Credits and Grades
All grades are recorded in letters. The 4-point grade system is used at St. Pius.
Grade Scale Points Grade Scale Points
| 98-100 | A+ | 4.333 |
| 94-97 | A | 4.000 |
| 90-93 | A- | 3.667 |
| 87-89 | B+ | 3.333 |
| 83-86 | B | 3.000 |
| 80-82 | B- | 2.667 |
| 77-79 | C+ | 2.333 |
| 73-76 | C | 2.000 |
| 70-72 | C- | 1.667 |
| 67-69 | D+ | 1.333 |
| 63-66 | D | 1.000 |
| 60-62 | D- | 0.667 |
| 0-59 | F | 0 and no credit for F |
The Advanced Placement (AP) and Honor courses at St. Pius X High School are on the 5-point grade system. A = 5, B = 4, C = 3, D = 2, F = 0 and no credit.
Currently, the fee for Advanced Placement tests is $98.00 for each AP exam taken. However, AP Seminar and AP Research Exams are $146. Exam ordering deadlines are in the fall and students enrolled in AP classes at St. Pius X are required to take the exam. Student payment for exams will be added to their family’s FACTS account to streamline the payment process.
Credit is awarded on a semester basis. One half unit of credit is recorded for a semester passing grade.
Each semester of a full year course is credited individually. Credits earned at other accredited schools
during the summer prior to entering the fall semester of Grade 9 are recorded on the permanent record but
are not calculated in the Grade Point Average (GPA). St. Pius Summer School credit courses are calculated
in the GPA.
Each semester of a full year course is credited individually. Credits earned at other accredited schools
during the summer prior to entering the fall semester of Grade 9 are recorded on the permanent record but
are not calculated in the Grade Point Average (GPA). St. Pius Summer School credit courses are calculated
in the GPA.
Credits Earned at other Schools After Enrolling at St. Pius X
Students who wish to take a course at an accredited school other than St. Pius X High School must write a formal request prior to enrolling in the course if they are seeking to receive credit for the course on their transcript. If the course is normally offered at St. Pius X High School, there must be extenuating circumstances which support the request. All requests must include a strong rationale for taking the course outside of St. Pius X High School. These requests should be submitted to the Assistant Principal for Academics and will be evaluated by the Administration.
Credits received for attending university or college courses while enrolled at St. Pius X High School will be recorded on the permanent record and included in the credits toward graduation and computation of the GPA, if so requested by the student and approved by the St. Pius X High School administration. Correspondence course credit from an accredited institution will be accepted by St. Pius X High School upon prior approval of the St. Pius administration.
A semester failing grade remains on the transcript even though the student makes up the credit in summer school. Both grades are calculated in the Grade Point Average. If a student passes a course at St. Pius and wishes to retake the course in summer school, both grades remain on the transcript and are averaged together when calculated in the student’s GPA.