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Understanding Your Transcript

Learn about your official high school transcript, including credits, GPA, ranking, graduation requirements, and the importance of grades for college admissions.

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Understanding Your Transcript

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  1. Understanding Your Transcript

  2. Student will have an official high school transcript at the end of 1st semester (9th grade) • All courses 1st semester=.5 credit (exception-college courses) • All courses 2nd semester=.5 credit • Up to 32 credits can be earned over 4 years • 24 required credits to graduate • Cumulative Weighted GPA & Ranking • Cumulative Unweighted GPA & Ranking • Honors courses are not weighted • AP courses are weighted=10 additional points at the end of each semester • Move On When Ready courses are weighted=10 additional points at the end of each semester Understanding Your Transcript

  3. Understanding Your Transcript • The academic transcript will show student coursework for all 4 years • The transcript will post only semester grades T1 = Semester One, and T2 = Semester 2 grades • H=Honors Course: AP=Advanced Placement Courses T/TR=Transfer Grades NGE= No Grade Earned- Appears when the student has not taken the EOC test for the corresponding course. • Graduation Requirements/Progress - will be monitored by you & your counselor-so keep track of what you need to take! • Cumulative Data – All your credits are added, your semester grades are averaged , and you are ranked amongst your classmates here. Your Name Date of Birth Guardian Address

  4. Understanding Your Transcript Important to Know • Colleges will first look at overall GPA – students must study hard to raise your grades! • Colleges will next look at the rigor/difficulty of classes – students challenge themselves! • Colleges will look for patterns/improvements – so continue to get better! • Students are more than a transcript – get involved in extracurricular activities so that colleges can see involvement on campus, leadership, teamwork, dependability, etc. • Failures are NOT replaced when students do recovery work, they still remain on the transcript, so encourage them to do all the right things to never get one in the first place!

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