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Grading System

Grades are on a four-point quality point scale unless enrolled in a weighted course. See list below for details of weighted
course categories and the corresponding quality points:

Weighted Quality Points by Course Category

Advanced Courses
Percent Grade Regular Courses Honors Courses Advanced Placement
College in High School

90 – 100 A 4.0 4.5 5.0

80 – 89 B 3.0 3.5 4.0

70 – 79 C 2.0 2.5 3.0

60 – 69 D 1.0 1.5 2.0
0 – 59 F 0.0 0.0 0.0

Student Transcripts
The transcript officially records the student's academic work done while enrolled at Pine-Richland High School. The
transcript lists courses attempted and the final grade earned for each course. Non-PRHS courses are included but not
calculated into the students final GPA.

In computing the final grade for a yearlong course, each quarter grade is worth 20% of the course-end grade. The
midterm and the final exams each count as 10% of the year-end grade. If there is doubt about how a final course-grade
was calculated, please contact the teacher of the course directly. For semester long courses, each quarter grade is worth
40% of the final course grade and the exam counts as 20%.

Requests for PRHS to send out a transcript must be made by filling out a Transcript Request Form in addition to a parent
signature form and then submitting it to the school counseling office at least ten (10) business days prior to the due date.
No transcripts are sent until after the add/drop period at the start of the school year. Transcript Request Forms and
parent signature forms are available in the school counseling office as well as on the website at
www.pinerichland.org/prhs under scheduling resources. Click here for a tutorial on requesting a transcript.

Class Rank
Class rank is determined by ordering students based upon a cumulative GPA calculated using final grades earned for
PRSD courses. Class rank is not reported on the student's transcript unless requested by parents. Parents can make this
request by completing the Inclusion of Class Rank Transcript Request Form that is available in the school counseling
office.

Credit Recovery
Definition – Credit recovery is an opportunity for a student who has failed to earn credit in an academic course (Math,
Science, English, Social Studies, Health, Physical Education, and World Language) to recover that course credit by
enrolling in a “Credit Recovery” program. Current Pine-Richland School District approved credit recovery programs
include Keystone Credit Recovery, AIU Waterfront Learning, and North Hills Online Academy. Other credit recovery
programs must be approved by Pine-Richland School District.

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