Northwestern High School - Rock Hill School District

depending on the grade earned and the category of weight assigned to the course taken.
College Prep and Tech Prep courses earn the base weight of one quality point. Honors
and dual credit courses earn a one-half quality point more, and Advanced Placement and
International Baccalaureate courses earn a full quality point more than the base weight.
Earning the specified quality points in IB/AP courses are contingent upon taking the
International/National exams for these courses.
3. The formula for figuring Grade Point Ratios (GPR) is:
GPR = (Quality points x Carnegie units earned) divided by (Carnegie units attempted)
4. Students who withdraw from a course without administrative recommendation after five
class days shall be assigned a grade of 61 and 0 quality points. The grade will be
calculated in the student’s overall grade point ratio and remains on the student’s
transcript throughout high school.
5. Students who receive an F/A (Failure due to Attendance) in a course shall be assigned a
grade of 61 and 0 quality points The grade will be calculated into the student’s overall
grade point ratio and remains the student’s on the student’s transcript throughout high
school. The original grade earned and the grade earned when the course is retaken will
be figured into the overall grade point ratio, and remain on the student’s transcript
throughout high school. The ability to retake a course during the same academic year is
based on space availability in the class, extenuating circumstances, and must be
approved by the administration.
6. Carnegie unit courses taken prior to the ninth grade should be retaken in the ninth grade
if the student earned a numeric grade lower than an 85. Students earning below an 85
may request a waiver if extenuating circumstances apply. Unless retaken in 9th grade,
the grade earned in middle school will be calculated in the student’s overall grade point
ratio and remains on the student’s transcript throughout high school.
7. If a student transfers from another high school with letter grades, the letter grades will
be converted to numeric grades on the following scale:
A= 93 B=85 C=77 D=70 F=61
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