Grading Scale/Graduation Requirements

Grading Scale and Weighted Grades

DHS Final Transcript Grading Scale

PERCENTAGE	GRADE
93-100%	A
90-92%	A-
87-89%	B+
83-86%	B
80-82%	B-
77-79%	C+
73-76%	C
70-72%	C-
67-69%	D+
63-66%	D
60-62%	D-
0-59%	E

Percentages are rounded up. For example, if a student earned 92.5% in a course, it would automatically round up to 93% for the final transcript grade.

Weighted Grades

Students who take Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate courses will receive a weighted grade with an added value of 1.0 points for each course.

Transcripts would show an un-weighted grade point average and class rank.
Transcripts would also show a weighted grade point average and class rank.
Transcripts would indicate how much DHS weighted grades are weighted by.

This change was applied retroactively to all Dexter students beginning in September of 2012

Students in the graduation class of 2024 must earn 27 credits (out of possible 30) in the content areas described below to be eligible for graduation. 18.0 credits are earned from Michigan Merit Core (MMC) requirements and 3.0 credits consist of pure electives.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS [4 credits total]

English 9 [1]

World Lit & Comp and World Lit & Speech (English 10 components) [1]

Upper Level Lit & Comp A & B, or AP English Language A & B, or IB English HL 1 A & B [1]

Elective English Courses [1]

MATH [4 credits total]

Algebra I A & B [1]

Geometry A & B [1]

Algebra II A&B or approved CTE course [1]

One additional math-related course (during the final year of high school) [1]

SCIENCE [3 credits total]

Biology or AP Biology or IB Biology [1]

Chemistry (or AP Chemistry) or Physics (or AP Physics or IB Physics) [1]

Elective Science Courses [1]

SOCIAL STUDIES [3 credits total]

American History 9 [1]

World History and Geography A & B [1]

American Government (Civics) or AP Government & Politics and [0.5]

Economics or AP Microeconomics or AP Macroeconomics [0.5]

PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH [1 credit total]

Health & Wellness [0.5]

Lifetime Fitness [0.5]

WORLD LANGUAGE [2 credits total]

Level I of any world language A & B [1]

Level II of the same world language A & B (or approved CTE course) [1]

VISUAL, PERFORMING AND APPLIED ARTS [1 credit total]

Choose total of 1 credit from:

Art, Computer Applications and Programming, Film Studies, Graphic Arts, Interior Design, Music, Newspaper, Photojournalism, Speech, SWWC (Consortium), Theater, Yearbook

ONLINE LEARNING EXPERIENCE (No personal curriculum modification allowed) [1 unit/20 hours total]

Embedded in curriculum throughout – you don’t have to take an online course.

ELECTIVES [3.0 credits total]

Electives can be chosen from any of the content area departments listed above in addition to courses offered by the Life Management and World Languages Departments.

Credits Required for Class of 2025 and Beyond

The State of Michigan (MED) requires the 18 credits outlined in the Michigan Merit Curriculum. MDE also empowers local school districts to determine additional requirements. When the Dexter Board of Education adopted the block schedule for fall 2021, part of that proposal included an increase in the total number of credits required for graduation. The phasing in of the increased total credits is outlined by graduation year below.

School Year	Credits to Graduate
2024-2025	29 out of 32 possible (18 from Michigan Merit Curriculum; 3 elective credits)
Class of 2026 and beyond	29 out of 32 possible (18 from Michigan Merit Curriculum; 3 elective credits)