UCF GPA calculation on SPARK for first year admission

Irisyang888
Wed, 11 Sep 2024 15:51:18 +0000

Just wondering if anyone had this issue before and how you resolved it.

On the UCF website, it states that Courses marked as pre-AP, pre-IB, pre-AICE, and honors are given an additional 0.5 quality points. Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), Advanced International Certification of Education (AICE), and Dual Enrollment (DE) courses are given 1 additional quality point.

However, my high school has 4 types of classes. Both AP and GT (gifted and talented) classes receive one extra point with a grading point value of 5. Honors class is lower than AP/GT and receives an extra 0.5 points. Regular class is lower than Honor and has a value of 4 without extra points. My question is how I should report the GT class in SPARK? Should I classify it as an Honors class instead or something else? I feel it is unfair or inaccurate if I report it as a regular class given the heavy workload and difficulty, which is why they carry the same value as AP courses. On the other hand, I can’t seem to find the appropriate category for GT classes in the SPARK system. How did you choose the level in the SPARK? Thank you!