DODEA High School Graduation and Policy
Administrative Instruction 2000.1 eVersion
Chapter:
Enclosure 3: DoDEA High School Graduation Requirements and Policy
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3)
Course(s) from an accredited education system, including correspondence and
online courses.
4)
DoDEA allows
course credit (See Glossary, Part II: Definitions).
5)
The opportunity for credit by examination exists in limited circumstances and may
not be used as a method of repeating a failed course (See Sectio
of this
Enclosure). Refer to the DoDEA Standard Operating Procedure fo
(Administrator's Guide: Granting Middle School and High School
Credit).
Section 8: Calculation of High School Grade Point Average
Formula for Calculating GPA
a.
Th
(See Glossary, Part II: Definitions) for all students is calculated on an equitable
basis using the same DoDEA quality point value system within the student information
system as the basis of calculation.
b.
All high school courses taken in grades 9-12, except where noted in this Administrative
Instruction, are used in computing GPAs. (Se
Repeat Course Procedures, of
this Enclosure.) High school course credits received for courses taken in grades 7 and 8 will
not be used to calculate the student’s high school GPA. (Se
of this Enclosure.)
Grade / Quality Point System
c.
The GPA is calculated as the following:
Total Quality Points Awarded = GPA
Total Credits Attempted
d.
DoDEA grade
DoDEA utilizes standard un-weighted quality point
values (4-point scale) and weighted + quality point values (5-point scale) for computing
GPAs.
(See Glossary, Part II: Definitions) will be indicated by a “+” sign
following the course title on the transcript. These scales include:
