APPLICABILITY CALCULATION EXCLUSIONS REPEATED COURSES WEIGHTED GRADE SYSTEM CATEGORIES This policy shall apply to students in grade 6 at Barwise and Kirby and to all students in grades 7 12. The first policy described below (on pages 1 through 6) shall apply to students who entered high school in August of 2014 or before. The second policy described below (on pages 6 through 12) shall apply to students who entered high school in August of 2015 or after. The District shall include in the calculation of class rank grades earned in all high school credit courses taken in grades 9 12, unless excluded below. Students are encouraged to take as many advanced program courses as possible at the high school level. The calculation of class rank shall exclude grades earned from credit by examination, with or without prior instruction. In addition, the calculation of class rank shall exclude grades earned through traditional correspondence courses, concurrent enrollment courses, off-campus distance learning courses, out-of-district distance learning courses, non-district physical education (offcampus physical education) substitution courses, academic courses substituted for physical education, dual credit courses not taught by District personnel, and courses taken anywhere other than the District high schools. When a student repeats a course in which he or she received a failing grade, the original course attempts shall not be removed from the total number of courses when calculating the grade point average (GPA). While in high school, if a student repeats a course for which credit has already been earned, the course shall not be taken for additional credit and shall not be awarded grade points. A student shall be made aware that high school classes retaken for no credit may have a negative effect on his or her weighted GPA. [See EI(REGULATION)] Repeating a course shall be considered an audit. In accordance with this policy, the District shall categorize and weight courses as Modified, Regular, and Advanced, as defined below. Courses in each category shall be designated in the District s course guide. Modified course shall be defined as a course with significantly reduced curriculum requirements or with a significantly reduced expectation of student mastery. With a Modified course, only a reduced portion of the designated Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) may be addressed, or the student may be held accountable for only a reduced portion of the TEKS covered in the class. DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 1 of 12 -X
Regular course shall be defined as a course that addresses all the content required by the TEKS. Regular courses include most traditional academic courses and electives. For the purposes of this policy, dual credit courses are also designated as Regular courses, except for students who entered high school in August of 2014. For students who entered high school in August of 2014 (or, the expected class of 2018), Dual credit courses are courses for which students receive credit through a college or university, in addition to receiving high school credit. Because these courses are taught on a college level and require that students meet admission requirements to the college or university, they will be given GPA points on a scale higher than regular classes. Advanced course shall be defined as a course with requirements and expectations that exceed the content required by the TEKS. Advanced courses include those designated as Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP), Pre-AP, or IB Pre-DP. WEIGHTED GRADE POINT AVERAGE The District shall convert semester grade points and shall calculate a weighted GPA in accordance with the following chart: Numerical Letter Modified Course Regular Course Advanced Course 100 90 A 3.0 4.0 5.0 89 80 B 2.0 3.0 4.0 79 75 C 1.0 2.0 3.0 74 70 D 0.0 1.0 2.0 0 69 F 0.0 0.0 0.0 A student must complete both semesters of an Advanced course in order to receive advanced credit, unless it is a one-semester course. For students who entered high school in August of 2014 (or, the expected class of 2018), an additional level shall be considered for dual credit courses, according to the following chart: Numerical Letter Dual Credit Course 100 90 A 4.5 89 80 B 3.5 79 75 C 2.5 74 70 D 1.5 DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 2 of 12 -X
0 69 F 0.0 To calculate the weighted GPA for a student whose GPA exceeds 4.0, the following final class ranking GPA formula shall be based on the following: 1. The total grade points earned by the student. 2. The total courses that earn grade points taken by the student. 3. The total advanced courses taken by the student. 4. Minimum number of courses taken by the student with a 4.0 average. For students who entered high school in August of 2014 (or, the expected class of 2018), the final class ranking GPA formula shall include an additional measure: 5. The number of dual credit courses taken by the student. The final class ranking GPA formula shall be as follows: 1. The total number of Advanced courses taken by the student divided by the minimum number of all courses taken by any student with a 4.0 GPA shall equal the Advanced GPA. For students who entered high school in August of 2014 (or, the expected class of 2018), the Advanced GPA will be computed by taking the sum of the number of advanced courses and one-half of the number of dual credit courses, and dividing this sum by the minimum number of courses taken by any student with a 4.0 GPA. 2. The number of Bs multiplied by one plus the number of Cs multiplied by two plus the number of Ds multiplied by three divided by the total number of courses taken for grade points, including physical education and athletics, shall equal the leveled GPA. 3. A 4.0 GPA plus the advanced GPA minus the leveled GPA shall equal the final class ranking GPA. Seniors shall be ranked based on all prior semester grades through the fifth six-week grading period of the senior year. The average of the fourth and fifth six-week grades shall be used as the semester grade for this purpose. The principal s designee shall determine the final class rankings based on weighted GPA. Another employee shall be appointed by the principal to check the original rankings of all 4.0 or above students. In order to achieve a correct DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 3 of 12 -X
ranking for those students with a GPA of 4.0 or above, at the end of the fifth six-week grading period of the senior year, but no later than the first week of May, the final class ranking GPA formula shall be applied to all eligible students. Students with a GPA below 4.0 shall not be included in the final GPA formula, as their GPAs are not lowered. A student with a GPA below 4.0 will have his or her GPA recalculated at end of the last semester of his or her senior year. CHANGES IN ENROLLMENT LOCAL GRADUATION HONORS VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN WEIGHTED GRADE SCALE When a student transfers grades for properly documented courses, the District shall assign weight to those grades based on the categories and grade weight system used by the District. To the extent possible, advanced program courses completed at a previous high school shall be compared and matched to courses available at the student s new school. If no corresponding advanced courses are offered at the enrolling campus, the noncorresponding courses completed at the previous high school shall count for credit and regular grade points. For the purpose of determining honors to be conferred during graduation activities, the District shall calculate class rank at the end of the fifth six-week grading period of the senior year. The average of the fourth and fifth six-week grades shall be used as the semester grade for this purpose. For the purpose of applications to institutions of higher education, the District shall also calculate class ranking as required by state law. The District s eligibility criteria for local graduation honors shall apply only for local recognitions and shall not restrict class ranking for the purpose of automatic admission under state law. [See (LEGAL)] The valedictorian and salutatorian shall be the eligible students with the highest and second highest ranking, respectively. To be eligible for such recognition, a student must have been enrolled in the same high school in the District at the end of his or her junior year and for his or her entire senior year immediately preceding graduation. A student graduating in less than eight semesters shall not be eligible for valedictorian or salutatorian; however, if his or her weighted GPA qualifies, the student may be eligible to be recognized as an honor graduate. The first Monday in May during the last grading period of each year shall be designated as the day for releasing information on the valedictorian and salutatorian. After the top ten students are determined by using the final class ranking GPA formula and two or more students are found to have DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 4 of 12 -X
achieved identical GPAs, the weighted grade point equivalent (GPE) scale shall be used to calculate rankings for the valedictorian and salutatorian. Courses shall be divided into two categories: Pre-AP/Pre-IB and AP/IB. BREAKING TIES TABLE I: ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT RANKING SCALE In case of a tie in weighted GPAs, the District shall apply the following methods to determine recognition as valedictorian or salutatorian: 1. If, after using the formula, two or more students have the same final class ranking weighted GPA, the numerical grades in common courses earned by each student involved in the tie shall be assigned a GPE and compared. The student with the highest sum shall be declared valedictorian. 2. If, after applying the final class ranking GPA formula to all eligible students it is determined that the top ranking student was not in advanced program courses in grade 7 or 8; that other students had been kept from the top ranking solely because they took pre-advanced program courses in grade 7 or 8; or that they had taken as many advanced program courses as the top ranking students and had made no more Bs than the top ranked person(s), the students shall tie for top class ranking GPA. In order to break the tie and determine the top ranking(s), the Academic Achievement Ranking Scale (Table I) shall be used to calculate GPEs. Identical courses taken by this group of students while enrolled in high school shall be compared using the GPEs. The student with the largest total of GPEs based on identical courses taken in Pre-AP/Pre-IB and AP/IB courses shall be the valedictorian. The student with the second highest total shall be the salutatorian. If two students tie with the highest total of GPEs, covaledictorians shall be named, but no salutatorian shall be recognized. The GPEs are outlined in Table I Academic Achievement Ranking Scale, below: Pre-AP AP/IB 100 6.0 7.0 99 5.9 6.9 98 5.8 6.8 97 5.7 6.7 (Xs) Number of Scores GPE DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 5 of 12 -X
Pre-AP AP/IB 96 5.6 6.6 95 5.5 6.5 94 5.4 6.4 93 5.3 6.3 92 5.2 6.2 91 5.1 6.1 90 5.0 6.0 89 4.9 5.9 88 4.8 5.8 87 4.7 5.7 86 4.6 5.6 85 4.5 5.5 84 4.4 5.4 83 4.3 5.3 82 4.2 5.2 81 4.1 5.1 80 4.0 5.0 79 3.9 4.9 78 3.8 4.8 77 3.7 4.7 76 3.6 4.6 75 3.5 4.5 74 3.4 4.4 73 3.3 4.3 72 3.2 4.2 71 3.1 4.1 70 3.0 4.0 69 or below 2.9 3.9 (Xs) Number of Scores GPE HONOR GRADUATES Total GPE points: Table I shall also be available at each high school campus. The District shall recognize as an honor graduate each student who has a weighted GPA of 3.5 or above. DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 6 of 12 -X
TOP TEN PERCENT TOP TEN STUDENTS APPLICABILITY CALCULATION EXCLUSIONS REPEATED COURSES WEIGHTED GRADE SYSTEM CATEGORIES The final class ranking GPA shall be used to determine the top ten percent of students in each year s graduating class. The top ten highest-ranking students as determined by the final class ranking GPA at each high school shall be honored during graduation. The policy described below (on pages 6 through 12) shall apply to students who entered high school in August of 2015 or after. For every high school student, the District shall calculate a grade point average (GPA) based on the grades earned in every course taken as part of the student s high school graduation plan, and as documented on the student s academic record. The GPA shall be used to determine an initial class rank. For students who have a GPA of 4.0 or higher, their final class rank will be determined by a Class Rank Point Average, as described in this policy. In the event that the Class Rank GPA produces a tie among students, a tie-breaker formula will be used. The calculation of initial class rank shall exclude credits earned outside the district on alternate grading systems that do not correlate to a 100-point scale, such as grades recorded only as pass/fail. When a student repeats a course in which he or she received a failing grade, the original course attempts shall not be removed from the total number of courses when calculating the grade point average (GPA). While in high school, if a student repeats a course for which credit has already been earned, the course shall not be taken for additional credit and shall not be awarded grade points. [See EI(REGULATION)] Repeating a course shall be considered an audit. In accordance with this policy, the District shall categorize and weight courses as Modified, Regular, Dual Credit, and Advanced, as defined below. Courses in each category shall be designated in the District s course guide. Modified course shall be defined as a course with significantly reduced curriculum requirements or with a significantly reduced expectation of student mastery. With a Modified course, only a reduced portion of the designated Texas Essential Knowledge and DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 7 of 12 -X
Skills (TEKS) may be addressed, or the student may be held accountable for only a reduced portion of the TEKS covered in the class. Regular course shall be defined as a course that addresses all the content required by the TEKS. Regular courses include most traditional academic courses and electives. For purposes of this policy, any credits earned by exam or through a correspondence course will be classified as regular courses and receive regular grade points. Dual credit courses are courses for which students receive credit through a college or university, in addition to receiving high school credit. Because these courses are taught on a college level and require that students meet admission requirements to the college or university, they are given GPA points on a scale higher than regular classes. Advanced course shall be defined as a course with requirements and expectations that exceed the content required by the TEKS. Advanced courses include those designated as Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program (DP), Pre-AP, or IB Pre-DP. WEIGHTED GRADE POINTS The District shall convert semester grades to grade points and shall calculate a weighted GPA in accordance with the following chart: Advanced Dual Credit Regular Modified 69 (F) 0 points 0 points 0 points 0 points 70 71 (D ) 1.5 points 1.25 points 1 point 0 points 72 74 (D+) 2 points 1.5 points 1 point 0 points 75 76 (C ) 2.5 points 2 points 1.5 points 1 point 77 79 (C+) 3 points 2.5 points 2 points 1 point 80 84 (B ) 3.5 points 3 points 2.5 points 1.5 points 85 89 (B+) 4 points 3.5 points 3 points 2 points 90 94 (A ) 4.5 points 4 points 3.5 points 2.5 points 95 100 (A+) 5 points 4.5 points 4 points 3 points DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 8 of 12 -X
CHANGES IN ENROLLMENT GRADE POINT AVERAGE CLASS RANK GPA When a student transfers grades for properly documented courses, the District shall assign weight to those grades based on the categories and grade weight system used by the District. To the extent possible, courses completed at a previous high school shall be compared and matched to courses available at the student s new school. If an advanced course completed at a previous high school does not correspond to one offered at the new campus, then this course shall count for elective credit and shall be scored with regular grade points. The initial GPA will be calculated for each student by dividing the total of all grade points earned by the total number of semester grades for which points were earned. Seniors shall be ranked based on all prior semester grades through the fifth six-week grading period of the senior year. The average of the fourth and fifth six-week grades shall be used as the semester grade for this purpose. The principal s designee shall determine the initial class rankings based on this GPA. Another employee shall be appointed by the principal to check these rankings to determine which students have initial grade point averages of 4.0 or above. For each student whose GPA exceeds 4.0, their final class rank shall be determined by the Class Rank GPA, which is determined using the following method. The Class Rank GPA will be the average of all the grade points earned in the following courses: English I, English II, English III, English IV Geometry, Algebra II, and two additional math credits (For a list of courses that count for the additional math credits, see (REGULATION).) Biology, Chemistry, Physics or AP Physics 1 or Principles of Technology, and two additional science credits (For a list of courses that count for the additional science credits, see (REGULATION).) World Geography, US History, Government, Economics, and one additional social studies credit (For a list of courses that count for the additional social studies credit, see (REGULATION).) Two advanced levels of the same language other than English (either Spanish II and III; or French II and III) DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 9 of 12 -X
Thus, the Class Rank GPA is determined based on a total of 38 semester grades (8 from English, 8 from Mathematics, 10 from Science, 8 from Social Studies, and 4 from LOTE). If a student with an initial GPA of 4.0 or above does not complete any of the 38 semester grades listed in the description of the Class Rank GPA above, then a score of 0 (zero) points will be used for these semesters in the calculation of the Class Rank GPA. In order to achieve a correct ranking for those students with a GPA of 4.0 or above, at the end of the fifth six-week grading period of the senior year, but no later than the first week of May, the final Class Rank GPA shall be applied to all eligible students. Students with an initial GPA below 4.0 shall not be included in the calculation of the Class Rank GPA formula, and will have his or her GPA recalculated at end of the last semester of his or her senior year. LOCAL GRADUATION HONORS VALEDICTORIAN AND SALUTATORIAN BREAKING TIES For the purpose of determining honors to be conferred during graduation activities, the District shall calculate class rank at the end of the fifth six-week grading period of the senior year. The average of the fourth and fifth six-week grades shall be used as the semester grade for this purpose. For the purpose of applications to institutions of higher education, the District shall also calculate class ranking as required by state law. The District s eligibility criteria for local graduation honors shall apply only for local recognitions and shall not restrict class ranking for the purpose of automatic admission under state law. [See (LEGAL)] The valedictorian and salutatorian shall be the eligible students with the highest and second highest Class Rank GPA, respectively. To be eligible for such recognition, a student must have been enrolled in the same high school in the District at the end of his or her junior year and for his or her entire senior year immediately preceding graduation. A student graduating in less than eight semesters shall not be eligible for valedictorian or salutatorian; however, if his or her Class Rank GPA qualifies, the student may be eligible to be recognized as an honor graduate. The first Monday in May during the last grading period of each year shall be designated as the day for releasing information on the valedictorian and salutatorian. In the event that two or more students have an identical Class Rank GPA, the District shall apply the following tie breaker method when necessary to determine recognitions, such as valedictorian or salutatorian, top 10 graduates, or the students who may qualify for automatic admission into state universities. DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 10 of 12 -X
To break a tie in class rank between students: 1. Identify any common advanced courses taken by the students at the same campus. (Common courses are not limited to those included in the Class Rank GPA.) 2. Categorize each common advanced course as either: A) Pre-AP or IB Pre-DP; or B) AP or IB DP. 3. Convert the semester grades in each common advanced course into grade point equivalents (GPEs), according to the following formulas. Pre-AP or IB Pre-DP courses: GPE = 0.1 (Semester ) 4 AP or IB DP courses: GPE = 0.1 (Semester ) 3 (As an alternate to using the formulas, see Table I.) 4. Total the grade point equivalents based on the semester grades for the common advanced courses. To break any tie, the student with the highest total of GPEs will be ranked the highest, and the student with the lowest total of GPEs will be ranked the lowest. When used to break a tie to determine the valedictorian, the student with the largest total of GPEs based on identical courses taken in Pre-AP/IB Pre-DP and AP/IB courses shall be the valedictorian. The student with the second highest total shall be the salutatorian. If two students tie with the highest total of GPEs, covaledictorians shall be named, but no salutatorian shall be recognized. TABLE I: GRADE POINT EQUIVALENTS Point Equivalents (GPEs) Pre-AP or IB Pre-DP AP or IB DP GPE GPE 100 6.0 100 7.0 99 5.9 99 6.9 98 5.8 98 6.8 97 5.7 97 6.7 96 5.6 96 6.6 95 5.5 95 6.5 94 5.4 94 6.4 93 5.3 93 6.3 92 5.2 92 6.2 DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 11 of 12 -X
HONOR GRADUATES TOP TEN PERCENT TOP TEN STUDENTS Pre-AP or IB Pre-DP AP or IB DP GPE GPE 91 5.1 91 6.1 90 5.0 90 6.0 89 4.9 89 5.9 88 4.8 88 5.8 87 4.7 87 5.7 86 4.6 86 5.6 85 4.5 85 5.5 84 4.4 84 5.4 83 4.3 83 5.3 82 4.2 82 5.2 81 4.1 81 5.1 80 4.0 80 5.0 79 3.9 79 4.9 78 3.8 78 4.8 77 3.7 77 4.7 76 3.6 76 4.6 75 3.5 75 4.5 74 3.4 74 4.4 73 3.3 73 4.3 72 3.2 72 4.2 71 3.1 71 4.1 70 3.0 70 4.0 69 0 69 0 Table I shall also be available at each high school campus. The District shall recognize as an honor graduate each student who has a weighted GPA of 3.5 or above. The final class ranking GPA shall be used to determine the top ten percent of students in each year s graduating class. The top ten highest-ranking students as determined by the final class ranking GPA at each high school shall be honored during graduation. DATE ISSUED: 6/13/2014 ADOPTED: 12 of 12 -X
(REGULATION) APPLICATION GRADE POINTS The policy described on page 1 (below) shall apply only to students who entered the 9 th grade in August 2014 or before. points will be assigned as follows: Numerical Modified Course Regular Course Advanced Course 100 90 A = 3 points A = 4 points A = 5 points 89 90 B = 2 points B = 3 points B = 4 points 79 75 C = 1 point C = 2 points C = 3 points 74 70 D = 1 point D = 1 point D = 2 points 0 69 F = 0 points F = 0 points F = 0 points MODIFIED COURSES ADVANCED COURSES DUAL CREDIT COURSES Modified courses have a significantly reduced coverage of content through the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) or have a significantly reduced mastery or performance level. Modified courses are scored on a three-point GPA scale. Advanced courses include increased rigor and higher academic requirements, so they are scored on a 5-point GPA scale. Advanced courses include the following designations: Advanced Placement (AP), Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP), International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), and International Baccalaureate Pre-Diploma Program (IB Pre-DP). Advanced courses for high school credit (for example, Algebra I) can be taken by a student prior to the student s grade 9 year. However, these courses are not included in the calculation of the student s high school GPA. Advanced courses do not include courses taken for dual credit, except for students who entered high school in August of 2014. For students who entered high school in August of 2014 (or, the expected class of 2018), Dual credit courses are courses for which students receive credit through a college or university, in addition to receiving high school credit. Because these courses are taught on a college level and require that students meet admission requirements to the college or university, they will be given GPA points on a scale higher than regular classes. DATE ISSUED: 11/4/2014 8/11/2015 1 of 5 LDU 2014.27 (REGULATION)-X
(REGULATION) For students who entered high school in August of 2014 (or, the expected class of 2018), an additional level shall be considered for dual credit courses, according to the following chart: Numerical Letter Dual Credit Course 100 90 A 4.5 89 80 B 3.5 79 75 C 2.5 74 70 D 1.5 0 69 F 0.0 If any advanced course is repeated, only regular grade points will be received. A student must complete both semesters of an advanced course in order for the course to count on the five-point scale. If a student remains in an advanced course for only one semester and drops the class, the student will receive regular grade points. APPLICATION GRADE POINTS For students who begin grade 9 in August 2015 or later, the following policy (on pages 2-5) shall apply. points will be assigned as follows: Advanced Dual Credit Regular Modified 69 (F) 0 points 0 points 0 points 0 points 70 71 (D ) 1.5 points 1.25 points 1 point 0 points 72 74 (D+) 2 points 1.5 points 1 point 0 points 75 76 (C ) 2.5 points 2 points 1.5 points 1 point 77 79 (C+) 3 points 2.5 points 2 points 1 point 80 84 (B ) 3.5 points 3 points 2.5 points 1.5 points 85 89 (B+) 4 points 3.5 points 3 points 2 points 90 94 (A ) 4.5 points 4 points 3.5 points 2.5 points 95 100 5 points 4.5 points 4 points 3 points DATE ISSUED: 11/4/2014 8/11/2015 2 of 5 LDU 2014.27 (REGULATION)-X
(REGULATION) (A+) MODIFIED COURSES REGULAR COURSES DUAL CREDIT COURSES ADVANCED COURSES Modified courses have a significantly reduced coverage of content through the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) or have a significantly reduced mastery or performance level. Modified courses are scored on a three-point GPA scale. Regular courses address all the content required by the TEKS. Regular courses include most traditional academic courses and electives. Regular courses are scored on a four-point GPA scale. For purposes of this policy, any credits earned by exam or through a correspondence course will be classified as regular courses and receive regular grade points. Dual credit courses are courses for which students receive credit through a college or university, in addition to receiving high school credit. Because these courses are taught on a college level and require that students meet admission requirements to the college or university, they are given GPA points on a scale (4.5 points) which is higher than regular classes. Advanced courses include increased rigor and higher academic requirements, so they are scored on a 5-point GPA scale. Advanced courses include the following designations: Advanced Placement (AP), Pre-Advanced Placement (Pre-AP), International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IBDP), and International Baccalaureate Pre-Diploma Program (IB Pre-DP). An advanced course cannot be repeated for additional grade points. If any advanced course is repeated, advanced grade points will only be awarded the first time the course is taken. Subsequent credits will be scored using regular grade points. A student may drop from an advanced course to a comparable regular course during the first or second six-weeks grading period in a semester. In doing so, the student will receive regular grade points for the semester. To compensate for the reduction in grade points, the receiving teacher in the regular course shall adjust the incoming student s grades according to the chart below. in Advanced Course at the time the course is dropped Adjusted grade to be recorded by the receiving teacher of the regular course 0 49 50 50 59 60 60 69 70 70 71 72 DATE ISSUED: 11/4/2014 8/11/2015 3 of 5 LDU 2014.27 (REGULATION)-X
(REGULATION) 72 74 75 75 76 77 77 79 80 80 84 85 85 89 90 90 94 95 CLASS RANK GPA For each student whose GPA exceeds 4.0, their class rank shall be determined by the final Class Rank GPA, which is determined using the following method. The Class Rank GPA will be the average of all the grade points earned in the following courses: English I, English II, English III, English IV. Geometry, Algebra II, and two additional math credits. The first additional math credit shall be determined by the course, completed by the student, that appears first on the following list: Precalculus, IB Math Studies, Independent Study in Mathematics (which must include one semester of dual credit college algebra), Advanced Quantitative Reasoning, Math Models The second additional math credit shall be determined by the course, completed by the student, that appears first on the following list: AP Calculus BC, AP Calculus AB, AP Statistics, IB Math SL, or (if not already counted as the first additional math credit) any of the following courses: IB Math Studies, Independent Study in Mathematics (which must include one semester of dual credit college algebra), Advanced Quantitative Reasoning, Math Models Biology, Chemistry, Physics or AP Physics 1 or Principles of Technology, and two additional science credits The first additional science credit shall be determined by the course, completed by the student, that appears first on the following list: IB DP Biology (year 1), IB DP Chemistry (year 1), AP Biology, AP Physics 2, Earth & Space Science, DATE ISSUED: 11/4/2014 8/11/2015 4 of 5 LDU 2014.27 (REGULATION)-X
(REGULATION) Environmental Systems, Integrated Physics and Chemistry (IPC) The second additional science credit shall be determined by the course, completed by the student, that appears first on the following list: IB DP Biology (year 2), IB DP Chemistry (year 2), AP Environmental Science, AP Chemistry, AP Physics C, Anatomy & Physiology, Earth & Space Science paired with dual enrollment Earth Wind & Fire, Advanced Animal Science, Forensic Science World Geography, US History, Government, Economics, and one additional social studies credit The additional social studies credit shall be determined by the course, completed by the student, that appears first on the following list: AP US History, IB History of the Americas, Dual Credit US History, AP European History, AP Human Geography, Psychology and Sociology (if both are taken for 1 semester each), World History Two advanced levels of the same language other than English (either Spanish II, and III; or French II, and III) Thus, the Class Rank GPA is determined based on a total of 38 semester grades (8 from English, 8 from Mathematics, 10 from Science, 8 from Social Studies, and 4 from LOTE). If a student with an initial GPA of 4.0 or above does not complete any of the 38 semester grades listed above, then a score of 0 (zero) grade points will be used for these semesters in the calculation of the Class Rank GPA. DATE ISSUED: 11/4/2014 8/11/2015 REVIEWED: 5 of 5 LDU 2014.27 (REGULATION)-X