[Counselors] Weighted grade for AP

[OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor Discussion Board]

We do not give additional weight to AP or Honors courses. However, four AP
courses are required to be a val/sal.

*Amy L. Whitewater, M.Ed.*
*Community Manager- Project AWARE*
*Woodward Public Schools*
*580-256-6063 x 3547*
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On Fri, Jan 22, 2021 at 10:29 AM OSRHEStudent Prep PK-12 Counselor
Discussion Board <counselors at lists.onenet.net> wrote:

>
>    - We do the weighted grade for AP classes but we allow per semester
>    and don't require that they complete two semesters.
>
> Kay Gilchrist
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> PreK-12 Counselor
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> Deer Creek - Lamont Schools
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>    - We offer a 5 per semester and bump it to a 6 if they pass the AP
>    exam...(which only helps 10th and 11th grade)...
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>    - Gore High School weights AP courses.
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>    - Yes, we do.
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>    - Mid-Del does, but they also have to take the AP test. If they don't
>    take the AP test, the weighting would be a 4.5 for an A and so on.
>
> Becky Worth, M. Ed.
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> School Counselor H-P
>
> Carl Albert High School
>
> 2009 S. Post Road
>
> Midwest City, OK 73130
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> 405-739-1726  ext. 3004
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>
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>    - At Mount St. Mary, we add a bonus of .018 to every semester of a
>    weighted course (Pre-AP; Honors; AP or dual credit college course). We
>    arrived at it by taking the number of required credits (28)  for graduation
>    times 2 (56 sem. courses) and divided the 1 extra point value given by 56.
>
> 28 Credits X 2 = 56 semesters courses 1 extra value / 56 = .018
>
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>
> We did this because we saw students with the same number of weighted
> classes graduating with just 28 credits having a higher weighted GPA than
>
> students who graduated with the same number of weighted classes but took
> more than 28 credits. This was because the extra point value given to a
>
> weighted course was being divided by a greater number of total credits
> which penalized the student taking more classes. Simply put, you have the
> unweighted gpa plus (the total number of weighted semester classes times
> .018) Here is an example of the difference in how the weighted gpa is
> calculated.
>
> Hope it makes sense.
>
>
>
> Student A 4.0 unweighted gpa
>
>                      student A 4.0 unweighted gpa
>
> 28 total credits with 10 semesters of a weighted course
>
>           28 total credits with 10 semesters of weighted classes given 1
>
> extra value (A= 5)
>
> 4.0 unwtd gpa + (10 x .018)
>
>                           56 x 4 + (10x 1) /56
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> 4.0 + .18 = 4.18 weighted gpa
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>                          224+10 / 56
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>                                            234 / 56 semester classes
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>                                            4.178857 wtd gpa
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>
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> Student B 4.0 unweighted gpa
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>                    Student B 4.0 unweighted gpa
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> 30 total credits
>
>                                 30 total credits with 10 semesters of
>
> weighted courses given 1 extra value (A=5)
>
> 4.0 unwtd gpa + (10 x .018)
>
>                         60 x 4 + (10 x 1)
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> 4.0 + .18 = 4.18
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>                                240 + 10 / 60
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>
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>                                          250/60 = 4.16666 wtd gpa
>
> In REAL Mercy Faith,
>
> Donna Williams Counselor/College Advisor
>
> International Student Coordinator
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> Test Coordinator
>
> Mount St. Mary High School
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> 405-631-8865 ext 206
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> *Subject:* [Counselors] Weighted grade for AP
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> We are looking at revamping our weighted grade for AP courses and
> wondering what other school do.
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> Does anyone only award a 5.0 to an AP course if the student completes both
> semesters?
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