Pullman High School

Grades will be posted six times per year. Progress Reports are posted for Terms 1, 2, 4 and 5. These are measurements of the student’s grade at that point in time. Terms 3 and 6 coincide with semesters ending. Semester grades are final and posted to the official high school transcript. Grade reports will be mailed home each of the six terms and posted on Skyward Family/Student Access.

A grade point average (GPA) will be computed for each student who completes any course taken for letter grades. Each course is based on a four-point scale. The thousandths place decimal is used for these computations. Pullman High School uses an unweighted GPA scale. The GPA will not be rounded.

A numerical rank in class will be determined by using the grade point average of each student using the standard grading system (listed above). Some students will be excluded from being ranked. Unranked students will not be eligible for honors designations, academic awards or scholarships that use ranking as a criterion. Students who are not included in the rank are as follows:
- Exchange students will not be ranked
- Students with unaccredited coursework will not be ranked. Unaccredited coursework may be determined eligible to meet graduation requirements. Eligible unaccredited coursework will receive a P on the PHS transcript.
- Students with six or more P’s on their transcript will not be ranked. This applies to all students.

Students earning an “F” grade do not earn credit and will need to repeat/retrieve/replace the class if it is required for graduation. The GPA points earned for an “F” is calculated into the student’s GPA.

Students who retake the exact same class DOES NOT mean that the lower grade will be removed from the transcript. Both grades will remain on the transcript, but credit and GPA computation will only be given for the higher grade.

When an Incomplete grade is issued, an “I” will be placed in the semester grade and the student must complete the course work as contracted with the teacher. If the work has not been completed by the deadline assigned, the incomplete grade will be changed to an F. The credit earned for an “I” is not calculated into the GPA.

Students who withdraw from a course within the first four weeks of a semester will have a “W” posted to this course on their high school transcript. Withdrawals after the first four weeks will result in an “F” posted on their high school transcript.

Pullman High School does not offer courses as Pass/Fail unless they are non-academic courses OR pre-approved based on special circumstances.

Any special circumstance that causes a family to request P/F instead of standard grading must include a written request (form) submitted to their guidance counselor before taking the course. There is no limit imposed on the number of P/F credits earned under the Pass/Fail option, however, the number of P’s on a transcript may impact ranking and awards related to being a ranked student.

Teaching and Office Assistants receive Pass/Fail grades and are required to have a 2.5 GPA.

All coursework attempted in high school is required to be reflected on the transcript. Failed, withdrawn or incomplete courses cannot be removed from the transcript.

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