COLLEGE PREPARATORY (CP)
College Preparatory courses require a mastery of fundamental skills that allows concentration on
acquisition and application of new knowledge.

HONORS (H)
Honors level courses provide enriched and/or accelerated curriculum that requires students to
possess analytical thinking skills. When calculating grade point average, Honors courses are
weighted an additional half point.

ADVANCED PLACEMENT (AP)
Advanced Placement courses are college level courses which adhere to nationally standardized
syllabi as proposed by the College Entrance Examination Board. AP courses represent the
highest level of performance within a specified area. When calculating grade point average, AP
courses are weighted an additional half point.

INDIVIDUALIZED PLACEMENT
Individualized placement into a pre-existing course for which course expectations have been
modified to meet the student’s educational needs. Instructional Director/Principal approval.

REGISTRATION
• All students are required to register for a minimum of five classes plus Wellness each
semester. The composition of the five classes is to be tailored, with the help of the counselor,
to the specific needs of the individual student.

• With a Wellness/Athletic waiver, athletes participating in interscholastic sports may be
assigned to an athletic study hall in lieu of taking a Wellness course.

• For incoming freshmen, if a student completes a traditional high school math class (Algebra 1,
Plane and Solid Geometry, etc.) in the eighth grade, that student will automatically matriculate
into a course at the next level (Plane and Solid Geometry, Advanced Algebra/Tri-H, etc.) at the
high school. Exceptions may be made when: 1) the student has a failing grade at the end of
the eighth grade, or 2) the eighth grade teacher recommends a change at the end of the year.

• A foreign language skills test will be administered to incoming freshmen to aid in determining
placement in the high school foreign language program.

If, due to the difficulty level, a student does not experience success in the high school foreign
language program, the student may consider a level change after the ninth week of school.