BOARD POLICY

Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District

Students                                                                                                                                   5125.3 - BP

WEIGHTED GRADE COURSES

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District encourages qualified students to take demanding advanced academic courses. Therefore, community college courses and high school courses designated as advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, Cambridge, and honor level courses in the following subject areas: social science, English, mathematics, science, each foreign language, and visual arts shall be assigned weighted grades. Qualifying courses must be in alignment with the guidelines established by the University of California system.

External coursework through accredited Weighted classes are assigned grade points as follows:

A	=	5 grade points
B	=	4 grade points
C	=	3 grade points
D	=	1 grade point
F	=	0 grade point

Weighted grade points appear only on high school transcripts for the purposes of student scholarship applications, grants/contests, and admission to universities and colleges.

Legal Reference: Education Code Government Code	35160 51202 3543.2
Board Policy	5128.1

Policy adopted: 12/7/87

Policy revised: 6/21/05

Policy revised: 12/17/24