Weighted GPA- BVSD courses, determined by school board policy, are identified as relatively difficult and are designated as weighted courses, the weighted GPA is calculated using one additional quality point per letter grade in a weighted class. Only the GPA is affected; the grade itself is not changed on the report card or on the transcript. (The complete weighted grade scale is: A=5, B=4, C=3, D=2, F=0):
A= 5 x 5 = 25
B = 4 x 5 = 20
C =3 x 5 = 15
D = 2 x 5 = 10
F = 0 x 5 = 0
70/25 = 2.80 weighted GPA
Unweighted GPA- The GPA is derived by multiplying the numerical
equivalent of each grade (A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0) by
the corresponding units of credit, adding the totals for
all courses taken in a semester and dividing by the total number of credits attempted:
A= 4 x 5 = 20
B = 3 x 5 = 15
C = 2 x 5 = 10
D = 1 x 5 = 5
F = 0 x 5 = 0
50/25 = 2.00 unweighted GPA
