• Grading and Evaluation

    GRADING

    For the purpose of determining the grade point average of students, the following scale will be issued:

    A = 4, B = 3, C = 2, D = 1, and F = 0.

    Amphitheater Public Schools recognizes that some courses are designed to be more challenging. As a result, some courses receive weighted grades. The weighted grade scale is: A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, and F = 0. Advanced Placement (AP), Cambridge Academy, Dual Enrollment, Honors, and International Baccalaureate Programme (IB) courses carry weighted grades. Please note, colleges and universities may consider the unweighted or weighted grade point average for admittance.

    GRADE POINT AVERAGE/CLASS RANK

    Grade point average and class rank are computed beginning with the fall of the freshman year and each semester thereafter through the seventh semester. Both weighted and unweighted GPA are computed. Ranking is computed based on the weighted GPA.

    EARLY GRADUATION

    Students who meet graduation requirements at the end of the sixth or seventh semester are eligible to graduate and will receive their diploma at the end of the school year. These students may participate in graduation exercises at that time. Any student wishing to graduate early must obtain a petition from the Counseling Office. Early graduation petitions may not be requested prior to the beginning of the year the student wishes to graduate. His/her parent, counselor, and principal must approve the student’s petition.