The USA system is very different from those around the world.
Where others use symbols, the US System uses numbers, where others use different terms or semesters as separate entities in your school grade percentage the US does not.
The US System uses the GPA system which carries all of your high school grade transcripts throughout your high school career or that particular year and adds them together and divides by the number of subjects to get a single number GPA.
Grade Equivalency Explanation:
United Kingdom academic system
| Scale | Description | Division | U.S. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 - 100 | First Class Honours | A | |
| 65 - 69.99 | Second Class Honours | Upper Division | A- |
| 60 - 64.99 | Second Class Honours | Upper Division | B+ |
| 50 - 59.99 | Second Class Honours | Lower Division | B |
| 45 - 49.99 | Third class | C+ | |
| 40 - 44.99 | Pass | C | |
| 0 - 39.99 | Fail | F |
South African Academic system
| Scale | Description | Division | U.S. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 75 - 100 | First Class | A | |
| 70 - 74.99 | Second Class | Division One | B+ |
| 60 - 69.99 | Second Class | Division Two | B |
| 50 - 59.99 | Third Class | C | |
| 0 - 49.99 | Fail | F |
Chinese Academic System
| Grade | Scale | Description | U.S. Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90 - 100 | 优秀 (Excellent) | A |
| B | 80 - 89 | 良好 (Good) | B |
| C | 70 - 79 | 中等 (Satisfactory) | C |
| D | 60 - 69 | 及格 (Pass) | D |
| F | 0 - 59 | 不及格 (Fail) | F |
| Pass | 合格 (Qualified) | S |
Calculating your GPA:
GPA is out of 4 and replaces the ABCD system.
E and Worse = 0
D = 1
C = 2
B= 3
A= 4
Use the following steps
Start with your Grade 9 or equivalent year Adding up all your final subject grades according to the above scale and then divide that by the number of your grade 9 subjects
Do the same for your Gr 10 – 12 years
Add up these 4 totals from gr 9 – 12 & then divide that by 4
That will give you your GPA value
South African Example:
Grade 9 Grades -- A, B, B, B, C, A, B = 4+3+3+3+2+4+3= 22/7= 3.14 GPA for your grade 9 year
Assuming you get 3.14 every year = 3.14x4= 12.56/4= 3.14 total GPA
GPA = 3.14 for admissions into your Freshman year in university
USA Academic Calendar Year:
August - December = Fall Semester
Winter break
January - May = Spring Semester
Summer Break or Summer Classes = May-August
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