GRADING SYSTEM

ALL GRADES ARE DETERMINED ON A POINT SYSTEM. YOUR NUMERICAL GRADE VALUE EACH 9 WEEKS WILL BE DETERMINED AS FOLLOWS:

number of points earned / number of points possible = decimal (not rounded)

SEMESTER GRADES ARE DETERMINED BY ADDING ALL POSSIBLE POINTS FROM EACH OF THE TWO 9 WEEKS -- NOT BY AVERAGING LETTER GRADES. PROGRESS REPORTS WILL BE SENT HOME EACH 9 WEEKS TO ALL WITH A GRADE LOWER THAN C-. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO KEEP A GRADE SHEET.

ASSIGNMENTS NOT COMPLETED OR HANDED IN ON TIME WILL RESULT IN A NEGATIVE SCORE--YOU HAVE 1 EXTRA DAY TO HAND IT IN AND RECEIVE A "0" AT BEST.

LETTER GRADE

CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS

ALL OTHER CLASSES

A+

.95 - 1.00

.98 - 1.00

A

.90 - .94

.93 - .97

A-

.85 - .89

.90 - .92

B+

.80 - .84

.88 - .89

B

.75 - .79

.83 - .87

B-

.70 - .74

.80 - .82

C+

.68 - .69

.78 - .79

C

.63 - .67

.73 - .77

C-

.60 - .62

.70 - .72

D+

.58 - .59

.68 - .69

D

.53 - .57

.63 - .67

D-

.50 - .52

.60 - .62

F

0.00 - .49

0.00 - .59