Updated: 9/2012
Make sure everything is correct.
Review all classes and grades
Overall GPA: All classes
listed on your transcript. It
is not weighted.
Work in progress
Cal Grant GPA: a-g
classes from 10th and 11th
grade. It is not weighted.
No rank listed.
Irvington does not
rank.
Calculating your GPA
Grades are assigned point values:
A = 4 points
B = 3 points
C= 2 points
NC= 0 points
*”I” grades are temporary and are not factored into the GPA .
•Overall GPA (non-weighted): Add all semester grades on your
transcript together. Divide the total by the number of semester courses.
•Weighted GPA: Same as overall GPA but add 1 extra point for each
semester AP course or transferable college course to the total before
dividing by the number of semester courses (individual private
universities may calculate weighted GPA differently).
•UC/CSU GPA: Use only grades received in “a-g” classes from 10th and 11th
grade. Add an extra point for each semester AP course or transferable
college course (http://www.assist.org) with a maximum of 8 extra points.
GPA Calculator:
http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/gpa_calculator.asp
Credit Summary
Req: Required
Cmp: Completed
Def: Deficient
Graduation and CSU/UC a-g
Requirements
• Business/Comp: Not required at
Irvington, instead you are required to
have 75 elective credits
• English: 40 credits required. You
should have 20 at the beginning of
11th grade. Area “b”
• Fine Art/ World Language:
75
• Math: 30 credits required
including BOTH semesters of
Algebra 1. You should have 20 at
the beginning of 11th grade.
CSU/UC: At least Algebra 2. Area
“c”
You need 10 credits of a Fine Art
OR World Language to
graduate. You should have 10 at
the beginning of 11th grade.
CSU/UC: A yearlong Art class
(Area “f”) AND at least level 2 of
a language (Area “e”) are
needed.
• Health: 5 credits required. You
should have 5 at the beginning
of 11th grade.
Graduation and CSU/UC
Requirements continued
• PE: 20 credits required. You
should have 20 at the beginning of
11th grade.
• Science: 20 credits required. You
should have 20 at the beginning of
11th grade. CSU/UC: Prefer Biology
and Chemistry or Biology and
Physics. Area “d”
• Social Studies: 30 credits
required. You should have 10 at the
beginning of 11th grade. Area “a”
75
• Electives: 75 credits required.
Any class taken after a subject
requirement is met is counted as
an elective (Ex: Your 3rd year of
science counts as an elective).
110
You should have at least
credits at the beginning of 11th
grade to be on track.
Credit Recovery

Add a 0 period

Add a 7th period

Summer School: Students can make-up 10 credits in summer school.

Adult School: Has a Fall, Winter, and Spring quarter. Students can
take 2 classes (10 credits total) per quarter. See your counselor to
register.

Robertson High School: Consider Robertson as an option for
graduation. Robertson requires fewer credits to graduate and
students can complete classes in an accelerated manner, earning
more than 60 credits per year.
See your counselor ASAP if you need to make-up credits.
More Graduation Requirements
Need to Pass BOTH
portions of the High
School Exit Exam
(CAHSEE)
 Need 40 hours of
community service

Service Hours
Everything is now online. Go to Irvington.org to get
started.
More CSU and UC Requirements
•SAT Reasoning Test: http://www.collegeboard.org/
OR
•ACT: http://act.org/
The PSAT is October 20th!! Registration
is open until October 19th. Space is
limited.
•UCs require the ACT with writing.
•SAT subject tests may be recommended for
certain majors.
•SAT subject tests can add to your UC application
if you score well in a subject area.
Visit the College and Career Center’s webpage on Irvington.org for
information on the PSAT and test prep options.
More CSU Requirements
Early Assessment Program (EAP): http://calstate.edu/eap/
•The EAP tests are an optional part of the 11th grade STAR test that
you need to take.
•Your EAP results let you and CSUs know if you will be ready for
college level Math and English. It determines if you need to take
extra English and Math courses prior to starting at the CSU.
•Students who do not take the EAP test might end up having to
take extra English and Math classes the summer before they enter
the CSU as well as extra classes at the CSU that they could have
taken during their 12th grade year at Irvington.
Make sure to check the box on your STAR test that releases your EAP results
to the CSUs.
Know Irvington’s a-g list
http://www.ucop.edu/doorways/
Financial Aid
•Financial aid consists of funds provided to students and families
to help pay for college.
Types of Financial Aid:
•Grants: Free money that does not have to be paid back.
They are usually awarded based on financial need.
•Scholarships: Free money that does not have to be paid
back. Awarded based on merit, a special skill or interest, or
need. Check the College and Career Center’s webpage for more information.
•Loans: Money that parents and students borrow that does
have to be paid back.
•Students and Parents apply for financial aid by completing the Free
Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) during the student’s12th grade
year.
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/
Irvington.org
Visit the Counselor’s Corner and the College and Career Center
online for answers to many frequently asked questions…
Don’t forget to register on School Loop!
School Loop helps
you stay on track.