Oh - ok. I just found an answer to my own question on yahoo answers.
The school I graduated from had a 3 tier system.
AP class is worth 6.0 for an A
Honers class is worth 5.0 for an A
Regular class is worth 4.0 for an A
I think that maybe it even went further down for people in remedial classes. It just basically "rewarded" students with recognition for the extra work in my opinion. It helps breakup ties for top position. Identical twins graduated in top and second positions. =) It is a good tie-breaker I think.
I like this a lot. my GPA would have been sky high with this system!
