FCCPS IB Conversion Scale
For MYP & DP Courses
IB MYP Conversion Scale (for MYP courses)
Criterion Totals | IB Mark | FCCPS Grade | MYP Descriptors | |||||
1 Criteria /8 | 2 Criterion /16 | 3 Criterion /24 | 4 Criterion /32 | % | Letter | Quality Pts (GPA) | ||
7-8 | 15-16 | 23-24 | 31-32 | 7 | 98-100 | A+ | 4.0 | Produces high-quality, frequently innovative work. Communicates comprehensive understanding of concepts and contexts. |
28-30 | 95-97 | A | ||||||
6 | 13-14 | 19-22 | 25-27 | 6 | 92-94 | A | Produces high-quality, occasionally innovative work. Communicates extensive understanding of concepts and contexts. | |
12 | 18 | 24 | 90-91 | A- | ||||
5 | 11 | 16-17 | 22-23 | 5 | 88-89 | B+ | 3.0 | Produces generally high-quality work. Communicates secure understanding of concepts and contexts. |
10 | 13-15 | 19-21 | 85-87 | B | ||||
4 | 8-9 | 12 | 16-18 | 4 | 82-84 | B | Produces good-quality work. Communicates basic understanding of most concepts and contexts with few misunderstandings and minor gaps. | |
11 | 15 | 80-81 | B- | |||||
3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 78-79 | C+ | 2.0 | Produces work of an acceptable quality. Communicates basic understanding of many concepts and contexts, with occasionally significant misunderstandings or gaps. |
6 | 9 | 11-13 | 72-77 | C | ||||
5 | 8 | 10 | 70-71 | C- | ||||
2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 68-69 | D+ | 1.0 | Produces work of limited quality. Conveys misunderstandings or significant gaps in understanding for many concepts and contexts. |
3 | 6 | 7-8 | 62-67 | D | ||||
2 | 5 | 6 | 60-61 | D- | ||||
1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1 | 50-59 | F | 0.0 | Produces work of very limited quality. Conveys many significant misunderstandings or lacks understanding of most concepts and contexts. |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | Missing / Incomplete | 0.0 | Does not meet descriptors. |
IB DP Conversion Scale (for DP courses in grades 11-12)
IB Rubric points | IB Mark | FCCPS Grade | |||||||||||||||
/10 | /15 | /20 | /25 | /30 | /35 | /40 | /45 | /50 | /55 | /60 | /70 | /80 | /100 | % | Letter | Quality Pts (GPA) | |
9-10 | 14-15 | 18-20 | 22-25 | 26-30 | 30-35 | 35-40 | 39-45 | 43-50 | 47-55 | 51-60 | 60-70 | 68-80 | 85-100 | 7 | 95-100 | A+ / A | 5.0 |
8 | 11-13 | 15-17 | 18-21 | 22-25 | 25-29 | 29-34 | 32-38 | 36-42 | 39-46 | 42-50 | 49-59 | 58-67 | 70-84 | 6 | 90-94 | A / A- | |
6-7 | 9-10 | 12-14 | 15-17 | 17-21 | 20-24 | 23-28 | 25-31 | 28-35 | 31-38 | 33-41 | 39-48 | 44-57 | 55-69 | 5 | 86-89 | B+ / B | 4.0 |
5 | 8 | 10-11 | 12-14 | 14-16 | 16-19 | 19-22 | 21-24 | 23-27 | 25-30 | 27-32 | 32-38 | 36-43 | 45-54 | 4 | 80-85 | B / B- | |
4 | 5-7 | 7-9 | 8-11 | 10-13 | 11-15 | 13-18 | 14-20 | 16-22 | 17-24 | 18-26 | 21-31 | 24-35 | 30-44 | 3 | 70-79 | C+ / C / C- | 3.0 |
2-3 | 3-4 | 4-6 | 5-7 | 5-9 | 6-10 | 7-12 | 7-13 | 8-15 | 9-16 | 9-17 | 11-20 | 12-23 | 15-29 | 2 | 60-69 | D+ / D / D- | 2.0 |
1 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 1-5 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 1-7 | 1-8 | 1-8 | 1-10 | 1-11 | 1-14 | 1 | 51-59 | F | 0.0 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | F / Missing / Incomplete | 0.0 |
Note: The “IB Mark” column provides an estimate of how an IB Rubric would convert to an IB Component Score (such as a mock IB assessment or Internal Assessment). It should not be read as a way to use FCCPS grades to estimate Predicted IB grades.