High School Credit Options for Middle School Students
Dear 8th Grade Academy students and families!
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Your middle school child has earned 0.5 high school credit for EACH of the high school academic courses taken at Academy during the fall semester. These credits will be on your child’s high school transcript. You have two choices as to how the passing grades will appear on the high school transcript: the regular letter grade (calculated in high school GPA) OR pass/no pass (NOT calculated in high school GPA). No matter which choice you make– letter grade or pass/no pass– if your child passed the class, they will earn high school credit for the course.
One parent or guardian must indicate how the credits will show up on the high school transcript by completing this form by February 29, 2024. Use this link http://tinyurl.com/CA8HSCreditFall2023
Once the choice has been made, the decision is final and cannot be changed later. If you do not complete the survey to indicate your choice by February 29, 2024, Central Academy will automatically add any grade of A(H), A, or B to the high school transcript as part of your child’s high school GPA and any grade of C or lower will be added to the high school transcript as P or NP.
The 8th Grade Academy classes that earn high school credit are:
| English | Mathematics | Science | Soc. Studies |
| Acc. Lang & Lit I S1 | Academy Algebra I | Conceptual Physics S1 | Accelerated Early U.S. History |
| Acc. Lang & Lit II S1 | Academy Geometry S1 | Environmental Science | *Accel AP Human Geo & Hist S1 |
| Acc. Lang & Lit III S1 | Rad Acc Alg 1/ Geom A S1 | Accelerated Chemistry | |
| | Academy Pre-Calculus S1 | | |
| | Advanced Mathematical Problem Solving | | |
Non-passing grades:
If a student did not provide enough evidence of their skills and knowledge to pass the class by the end of the semester, we will record an NP (no pass) on the transcript automatically. The NP grade does not count towards the student’s GPA.
Video explanation of options:
When the State Law changed and required high school classes taken in middle school to appear on transcripts, we made a webinar explaining the change and the choice each student will have to make each semester for each class.
Making your Choices:
Look in Infinite Campus for your child’s spring semester classes and grades to help you decide which option to take. Usually, A(H), A, or B grades are counted towards the GPA (regular letter grade), C and D grades are listed as P (not in GPA), and any non-passing grade are listed as NP (not in GPA).
You do not have to make the same choice for all classes– you can choose Pass for one class and the traditional letter grade for others. Non-passing grades are automatically added to the transcript and will not count towards the GPA.
If you do not complete the survey to indicate your choice by February 29, Central Academy will automatically add any grade of A(H), A, or B to the high school transcript as part of your child’s high school GPA and any grade of C or lower will be added to the high school transcript as P or NP.
Use this link http://tinyurl.com/CA8HSCreditFall2023