Savannah Arts Academy HOPE Scholarship Information

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1 Savannah Arts Academy HOPE Scholarship Information The HOPE program is administered by the Georgia Student Finance Commission as directed by the state legislature. The state legislature may make changes to the program at any time. The steps below will help you to understand the HOPE GPA calculations and unofficially calculate your current HOPE GPA. This is based on information provided to us by the Georgia Student Finance Commission. Your HOPE GPA will be determined by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, not by SAA or the school system. For information about which GPAs qualify for HOPE Scholarships, please visit If you have any detailed questions or concerns, please feel free to visit the Georgia Student Finance Commission website at or call them at GSFC. Note that the following rules apply to college prep and dual seal diplomas only, and will apply to all SAA students. 1. Identify Courses That Count Towards Your HOPE GPA The grades for all attempted (passed and failed) academic courses will be converted to a 4.0 scale and included in your HOPE GPA except those courses taken in middle school for high school credit. Academic courses include courses in the areas of English, Math, Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Languages. No arts courses whatsoever are used for HOPE calculations. To identify academic courses on your transcript, use the following guide: All English courses with course numbers beginning with 23. All Math courses with course numbers beginning with 27. All Science courses with course numbers beginning with 26 or 40 plus Animal Sciences (02.x210 ) and Plant Sciences (02.x410 ). All Social Studies courses with course numbers beginning with 45. All Foreign Language courses with course numbers beginning with Remember, courses taken in middle school do not count toward HOPE. 2. Identify Honors, Accelerated and AP Courses & Adjust Bonus Points Find all academic classes that were taken at the Honors, Accelerated, or AP (Advanced Placement) level at Chatham County public high schools. Although most Honors courses are noted as such in their titles, some may not. The best way to identify Honors and AP courses is through the course numbers. Honors/AP course numbers end in 51, 52, or 95. Non-Honors/AP course numbers end in 11, 12, 21, 22, or 99. The exception is Accelerated Math I, II, & III, which do receive bonus points but might not have Honors course numbers. Example: Course # is an Honors or AP course because the course number ends in 51. Course # is not an Honors or AP course because the course number ends in 11.

This is based on information provided to us by the Georgia Student Finance Commission. Your HOPE GPA will be determined by the Georgia Student Finance Commission, not by SAA or the school system.

2 Course # is an Honors or AP course. Course # is not an Honors or AP course. Course # is an Honors or AP course because the course number ends in 95. Course # is not an Honors or AP course because the course number ends in 99. For every one of those courses that is identified as Honors or AP, subtract the bonus points from your grade (5 pts. for all AP courses, and 3 pts. for Honors courses). PLEASE NOTE: The bonus points will always appear on your high school transcripts. The Georgia Student Finance Commission will be manipulating the bonus points only for the calculation of HOPE eligibility. 3. Convert Grades To The 4.0 Scale Use the chart below to convert all qualifying grades (including failing grades) to the 4.0 scale: Grades from = A. A= 4.0 Grades from = B. B= 3.0 Grades from = C. C= 2.0 Grades from 0-69 = F. F= 0.0 If you fail an academic course, that grade will count. For example, if you failed Algebra II, and took Algebra II again in summer school, both grades will count. 4. Adjust For AP Courses If the course is an Advanced Placement (AP) course (or an IB course for students who transfer from an IB program), add.5 to your converted grade (on the 4.0 scale), unless your grade is already 4.0 or if you failed the course. So, for AP courses, your grade on a 4.0 scale will be one of the following: 4.0, 3.5, 2.5, or 0.0. Extra weight is not given to Honors courses. 5. Calculate Your Average Your transcript includes both half year classes and full year classes. Count the full year class grades twice and each half year grade once. Add up all of the scores (on the 4.0 scale), and divide by the total number (remembering that you counted full year courses twice). Do not round up. Your GPA will not be rounded up for the purposes of determining HOPE eligibility. This calculation should give you a good estimate of your current standing.

PLEASE NOTE: The bonus points will always appear on your high school transcripts.

3 Examples: Try these (relatively) short examples. Note the HOPE grade on 4.0 scale in the space provided to help check your work and identify any mistakes. See the back of this sheet for answers. Student # Health Honors 9 th Grade Lit. A Honors 9 th Grade Lit. B Math I A Math I B Personal Fitness Honors World History A Honors World History B Beg. Women s Chorus I A Beg. Women s Chorus I B Beg Choral En I A Beg Choral En I B Spanish II A Spanish II B Student # Honors American Lit. A Honors American Lit. B Accelerated Math II A Accelerated Math II B Honors American Gov Honors Econ/bus/free Ent AP U.S. History A AP U.S. History B Inter Band III A Inter Band III B Inter Orchestra III A Inter Orchestra III B Spanish III A Spanish III B

0510011 Personal Fitness 95 0.5 45.0830051 Honors World History A 98 0.5 45.0830052 Honors World History B 93 0.5 54.0241011 Beg. Women s Chorus I A 92 0.5 54.0241012 Beg. Women s Chorus I B 98 0.

4 Answers: Student # Health Honors 9 th Grade Lit. A Honors 9 th Grade Lit. B Math I A Math I B Personal Fitness Honors World History A Honors World History B Beg. Women s Chorus I A Beg. Women s Chorus I B Beg Choral En I A Beg Choral En I B Spanish II A Spanish II B The correct HOPE GPA for this student is 3.5. Student # Honors American Lit. A Honors American Lit. B Accelerated Math II A Accelerated Math II B Honors American Gov Honors Econ/bus/free Ent AP U.S. History A AP U.S. History B Inter Band III A Inter Band III B Inter Orchestra III A Inter Orchestra III B Spanish III A Spanish III B The correct HOPE GPA for this student is 3.0.

Women s Chorus I B 98 0.5 ---- 53.0711021 Beg Choral En I A 90 0.5 ---- 53.0711022 Beg Choral En I B 99 0.5 ---- 60.0720011 Spanish II A 81 0.5 3 60.0720012 Spanish II B 90 0.

5 Savannah Arts Academy HOPE Scholarship Worksheet Instructions: Use the information on the HOPE Handout to figure out which grades count towards HOPE and convert them to the 4.0 scale. For each half unit write the converted score in one blank box below. For each full unit write the converted score in two blank boxes below. 4.0 Scale Score Scale Score To calculate your approximate HOPE average, add up all of the converted scores above and then divide by the number of boxes you used. My HOPE Average:

For each full unit write the converted score in two blank boxes below. 4.

Georgia s HOPE SCHOLARSHIP and HOPE GRANT

South Forsyth High School Georgia s HOPE SCHOLARSHIP and HOPE GRANT Planning ahead to help pay for college! We Are South Forsyth There are two different HOPE Programs HOPE Scholarship and HOPE Grant College