Specific weighted UC-GPA calculation questions

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<p>My son is a HS Sophomore now. I have checked his courses on doorways.ucop.edu for the "a-g" subject requirements and UC approved extra honors credit. I've read the posts here on cc and the UC sites. I'm still very confused with the UC-GPA calculations. I would really appreciate some help here.</p>

<p>1)He took a Fundamental Chem at Jr. College(UC approved honors/weighted) the summer before 10th grade and got a B. Does this grade count towards his 10th grade UC-GPA? and this course considers as 2 HS semesters, meaning 2 Bs?</p>

<p>2)This sophomore year, he has 3 UC approved honors courses(=6 weighted semesters) among his HS curriculum. PreCal H, MUN H, and AP Bio. UC-GPA only permits 4 weighted semesters for 10th grade. How? and who? will pick which 2 courses as weighted?</p>

<p>3)IF, Chem fr. j.c. is included in the 10th grade UC-GPA and is calculated as weighted(since it's a UC approved honors), does it count towards the 4 semesters limitation? IF YES, does it mean my son now have 4 UC approved honors courses this year?then, ques. #2 applies here again?</p>

<p>4)Next junior year, how many semesters of UC honors courses can he take? Max. is 8 total semesters minus 6(he is taking now) or minus 4 (the max. allowed in 10th grade)?</p>

<p>Thank you for any help.</p>

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<p>I believe that on the UC app the student self enters his class list and grades, including the H/AP designation, therefore he could choose the most advantageous way to enter them. UCs only see the transcript that summer after graduation. As long as he enters all the info, so it is accurate, I don’t see why he cannot choose to give the extra H/AP points to the best marks.</p>

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<p>If he has more than the limit number of honors courses with C or higher grades, it does not matter which ones are given the +1 honors points. I.e. if he is limited to 4 honors points in 10th grade, and he has 4 or more semesters of honors courses with C or higher grades, then he will get 4 honors points added to his GPA, regardless of which 4 semester courses they are awarded for.</p>