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SC Uniform Grading Policy
Policies, Procedures & Protocol
Faculty and Staff Training
Beaufort County School District
What is the SC Uniform Grading Policy?
• The uniform grading policy was implemented in
all South Carolina high schools in the 2000-2001
school year.
• In January 2007, the State Board of Education
approved the revised uniform grading policy to
ensure its alignment with recommendations in the
Report of the South Carolina High School
Redesign Commission (March 2006) and the
Education and Economic Development Act
(2005). The revised policy was effective for all
students in the 2007–08 school year.
SC Uniform Grading Policy Is Made Of Different Components • Letter to Number Grades
• Grade Conversions
• Grade Point Averages
• Courses Carrying Carnegie Units
• Courses Weighted With Rigor
• EOCEP and Credit Recovery
• Withdraw Penalties
• Failure Due to Attendance
• Converting Grades on Transcripts
• Retaking a Course
• HS Credits Earned At Middle School
Letter “2” Number
All grades on report cards and transcripts
in South Carolina public high schools will
be numerical. The numerical breaks for
corresponding letter grades are:
SC UGS
• 93-100% = A
• 85-92% = B
• 77-84% = C
• 70-76% = D
• 62-69% = F
• 0-61% = F
Grade Conversion Chart
A student's grade point average
and rank in class will be figured
from a grade-point conversion
table to ensure Uniform Grading
Across the State of SC.
Grade-Point Conversion Table Grade Weighing Chart
Average Grade CP Honors AP/IB
100 A 4.87 5.37 5.87
99 A 4.75 5.25 5.75
93 A 4.00 4.50 5.00
92 B 3.87 4.37 4.87
91 B 3.75 4.25 4.75
90 B 3.62 4.12 4.62
89 B 3.50 4.00 4.50
86 B 3.12 3.62 4.12
85 B 3.00 3.50 4.00
62 F .12 .62 1.12
0-61 F .00 .00 .00
Computing Grade Point Averages
All South Carolina public schools will use the
following formula to compute all GPAs:
• GPA = sum (quality points x units)
sum of units attempted
Computations will not be rounded to a higher
number.
Courses Carrying Carnegie Units
• The uniform grading scale and the system for
calculating GPAs and class rank will apply to all
courses carrying Carnegie units, including units
earned at the middle or junior high school level.
• All report cards and transcripts will use
numerical grades for courses carrying Carnegie
units.
• Transcripts and report cards will specify the
course title and the level or type of course the
student has taken (e.g., English 1, Algebra 2
honors, AP U.S. History). The grading scale
must be printed on the report card.
Courses Weighted With Rigor
• Honors Courses
One half of a quality point (.5) is added to
the CP weighting for honors courses.
• Dual Credit Courses
One Quality Point is added to the CP
weighting for dual credit courses that are
applicable to baccalaureate degrees or to
associate degrees offered by accredited
institutions.
Courses Weighted With Rigor
• Advanced Placement and International
Baccalaureate Courses
Only AP or IB courses can be awarded a full
quality point above the CP weighting. Seminar or
support courses for AP or IB may be weighted as
honors but not as AP or IB courses.
An AP course can carry only one quality point.
A standard level (SL) IB course can carry only
one quality point. However, two quality points of IB
credit can be granted for higher level (HL) courses
in the IB program that require a minimum of 240
hours of instruction.
EOCEP and Credit Recovery
Students will be allowed to take the
examination only once, at the end of the
regular course duration and not at the end of
an extended period granted through the
credit recovery option. Students who repeat
the course must be treated as though they
are taking the course for the first time, and
all requirements will apply.
Withdraw Penalties
With the first day of enrollment as
the baseline, students who withdraw
from a course within 3 days in a 45-
day course, 5 days in a 90-day
course, or 10 days in a 180-day
course will do so without penalty.
Failure Due To Attendance
If a student fails a course due to excessive absences, an FA will be recorded on his or
her transcript. The grade of FA will carry no Carnegie units but will be factored into the
student’s GPA as a 61.
Converting Grades On Transcripts
• When transcripts are received from
accredited out of state schools and numerical
averages are provided, those averages must
be used in transferring the grades to the
student’s record.
• If letter grades with no numerical averages
are provided, this conversion will apply: A =
96, B = 88, C = 80, D = 73, F = 61. If the
transcript indicates that the student has
earned a passing grade in any course in
which he or she had a numerical average
lower than 70, that average will be converted
to a 73 numerical grade on the new scale.
Converting Grades On Transcripts
• If the transcript shows that the student has
earned a grade of P (passing), that grade
will be converted to a numerical
designation on the basis of information
secured from the sending institution as to
the appropriate numerical value of the P.
• If no numerical average can be obtained
from the sending institution, the student’s
cumulative transfer GPA will be calculated
and the corresponding number equivalent
will be assigned to replace the P.
Retaking A Course
Students may retake courses to improve their
grades:
• Only courses in which a grade of a D or F was
earned may be retaken.
• The course in which a D or F was earned may only
be retaken during the current academic year or no
later than the next academic school year. Both the
D or F earned and the grade earned in the retake
will be figured into the overall grade point ratio.
HS Credits Earned at MS Policy
The student's record will reflect all courses
taken (including units earned at the middle
school) and the grade earned with the following
exceptions:
Students taking courses for a Carnegie unit prior to
their 9th grade year may retake any such course during
their 9th grade year. In this case, only the 9th grade
retake grade will be used in figuring the student's GPR
and only the 9th grade attempt will show on the
transcript. This rule will apply whether the grade earned
is higher or lower than the pre-ninth grade attempt.
Resources
SC Uniform Grading Policies
Documents
• 1999 Grading Scale Policy
• 2007 South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy
• Side-by-Side Comparison of the 1999 Grading Scale Policy
and the 2007 South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy
http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-
Learning/Academic-Standards/old/hsr/UGP.html
Questions and Answers
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