<p>Using your example above with the 29 credits, if a student added an orchestra class (at our school no music classes are considered honors), then you would have 33 points divided by 7 classes, for a 4.714 GPA. So, at our high school, no music students are ever at the top of the class or valedictorian. So the students are penalized for NOT taking a study hall as well as for participating in any fine arts program! Makes no sense.</p>