Grade System
GPA Calculation
How to calculate your GPA (pdf, 39.11KB)
The SJA GPA weighting system gives +'s and –'s a specific weight. This weighting system is tiered to .33 steps creating a graduated climb. The weighting system gives grading delineations equitably without creating a gap between students that do not accurately reflect their performance.
For example, two students score in the B range in a class. With the current grading system a student who receives B- achieves the same GPA weight as someone with a B+ in the class (a 3.0). This GPA weighting system insures that the better performance of the B+ student is rewarded (3.33 for a B+ and 2.67 for the B-) without creating an insurmountable gap between the B- and B+ student. The program encourages competition and improvement while reinforcing the difference between B+ and B- work.
Grading Scale
- A+: 99-100 = 4.33
- A: 95-98 = 4.00
- A-: 93-94 = 3.67
- B+: 91-92 = 3.33
- B: 87-90 = 3.00
- B-: 85-86 = 2.67
- C+: 83-84 = 2.33
- C: 79-82 = 2.00
- C-: 77-78 = 1.67
- D+: 75-76 = 1.33
- D: 72-74 = 1.00
- D-: 70-71 = 0.67
- F: 69- = 0.00
- I Incomplete
- E Excused
- N None
Honors courses are weighted by adding 0.5 grade point, i.e., A+=4.83, A=4.50, A-=4.17, B+ =3.83, etc.
Report cards are issued on a semester basis.
Exam grades count as 20% of the semester average.
Grade Points
Course offerings are classified as: HONORS AND ACADEMIC. These classifications are the basis for grade point values.
HONOR COURSES
Course Name |
Course Number |
| Honors English II | EN 130 |
| Honors English III | EN 140 |
| AP/AACC English IV/College Composition and Introduction to Literature |
EN 160 |
| ACC Theological Foundations | TH 235 |
| Honors Geometry | MT 315 |
| Honors Algebra II | MT 330 |
| Honors Precalculus | MT 341 |
| Honors Trigonometry | MT 342 |
| AP/ACC Calculus | MT 350 |
| Honors Introduction to Chemistry | SC 507 |
| Honors Introduction to Physics | SC 508 |
| Honors Biology | SC 510 |
| Honors Chemistry | SC 530 |
| Honors Physics | SC 540 |
| AP Physics Recitation | SC 542 |
| Honors Human Anatomy & Physiology | SC 550 |
| AP Environmental Science | SC 562 |
| ACC Forensics Science | SC 562 |
| Honors Geography and World History I | SS 602 |
| Honors Geography and World History II | SS 613 |
| Honors Geography and World History II | SS 614 |
| AP/ACC American History I | SS 623 |
| AP/ACC American History II | SS 624 |
| AP/ACC European History | SS 630 |
| AP American Government & Politics | SS 633 |
| Honors Portfolio | FA 728 |
| ACC Art History | FA 733 |
| Honors French Literature and Composition | WL 914 |
| AP French | WL 915 |
| Honors Spanish Literature and Composition | WL 934 |
| AP/ACC Spanish | WL 935 |
| ACC Latin IV | WL 945 |
*Courses not listed above fall into the academic category and carry that grade point value.
*Only courses taken at SJA are computed in the grade point average.
| Honor Roll | First Honors | Second Honors |
|---|---|---|
| All students | 3.9 and up | 3.5-3.89 |
