Students

5125.3-BP

 

WEIGHTED GRADE COURSES

 

The Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District encourages qualified students to take demanding advanced academic courses. Therefore, courses designated as advanced placement or honor level courses in the following subject areas: social science, English, mathematics, science, and each foreign language, shall be selected courses for weighted grades. Qualifying courses must meet the guidelines established by the University of California system. 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

Section 35160

 

 

 

Section 51202

 

 

Government Code

Section 3543.2

 

 

Policy adopted:

12/7/87