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Your high school grade point average is calculated on all a-g courses completed after grade 9.
Here is a simple way to calculate your high school grade point average.
Enter the count of each grade you have earned in a-g courses completed after grade 9. For example, if you have earned 3 As so far in a-g courses taken after grade 9 then multiply 4 points (for an A) by 3. A’s are worth 4 points, B’s are worth 3 points, C’s are worth 2 points, and D’s are worth 1 point. Continue to enter counts of all your grades earned in a-g coursework. Ignore pluses and minuses in the grade (i.e., B+ should be considered a B).
If you have taken any approved honors, AP, or IB classes in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grades, then enter the count of honors course grades you have earned that are C or better. The UC and CSU systems assign extra points for up to eight semesters of approved honors level and advanced placement courses taken in the last three years of high school: A=5 points, B=4 points, C=3 points. No more than two approved honors level courses taken in the tenth grade may be given extra points. Extra points cannot be earned for honors or Advanced Placement courses where the grade of D was received.
In order to be an "approved honors level course," that course must be identified as honors level on your official high school a-g course list. You can find your school's course list at www.ucop.edu/doorways/
Divide your grade point total by the number of courses taken.
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