting will count toward graduation credit but will not count for departmental requirements or GPA.
Grading
v Grades are reported each nine weeks and semester grades are computed and recorded each semester. With the exception of block classes, the nine-week grade is considered a mid-term report of progress toward the semester grade. Semesters for block classes are nine weeks in length.
v All instructors will provide students with written material that will clearly communicate grading criteria, the relationship between outcomes and grades, behavioral expectations and the goals of the course.
v All grades and grade point averages are based on the semester grade. Grades reported on student report cards and on office records are as follows:
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Excellent
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Above Average
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Average
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Below Average
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Failing
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B+ 3.33
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C+ 2.33
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D+ 1.33
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F 0.00
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A 4.00
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B 3.00
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C 2.00
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D 1.00
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A- 3.67
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B- 2.67
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C- 1.67
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D- 0.67
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v I – Incomplete (work and/or time must be made up)
v ME – Medical excuse
v NM – No grade given
v WD – Withdrawn from course
An instructor may record a grade notation of “incomplete” when work/assignments, to earn a passing grade, have not been completed at the end of a grading period. Make up of an “incomplete” will include completion of missing work/assignments. “Incompletes” are to be satisfactorily completed within ten (10) school days from the end of the quarter or end of the semester, unless other arrangements for an extension have been made with the instructor.
Incompletes not completed within the appropriate time will become the grade of an F. An incomplete will affect honor roll standing.
Honor Roll
The honor roll is one way of giving recognition to those students whose scholastic accomplishments are outstanding. However, the real reward and satisfaction to such students stems from the work itself. The realization that concerted effort has resulted in constructive achievement is reflected in their interests, actions, and enthusiasm, apparent in all phases of their school activities.
The honor roll has these basic concepts:
v Three levels of recognition
v Based on the semester grade only
v Based on current Grade Point Average as calculated on the report card using this scale: Straight A = 4.00, High Honors = 3.60 to 3.99, Honors = 3.20 to 3.59
Missed Work and Credit
All work missed during an excused absence must be made up. Credit is given for all work made up during an excused or extended excused absence. The student may not receive full credit if an unreasonable period of time is taken to complete this make up work. It is reasonable to expect that make up work can be accomplished in three days for each day of absence. This is a guideline only. No daily work credit is given for an unexcused absence. Any unexcused absence and missed work will affect a grade. An unexcused absence from a major test must be made up the day the student returns and then full-credit is given.
Retaking a Course
A student who receives a grade of “D” or “F” in a course may choose to retake the course the next year to increase his/her knowledge of the subject and to achieve a better grade point average. In the case of a required course, the student may be required to retake a course for which he/she receives an “F”. Early in the course the student should notify the teacher that he/she is retaking the course. When the semester grade is completed, the new, improved grade will be recorded and the old “D” or “F” grade will be removed from the Grade Point Average (GPA) calculation.
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