Greater Johnstown School District

G.P.A & Class Ranking

GPA calculation will be based on final grade percentages for classes taken in grades 9-12 for which academic credit was awarded.

• For Honors/Gifted courses an additional 10% points will be added to the final course grade percentage.  (Ex. Final grade 92% plus 10% = 102% for GPA calculation purposes)
• For Advanced Placement courses and Dual Enrollment courses taken at a 2-year post-secondary institution an extra 20% points will be added to the final course grade percentage.  (Ex. Final grade 92% plus 20% = 112% for GPA calculation purposes)
• For Dual Enrollment courses taken at a 4-year post-secondary institution an extra 25% points will be added to the final course grade percentage.  (Ex. Final grade 92% plus 25% = 117% for GPA calculation purposes)

Only courses listed within the Greater Johnstown High School Course of Study or provided within an approved agreement with a post-secondary institution and which occur on the campus of said institution shall be eligible to receive weighting.

No extra credit will be awarded for AP tests.

All independent study courses must adhere to GJSD board policy and may receive added weighting as per the approved independent study application.

Final grade percentage cannot exceed 100% in accordance with Greater Johnstown High School approved grading scale.  All additional weighting of the percentage will be awarded after the grade has been finalized.

A maximum of 8 credits may be earned in a single school year.  Any credits achieved beyond the 8 permitted credits will not be factored into G.P.A. and Class Ranking.  Classes taken on the Greater Johnstown High School campus will be given first consideration with courses taken at an outside campus being considered secondary in the process of determining credit to be earned.

(Ex:  5 credits earned at GJHS & 4 credits earned on outside campus would result in the non-consideration of 1 of the credits from the outside campus)