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How to Report Grade Point Average (GPA)
Reporting GPA information can also be found on the Reporting Guide: Graduate page.
Provide the Student Academic Record when updates are made to a student’s overall cumulative GPA or when course outcomes affect a change in the cumulative GPA. Note: The Student Academic Record does not require graduate information when school’s are providing updates to the student’s cumulative GPA.
Reporting GPA data requires:
Overall Cumulative GPA (GradePointAverageValue)
The student's overall cumulative GPA for the entirety of their high school career.
A student’s high school career may begin prior to entering 9th grade. The GPA begins when students take their first high school course which may be prior to 9th grade.
Students may have an overall cumulative GPA value higher than 4.0 provided.
Grade Point Average Type Descriptor identifying if the GPA is considered weighted or unweighted
Unweighted is provided when the student did not attempt to complete or completed a single course considered ‘weighted’ throughout their high school career.
Weighted is provided when the student did attempt to complete or completed at least one course considered ‘weighted’ throughout their high school career.
GPA ‘Is Cumulative’
This is always ‘True’ as the state expects the GPA provided to be cumulative.
This is not the GPA of each course, each term, or each school year; this is to be and overall cumulative GPA.
Maximum GPA value (maxGradePointAverageValue)
This is set at 4.0 for state reporting while students may have a higher (or lower) cumulative value provided.
This is the value set and schools are to provide what the student’s GPA is out of 4.0.
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How to Report Transfer Credits
Report students transferring/earning credits from out of state, homeschool, or other means that would not be provided from an Indiana Educational Organization through normal student scheduling. This would include:
Students taking courses independently the school is not responsible for scheduling.
Students taking summer school courses independently or that are not scheduled through the reporting school.
Students earn a credit by demonstration of proficiency (does not apply to alternative PE credits).
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