How do you calculate the UC GPA? Do they take your HIGHEST 15 a-g course grades?
<p>Taken from the UC Pathways website -</p>
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<blockquote> <p>the University calculates your GPA in the "a-g" subjects by assigning point values to the grades you earn, totaling the points and dividing the total by the number of "a-g" courses. Points are assigned as follows: A=4 points, B=3 points, C=2 points, D=1 point, and F=0 points. (Pluses and minuses are not calculated in the grade point average.) Only the grades you earn in "a-g" subjects in the 10th and 11th grades - including summer sessions - are used to calculate your preliminary GPA. Courses you took in ninth grade can be used to meet the Subject Requirement if you earned a grade of C or better, but they will not be used to calculate your GPA.</p> </blockquote>
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<p>Honors Courses: The University assigns extra points for up to eight semesters of University-certified 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 yearlong UC-approved honors level courses taken in the 10th grade may be given extra points. A grade of D in an honors or advanced placement course does not earn extra points.</p>
<p>The courses must be in the following "a-g" subjects: history/social science, English, advanced mathematics, laboratory science, language other than English, and visual and performing arts. Also, they must be certified as honors courses by the University. In these subjects, as well as in computer science, acceptable honors-level courses include Advanced Placement courses, Higher Level and designated Standard Level International Baccalaureate courses, and college courses that are transferable to the University.</p>
<p>D and F Grades: If you have earned a D or F in an "a-g" course, you must repeat the course with a grade of C or better. The original D or F grade will not be included in the GPA calculation, and the new grade will be used. If you repeat a course in which you initially earned a grade of C, the second grade will not be used.</p>
<p>"No more than two yearlong UC-approved honors level courses taken in the 10th grade may be given extra points."</p>
<p>Does that mean only two honors/AP can be counted as 5 for A and the other honors/AP can be only counted as 4 even for a A in Sophomore year?</p>
<p>How does college compute weighted GPA? My question is on the Plus and minus. I belive they put A as a 5. How about A+ or A-?</p>
<p>UCs drop the sign.</p>
<p>Does this mean that you get as many honors points as you took 11th grade?</p>
<p>What do you mean by "UCs drop the signs"?? Thanks.</p>
<p>that just means an A+ and A- and A are all the same thing. They won't give extra points for the + and won't take off points for the -.</p>
<p>desperate -- yes, to your question. But remember, only 8 semesters (four full year classes) worth of approved honors/ap classes receive the grade point boost. So, even if you take 5 AP's Jr year, only four of them count for the boost, i.e., gpa = 4x5 + 1x4, assuming you took no honors/ap courses Soph year.</p>
<p>I personally don't like the idea of them capping honors points at 8 semesters, as it can take away incentive for people to take honors classes during freshman year (and sophomore year, to a lesser extent, however, I guess the subjective portions of their review still consider such courses), but it's their standard, so I won't argue with it.</p>
<p>Sophomore 2AP 1 Honors --> only two were counted
summer class at community college --> Can this be counted as 1? It is counted as 0.5 ( one sememster)
Junior 3AP, 5 Honor ---> If the summer is not counted, this will be five counted, right?</p>
<p>Sorry, I did them wrong. You mentioned 8 semesters..I doubled them. Thanks for your help.</p>