Transcript Transcript Tutorial

How Do I Read My Transcript?
1. First, make sure all of your personal
information is accurate. This should be a
student’s legal name (no nicknames) and
address should be current.
Directly under your personal information, you
will find grades and GPA from your first
quarter (9 week period) at CCA. Also
included in each quarter is a summary of the
credits you have attempted and earned for
that quarter.
Each subsequent quarter’s grades, credits
and GPA follows.
If you did not attend CCA in 9th grade, you
should find a record of the grades you
earned from 9th grade at your former school.
Keep in mind that if you attend summer
school, your grades will be factored in with
the year that follows. For example, summer
school after ninth grade will be considered
10th grade.
Plus and minus are not shown on the official
transcript.
Each quarter, your Grade Point Average
(GPA) is calculated by taking the sum of the
grades you earned and dividing it by the
number of the courses you took that quarter.
At the bottom of each represented quarter,
you will find your “TGPA” (Total Grade Point
Average), for that quarter only.
To calculate TGPA, the following formula is
used:
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
The only exception to this formula is one
additional point for “C” grade and higher
earned in PreCalculus Honors and/or
Advanced Placement courses.
Keep in mind that a “D” in these courses
does NOT earn an additional point.
On the CCA transcript, three types of
GPA are calculated by dividing the sum
of course grade points earned by the
number of courses taken.
Acad. GPA 9-12: Includes all courses
taken in 9-12, except PE, Teacher Aide
and courses graded with a Pass/Fail.
Acad. GPA 10-12: Includes all courses
taken in 10 -12 except PE, Teacher
Aide and courses graded with a
Pass/Fail.
Total GPA 9 -12: Includes every
course taken in grades 9-12.
Note: Each college determines which
GPA to use for admission and it is the
student’s responsibility to use the
correct GPA on the application.
In the lower left-hand corner of your
transcript, you will find your total overall
credits attempted and earned, including
every quarter at CCA.
In the lower right-hand corner of your
transcript, you will find your overall credits
earned, including every quarter at CCA, in a
“Credit Summary” format.
Note that there are three columns:
Credits Req’d: This column indicates how
many credits are required to graduate from
CCA (not to apply to college).
Compl: This column indicates how many
credits you have completed toward your
graduation requirement.
Needed: This column indicates how many
more credits you need in order to graduate.
Note: This summary does not include the
credits being attempted in the current “Work
in Progress” section.
In the lower left-hand corner of your
transcript, you will find a California High
School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) designation.
In order to graduate, you must pass both the
ELA and Math section. If you do pass either
or both sections, it will be indicated.
You may print an unofficial transcript from
Aeries at any time.
To request an official transcript, please see
the CCA Registrar in Student Services.