88087 Wyo Sem US handbook.indd - Wyoming Seminary

Note: There will be special schedules for Convocation, Parent Conference
Day, Thanksgiving Chapel Day, Spring Awards Day, Special Events,
and, of course, snow delays.
How many courses may a student take?
Students generally take between four and six courses each day, with five being the most
common class load. These must include four courses in the “core” subject areas (English,
language, history/social science, mathematics and science) at any one time.
How does the grading system work?
Wyoming Seminary uses a letter grade system for reporting academic achievement and
a number-grade system for a subjective evaluation of student effort. A system of grade
weighting for honors and AP level courses insures that students be given appropriate
transcript credit for work well beyond the normal high school expectation.
Numerical Regular Honors
AP
Grade Equivalent Courses Courses Courses
A+ 97-100 4.3 4.7 5.0
A 93-96 4.0 4.3 4.7
A- 90-92 3.7 4.0 4.3
B+ 87-89 3.3 3.7 4.0
B 83-86 3.0 3.3 3.7
B- 80-82 2.7 3.0 3.3
C+ 77-79 2.3 2.7 3.0
C 73-76 2.0 2.3 2.7
C- 70-72 1.7 2.0 2.3
D+ 67-69 1.3 1.7 2.0
D 63-66 1.0 1.3 1.7
D- 60-62 0.7 1.0 1.3
F below 60 0.0 0.0 0.0
Students may receive an “I” grade for incomplete work in a course. All incompletes must
be made up within 10 school days of the end of the grading period. Students who are
unable to make up the unfinished work in that time period run the risk of receiving a “0”
for the assignment(s) in question, with a corresponding reduction of grade in that course.
International students in their first year at Wyoming Seminary may be given an “R” grade
in courses where their teacher believes their adjustment to working in English is having
an adverse affect on their academic average. All “R” grades signify that the school
“reserves” the right to assign a credited letter grade during that time period. The “R”
grade has no GPA equivalency assigned on the report card, so receiving the “R” neither
helps nor hurts the student’s overall average. Teachers may use “R” grades in each report
period until spring midterm, at which time all students will receive grades that bear GPA
credit.
Academic Programs
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