Florida Student Scholarship and Grant Programs

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2009 High School Graduates and earlier
2010 High School Graduates
2011 High School Graduates
2011 High School Graduates Renewal Information
2012 High School Graduates
Academic Requirements for Initial Eligibility
AICE - Advanced International Certificate of Education
Appeal Process
Award Amounts
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Brochures, Printable
Communications
Comprehensive Course Table
Course Code Directory: Course Descriptions
Eligibility and Award Criteria, Chart of
Enrollment Requirements
FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid)
FFAA - Florida Financial Aid Application
Financial Aid Recipient History
Florida Legislative Session and History
Florida Academic Scholars
Florida Academic Top Scholars
Florida Medallion Scholars
Frequently-Asked Questions
GED - General Educational Development Diploma
General Requirements for Awards
Gold Seal Vocational Scholars
High School Guidance Counselors
Home-Educated
How and When to Apply
IB - International Baccalaureate
Information Page
Login for Student Records & Information
Notification of Eligibility
Out-of-State Applicants
Receiving Scholarship Funding
Reinstated
Renewed
Reports, Bright Futures
Restored
Scholarship Length
Summer Funding
Transfer of Award Between Schools
Vocational Course Descriptions
Weighting For Bright Futures GPA
World Language Requirement

Course Weighting for the Bright Futures Grade Point Average

The grade point average calculated by the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program evaluation system to determine initial eligibility is based on the weighting of certain courses. The following courses are weighted .25 per semester course or .50 per year course.

Courses identified in the Course Code Directory as Advanced Placement, Pre-International Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate, Honors, Pre-Advanced International Certificate of Education (Pre-AICE), or Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE).
Courses designated as academic dual enrollment courses in the Statewide Course Numbering System.
State University System approved courses identified in the Course Code Directory as Level 3 in the subject areas of mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies. These are listed in the "Counseling for Future Education Handbook" (PDF 1.68 MB). (Note: Not all Level 3 courses are weighted.)

The assignment of additional weight is intended to be an incentive for students to continue to enroll in more challenging higher-level courses while pursuing Bright Futures Scholarships.

Weighted
Quality Points by Course Type

Letter Grade	For a .50 Credit Course	For a 1.00 Credit Course
A	2.25	4.5
B	1.75	3.5
C	1.25	2.5
D	0.75	1.5
F	0.00	0.0

Unweighted
Quality Points by Course Type

Letter Grade	For a .50 Credit Course	For a 1.00 Credit Course
A	2.0	4.0
B	1.5	3.0
C	1.0	2.0
D	0.5	1.0
F	0.0	0.0

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