Report cards are issued at the conclusion of each quarter and are posted on the student’s page on FACTS. No printed report cards are issued to the students.
Quarter and Semester Grades
The school year at Geneva is divided into four academic quarters, two quarters per semester. Quarter grades and GPA for each quarter are included on the report card but only semester grades are included on the transcript and in the calculation of the cumulative GPA. Semester grades are calculated as follows:Courses with finals:
Semester 1 Grade = (42.5% * Q1)+(42.5% * Q2)+(15% * Final Exam)
Semester 2 Grade = (42.5% * Q3)+(42.5% * Q4)+(15% * Final Exam)Courses without finals:
Semester 1 Grade = (50% * Q1)+(50% * Q2)
Semester 2 Grade = (50% * Q3)+(50% * Q4)- Final Exams
In Rhetoric School, final exams are given at the conclusion of each semester. The following guidelines apply when determining when a student must sit for a final exam.- Schedule
For the first semester, all students will take finals during the last school days of the semester per the published finals schedule. For the second semester, all students taking 9-11 grade level courses will take finals during the last school days of the semester per the published finals schedule. Second semester finals for senior level courses will take place during the last week of senior classes. Courses offered for dual credit may require seniors to attend classes beyond the last week of senior classes and take the final during the last school days of the semester. Seniors may also be required to stay past senior finals for AP courses. - Courses - The following courses require final exams at the end of each semester:
- History
- Literature
- Math
- Science
- Language
- Final exams for language courses being taken after all graduation requirements have been met may be determined by the teacher of the course.
- Dual Credit Courses
- Senior Exemptions - In courses which are not being taken for dual credit, seniors taking senior level courses may be eligible for final exam exemptions for any class where the following “2A” conditions are satisfied:
- Academic: The student must have a cumulative (semester) average of at least 90% in the class.
- Attendance: The student must have attended at least 90% of the class each semester.
- In order to receive an exemption for any given exam, the student must complete an application for exemption which can be obtained from the Rhetoric Office. Confirmation for any exemption will be given to the student by the Rhetoric Headmaster and Academic and College Advisor.
- Schedule