Grading Periods

SWVGS will have four grading periods per academic year. Letter grades and numeric scores will be reported to students, parents, and to home school counselors at the end of each quarter. Semester letter grades and numeric scores will be reported to students, parents, and home school counselors at the end of each semester. Semester letter grades will be reported to New River Community College (NRCC) or Radford University (RU) at the end of each semester according to the Governor’s School calendar. Only semester grades letter will appear on a student’s NRCC or RU transcript. Students are responsible for having NRCC or RU forward transcripts to a college of their choice.

Students are responsible for having NRCC or RU forward transcripts to a college of their choice.

Grading Scale

All reporting of academic progress, including grades for report cards and transcripts, for Southwest Virginia Governor's School students will be recorded according to the following scale:

A	90-100	Superior performance in mastering content
B	80-89	Above average performance
C	70-79	Average performance
D	60-69	Performance is below average
F	59 or below	Failure to demonstrate mastery

Calculation of Semester Grades

The grades reported for each quarter grading period will be weighted at 40% and the final exam will be weighted at 20% toward the semester grade. Semester letter grades and numeric scores will be reported to students, parents, and home school counselors at the end of each semester. Semester letter grades will be reported to New River Community College (NRCC) or Radford University (RU) at the end of each semester according to the Governor’s School calendar. Only semester grades letter will appear on a student’s NRCC or RU transcript.

Calculation of Year Grades

For high school transcripts, year grades are calculated using an established scale. Letter grades for the first and second semesters are each valued at 50%.