Letter Grade

Points

How To Calculate

A

4

1 – Create 4 columns.

2 – List all grades for all courses in column 1.

3 – Convert the letters to numbers (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1 and F=0 and write these numbers in column 2.

4 – Different courses have different credit values.  Some examples are; full year courses are worth 5 credits, half year courses are worth 2.5 credits, Phys Ed can be 3.75 credits or 3 credits and health can be 1.25 credits or 1 credit.  List the number of credit hours of each course in column 3.

5 – Multiply each value in the second column by the value in the third column and write the answer in the 4^th column.

6 – Total all the numbers in column 3 for the total number of credit hours attempted.

7 – Total all the numbers in the 4^th column.

8 – Divide the total of the 4^th column by the total in the third column.  Your answer should be between 0 and 5.

B

3

C

2

D

1

F

0

HONORS/AP COURSES RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL POINT VALUE – AS INDICATED BELOW

A

5

B

4

C

3

D

2

F

0

EXAMPLE

GRADES

NUMBER EQUALS x CREDIT VALUE       = MULTIPLY

A

4

5

20

A

4

5

20

C

2

2.5

5

B - honors

4 (gets additional point)

5

20

  (total columns 3 and 4)                totals

17.5

65