Transcript Brunswick High School Freshman Presentation

Julie Pizon
Adriana Strazzanti
Lisa Flood
Jaime Camino
Shawn Dumann
A–E
F–K
L–Q
R–V
W-Z
CREDITS
21
Credits are required for graduation from BHS
5
Credits are required to become a sophomore
Credits “
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junior
Credits “
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senior
 10
 15
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
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Language Arts
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
Health
Physical Education
Electives
4½
4
3
3
½
½
5½
units
units
units
units
units
units
units
One Elective unit must include coursework in Fine Arts.
ELIGIBILITY
 Students must have received passing grades
in a minimum of five one-credit courses or the equivalent.
 Ninth grade students must maintain a GPA of a 1.8
 Tenth-twelfth grades must maintain a GPA of a 2.0
All requirements must be made in
the grading period immediately preceding the activity
in which the student is participating.
THE GRADING SCALE
Letter
Mark
PERCENTAGE
A+
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CD+
D
DF
97 – 100
93 – 96.9
90 – 92.9
87 – 89.9
83 – 86.9
80 – 82.9
77 – 79.9
73 – 76.9
70 – 72.9
67 – 69.9
63 – 66.9
60 – 62.9
Below 60
THERE IS NO FINAL GRADE,
RATHER A DISTINCTION OF
“CREDIT/NO CREDIT”
Semester Grades
will still be issued
THE GRADING SCALE
THE GRADING SCALE
 SEMESTER COURSES
 Credit will be awarded when the student has earned
BOTH a passing GPA (.70) for the course and two
passing grades for the semester.
EXAMPLE
Convert letter grades into GPA # for the calculation
Q1 (.40) + Q2 (.40) + E1 (.20) = Semester Grade
Credit/No Credit
Q1
C
2.0
40%
.80
Q2
C-
1.7
40%
.68
E1
F
0
20%
0
GPA 1.48
CREDIT AWARDED
THE GRADING SCALE
EXAMPLE
Convert letter grades into GPA # for the calculation
Q1 (.40) + Q2 (.40) + E1 (.20) = Semester Grade
Credit/No Credit
Q1
A-
3.7
40% 1.48
Q1
F
0
40%
0
Q2
A
4.0
40% 1.60
Q2
D
1.0
40%
.40
E1
C-
1.7
20%
E1
D
1.0
20%
.20
GPA
.60
.34
GPA 3.42
CREDIT AWARDED
NO CREDIT AWARDED
NEEDS a .70 GPA
THE GRADING SCALE
 FULL YEAR COURSE:
Credit will be awarded when the student has
earned BOTH a passing GPA (.70) for the course
and two passing grades in the second semester.
Students may go to:
Brunswick High School website, Grade Estimator (Located in the left hand task
bar) to calculate their grades to verify that they passed with the .70 GPA
THE GRADING SCALE
Here is the calculation process for a year long class:
Q1 (20%)+Q2 (20%)+E1(10%)+Q3 (20%)+Q4 (20%)+E2 (10%) =
Credit/No Credit
Q1
F
0
20%
0
Q2
D-
.70
20%
.14
E1
F
0
10%
0
Q3
D
1.0
20%
.2
Q4
D
1.0
20%
.2
E2
D
1.0
10%
.1
GPA .64
NO CREDIT AWARDED
NEEDS a .70 GPA
THE GRADING SCALE
EXAMPLES:
Q1
C
2
20%
.40
Q1
F
0
20%
0
Q2
B-
2.7
20%
.54
Q2
F
0
20%
.0
E1
C-
1.7
10%
.17
E1
F
0
10%
0
Q3
D
1.0
20%
.2
Q3
D
1.0
20%
.2
Q4
F
0
20%
0
Q4
C-
1.7
20%
.34
E2
F
0
10%
0
E2
D
1.0
10%
.1
GPA
1.31
GPA
NO CREDIT AWARDED
NO CREDIT AWARDED
NEEDS TWO PASSING
GRADES IN SECOND
SEMESTER
NEEDS a .70 GPA
.64
WHAT IS A GPA?
Grade Point Average
–noun Education. a measure of scholastic attainment
computed by dividing the total number of grade points
received by the total number of credits or hours of
course work taken.
AT BHS THE CUMULATIVE GPA IS ONLY
COMPUTED AT THE SEMESTER.
JANUARY/JUNE
HONORS DIPLOMA CRITERIA
Must meet seven of the eight
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Four units of English
Four units of Mathematics at least Algebra I, Algebra II, and Geometry and
another high level course or a four-year sequence of courses that contain
equivalent content
Four units of Science including Physics and Chemistry
Four units of Social Studies
Three units of one Foreign Language or two units each of two Foreign
Languages
One unit Fine Arts
Maintain a GPA of a 3.5 UNWEIGHTED
Obtain a composite score of 27 on the ACT or an equivalent composite
score on the 1210 SAT
ACADEMIC AWARDS
 Summa Cum Laude
 Magna Cum Laude
 Cum Laude
3.75 – 4.0 + GPA
3.5 – 3.749 GPA
3.0 – 3.499 GPA
Highest Praise
Great Praise
Praise
AT GRADUATION THE TOP TEN SCHOLARS OF THE
CLASS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC
ACHIEVEMENT.
TRANSCRIPT
 [tran-skript] –noun - an official report supplied by a
school on the record of an individual student, listing
subjects studied, grades received, etc.
•Courses taken
•Grades (semester only)
•Grade Point Average
•Class Rank
•Credits Earned
•Ohio Graduation Test (OGT) Scores
•College Entrance Exam Scores – ACT, SAT
•Attendance/Tardies
WHEN APPLYING TO COLLEGE
Information Taken from the Common Application
Used for the college application process.
KEEP OUT OF TROUBLE!!!
IT COULD IMPACT YOUR FUTURE,
EVEN AFTER HIGH SCHOOL
LONG TERM GOALS
 Medina County Career Center
 Post Secondary Enrollment Options
 College
 Technical School
 Military
 Apprenticeship
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MOST OF
BHS!!!!
HOW TO BE
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