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Originally Posted by jpetito
Getting an "A" in the class will actually pull down your GPA if you as a student are on the Honors/AP track.
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FYI - the non-honors GPA dilution (as being discussed in another thread) was not a contribution factor in the dissolution of team 1717 in favor of the mechatronics program. Here is an excerpt from the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy handbook:
Course Weighting and UC Requirements: Note that all DPEA courses (except Service Learning) are honors courses with weighted grades. These courses satisfy the University of California “a-g requirements” as follows:
● 9th Engineering Technology
● 10th Engineering Sculpture and Design
● 11th Engineering Physics
○ Together, the three 9th-11th grade courses count as three subject credits one each of: “d” (lab science), “f” (visual & performing arts), and “g” (elective). All three years must be completed to earn any of these subject credits.
● 12th Advanced Engineering Physics “d” (lab science)
● 12th Mechatronics 1 “d” (lab science)
● 12th Mechatronics 2 “d” (lab science)
The DPEA has worked very hard over many years to assemble a curriculum that aligns with UC requirements, fully at the honors level, and fits within the school district's high school class load & graduation requirements. Not an easy task. And aside from this FRC situation it is still an amazing program.