How do I calculate my commulative high school GPA?
Take a copy of your high school transcript and… • Translate every grade into a number. This may not be as simple as it seems. Some high schools roll all course grades into the GPA. Others may leave non-academic courses like Health or Physical Education out of the GPA. Each high school can define its grade equivalency table differently. Consult your guidance counselor to be sure you know your school’s policy. There are 4-pt scales and 5-pt scales. Most schools employ the former. That means A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, F=0.0. You will need to learn how your school treats “plus” grades and “minus” grades. Some schools add 0.4 for “plus” grades and subtract 0.3 for “minus” grades. E.g., B+ = 3.4, A- = 3.7. Some schools award A+ grades; others do not. If A+ grades are awarded and the above equivalency is used, A+ = 4.4, which means it is possible to get an average GPA>4.0 out of 4! Finally, some schools may employ a multiplier for AP courses or for Honors courses; others may not. So one A
