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For each course, the student's assignment scores or grades across the [[Academic term|term]] are averaged according to [[Weighting|weights]] established by the teacher.<ref name=gsg>{{cite webnews |title=The American curriculum (although a better name would be '50 states 50 curricula') |url=https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/international/curricula-and-exams/american-curriculum |website=The Good Schools Guide |access-date=June 14, 2019 |language=en-gb |date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> This produces the course grade. A [[report card]] lists all of the student's course grades for the term, translates these to grade point equivalents, and calculates a [[Grading in education|Grade Point Average]] (GPA) weighted by the number of credits earned for each class. A transcript lists the course grades received during the student's entire tenure at the school and compiles them into a cumulative GPA.<ref>{{cite web |title=How are GPAs Calculated? |url=https://commongoalsystems.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360006540972-How-are-GPAs-calculated- |website=Common Goal Systems |publisher=Common Goal Systems, Inc. |access-date=December 5, 2019}}</ref>
 
===Physical education requirements===