Grades & GPA

All courses (except P.E. and select Independent Study Courses) are assigned letter grades with numerical that generally fall within these breaks:

A (4)	 90 - 100 %
B (3)	 80 - 89
C (2)	 70 - 79
D (1)	 60 - 69
F    	 below 60

Grade Point Averages:

  • Grade point averages are calculated on a 4-point scale. No course "weighting" occurs except for the accelerated math courses as follows. If a student receives a grade below an "A" in an accelerated math class, the grade used in the GPA calculation will be one point higher than the grade received in the class.(Example: If a student receives a grade of "B" in Accelerated Geometry, a "B" will appear on the transcript, but an "A" will be used for GPA calculations. If, however, a student receives an "A" in the class, he/she does not receive extra points in the GPA.)
  • Only academic courses are used to compute the GPA. Courses excluded from the GPA calculation are: P.E. and Driver Education.
  • The GPA shown on the student transcript includes only work completed at University Laboratory High School.
  • No summer school work or college courses concurrently taken at the University of Illinois or Parkland College are included in the GPA calculation.
  • The GPA is calculated using the final course grade. If a course is repeated, both final grades are reported on the transcript, but only the repeated course grade is included in the GPA calculation.
  • As a general rule, only courses completed in grades 9-12 at University Laboratory High School are included in the GPA. Subfreshman year at Uni High is not included in the GPA calculation.

Class Rank:
Due to our selective admissions practices, University Laboratory High School does not rank students numerically.


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