GRADING

Grade Point Average (GPA)

The following chart provides the numerical equivalent to letter grades and how the weighted grade compares to a standard weighting. Honors and AP classes all use the honors calculations while all other classes utilize the standard calculation. The weighted GPA is based on a 4.0 scale with weights assigned to classes based on the difficulty of the class.

Letter Grade

Standard

AP/Honors

A+

4.33

4.83

A

4.00

4.50

A-

3.67

4.17

B+

3.33

3.83

B

3.00

3.50

C+

2.33

2.83

C

2.00

2.50

C-

1.67

2.17

D+

1.33

1.83

D

1.00

1.50

D-

0.67

1.17

F

0.00

0.00

GRADING SCALE

Grade
Mark

Grade
High Value

Grade
Low Value

A+

100.00

97.50

A

97.49

94.50

A-

94.49

91.50

B+

91.49

88.50

B

88.49

85.50

B-

85.49

82.50

C+

82.49

79.50

C

79.49

76.50

C-

76.49

73.50

D+

73.49

70.50

D

70.49

67.50

D-

67.49

64.50

F

64.49

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Academic Achievement Recognition

MTHS uses the Latin Honor System to recognize students for outstanding academic achievement. Academic recognition will be based on the student’s weighted GPA after the completion of 8 semesters of course work.

Students will be recognized based on the following scale:

Summa Cum Laude: 4.500 and above
Magna Cum Laude: 4.300 - 4.499
Cum Laude: 4.000 - 4.299

Pass/Fail Option Agreement

Any Junior or Senior may take up to a total of one elective class per semester OR one elective double period class for one semester as PASS/FAIL per year with the following stipulations:

  1. Courses designated as required for graduation, or courses designated by any department as not available for the PASS/FAIL option may not be taken as such.

  2. Any student taking a course PASS/FAIL must have first completed the graduation requirements for courses in that department or be concurrently enrolled in a required class.

  3. Credit only will be awarded for a pass in this course. There will be no grade calculated in the student's grade point average  (GPA) for this course. If a student takes a class Pass/Fail, and earns a D- or better, a “P” (PASS) goes on the transcript. The “P” does not affect the student’s GPA in any way. If a student takes a class Pass/Fail and earns an F, a “NC” (no credit) goes on the transcript. This NC does not affect the student’s GPA in any way.

  4. The student is required to complete all papers/projects/tests/quizzes for this course.

Notes:

  • Honors Pre-Calculus CANNOT be taken as pass/fail unless it is taken as an elective senior year.

  • AP classes CAN be taken as PASS/FAIL.

  • Any Dual Credit class CAN be taken as PASS/FAIL for MTHS, but the original letter grade will be sent to ICC and appear on the ICC transcript.

Any student wishing to take a course PASS/FAIL must notify Guidance of his/her intentions within the time period noted by the Guidance Department. This must be done with the formal agreement signed by the student, parent and a Guidance Counselor. The grade will not be changed to Pass/Fail until after the end of the grading period. This will enable the parents to see the actual grade earned. This procedure must be repeated each semester a PASS/FAIL elective is chosen.

Due dates vary but typically run shortly after the semester grading period.