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Soquel High School: Your high school transcript lists two different
GPAs: Total and Academic.
The Total GPA includes all final grades
beginning in the ninth grade and is used for athletics,
extra-curricular activities and class rank. The Academic GPA includes
final semester grades after the ninth grade and excludes PE. Colleges
and universities often use the academic GPA. To calculate a GPA,
convert the letter grade for each course to the appropriate number (A =
4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, F = 0), add the numbers and divide the total
sum by the number of courses. A brief example for one semester follows:
Biology: B = 3, Geometry: B = 3, Spanish 2: C = 2, Global Issues: A = 4, English: A = 4, Ceramics: B = 3: Total = 19
GPA = 19 divided by 6 (the number of classes) = 3.166 or 3.17. The
official 'class rank' is based on the rank order of the Class Total
GPAs, with 4.0 GPA listed first. 3.17 might be 75th in a class of
300 students. Seniors with the highest and second highest Total GPAs
are awarded the titles Valedictorian and Salutatorian, respectively, at
the end of the fall semester. The high school GPA is unweighted which
means bonus points are not added for honors or advanced placement
classes. (See information on weighted GPAs below)
University of California/California State University: In calculating
the weighted GPA for admissions, only the grades earned in 'a-g'
approved courses taken in the 10th and 11th grades are used. See the
UC/CSU Subject Requirements for details. Bonus points are given for
honors (HN) and advanced placement (AP) classes taken in the 10th and
11th grades as well as transferable community college course work in
which a grade of C or better is earned. A maximum of 8 semester honors
and AP courses may be granted these extra points. Bonus points are not
issued for intensive classes.
Private and Out-of-State Campuses: The specific college catalog or
application will describe GPA calculations. Most college forms
specifically ask if the GPA and/or class rank is unweighted or
weighted.
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