How Do You Calculate A Weighted Grade Point Average?
Your grade point average, (GPA) represents your academic achievement across all of your classes. Some high schools use a weighted GPA, which means that more points are awarded for more difficult classes, such as advanced placement (AP) or honors classes rather than an unweighted GPA, which gives equal value to all classes taken. To calculate your weighted GPA, you need to know how your school weights the classes, what grades you’ve earned, what level of classes you’ve taken and how many credit hours each class is worth. Contact your counseling office to determined the weighting scale that your school uses for different classes. For example, some schools may give an extra 0.5 points for grades earned in honors classes and an extra points for AP classes while others may give you an extra point for honors and two extra points for AP classes. Convert your letter grades in each class to their numerical value. For this example, regulars As will be worth four points, honors As five points and
