Nakia Miller A E Adriana Strazzanti F K Lisa Flood Jaime Camino R V

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1 Nakia Miller A E Adriana Strazzanti F K Lisa Flood L Q Jaime Camino R V Julie Pizon W - Z

2 CREDITS 21 Credits are required for graduation from BHS 5 Credits are required to become a sophomore 10 Credits junior 15 Credits senior

3 GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS Language Arts 4 ½ units Mathematics 4 units Science 3 units Social Studies 3 units Health ½ units Physical Education ½ units Electives 5 ½ units One Elective unit must include coursework in Fine Arts.

4 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.

5 THE GRADING SCALE Letter Mark PERCENTAGE A A A B B B C C C D D D F Below 60 THERE IS NO FINAL GRADE, RATHER A DISTINCTION OF CREDIT/NO CREDIT Semester Grades will still be issued

6 THE GRADING SCALE

7 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 %.80 Q2 C %.68 E1 F 0 20% 0 CREDIT AWARDED GPA 1.48

8 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 % 1.48 Q2 A % 1.60 E1 C %.34 GPA 3.42 CREDIT AWARDED Q1 F 0 40% 0 Q2 D %.40 E1 D %.20 GPA.60 NO CREDIT AWARDED NEEDS a.70 GPA

9 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, BHS Links, Grade Estimator to calculate their grades to verify that they passed with the.70 GPA

10 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 %.14 E1 F 0 10% 0 Q3 D %.2 Q4 D %.2 E2 D %.1 GPA.64 NO CREDIT AWARDED NEEDS a.70 GPA

11 THE GRADING SCALE EXAMPLES: Q1 C 2 20%.40 Q2 B %.54 E1 C %.17 Q3 D %.2 Q4 F 0 20% 0 E2 F 0 10% 0 GPA 1.31 NO CREDIT AWARDED NEEDS TWO PASSING GRADES IN SECOND SEMESTER Q1 F 0 20% 0 Q2 F 0 20%.0 E1 F 0 10% 0 Q3 D %.2 Q4 C %.34 E2 D %.1 GPA.64 NO CREDIT AWARDED NEEDS a.70 GPA

12 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

13 HONORS DIPLOMA CRITERIA Must meet seven of the eight 1. Four units of English 2. 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 3. Four units of Science including Physics and Chemistry 4. Four units of Social Studies 5. Three units of one Foreign Language or two units each of two Foreign Languages 6. One unit Fine Arts 7. Maintain a GPA of a 3.5 UNWEIGHTED 8. Obtain a composite score of 27 on the ACT or an equivalent composite score on the 1210 SAT

14 ACADEMIC AWARDS Summa Cum Laude GPA Highest Praise Magna Cum Laude GPA Great Praise Cum Laude GPA Praise AT GRADUATION THE TOP TEN SCHOLARS OF THE CLASS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR THEIR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT.

15 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 End of Course Exam Scores College Entrance Exam Scores ACT, SAT Attendance/Tardies

16 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

17 LONG TERM GOALS Medina County Career Center Post Secondary Enrollment Options College Technical School Military Apprenticeship

18 MAKE THE MOST OF BHS!!!!

19 HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL AT BHS!!!