GPA A KEY TO UNLOCKING YOUR FUTURE POTENTIAL

GPA A KEY TO UNLOCKING YOUR FUTURE POTENTIAL

KEY TERMS • GPA – Grade Point Average: a calculated average of the letter grades you have earned – Unweighted (ranging from 0 – all F’s – to 4 – all A’s) – Weighted (extra points for rigor, including honors, dual enrollment, AICE, and AP) – Cumulative • Transcript – A record of your academic accomplishments, including all courses taken in high school, as well as high school courses taken in middle school (e. g. Algebra I, Spanish) – Lists every class you have taken by semester, as well as the grades you earned in each class

WHY DOES GPA MATTER? • It’s the most important factor for college admissions – + test scores, academic rigor, extracurricular activities, essays, letters of recommendation • GPA required for graduation: – 2. 0 • GPA required to play sports: – 2. 0 • GPA required for Dual Enrollment – 3. 0

GRADING SCALE Letter Grade Number Grade Unweighted GPA A 90 -100 4. 0 B 80 -89 3. 0 C 70 -79 2. 0 D 60 -69 1. 0 F 0 -59 0. 0

UNWEIGHTED, HONORS, AND DUAL ENROLLMENT/AP/AICE Grade Unweighted Honors and/or Pre-AICE Dual Enrollment, AP, or AICE A 4. 0 4. 5 5. 0 B 3. 0 3. 5 4. 0 C 2. 0 2. 5 3. 0 D 1. 0 F 0. 0

CALCULATE STUDENT A. ’S GPA (UNWEIGHTED) Algebra I B English I Honors B First semester Second Semester Algebra I C A Biology B Biology A World History Honors B World History Honors A HOPE A Career Research A Critical Thinking A Automotive Maintenance A First semester GPA (unweighted) 2 + 4 + 3+ 4 + 4 = 24 24 / 7 = 3. 4 Cumulative GPA (unweighted) 24 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 50 50 / (7 + 7) = 50 / 14 = 3. 6 First semester GPA (weighted) 2 + 4. 5 + 3. 5 + 4 + 4 = 25 25 / 7 = 3. 6 Cumulative GPA (weighted) 25 + 3. 5 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 52 52 / (7 + 7) = 52 / 14 = 3. 7

University UCF UF USF Middle 50% Accepted GPA – Fall 2018 3. 79 -4. 34 4. 2 -4. 6 3. 94 -4. 44 Middle 50% Accepted GPA – Summer 2018 3. 60 – 4. 30 4. 2 -4. 5 3. 51 -4. 02