High School Mathematics Courses

High School Mathematics Courses (one high school credit earned per course):

Students in Algebra I and Geometry at the middle school level earn high school credit for these subjects. A grade earned by a student in these courses is used to calculate his or her high school grade point average (GPA). For any high school credit-bearing course taken in middle school, parents/ legal guardians may request, by August 1 of that year, that grades be omitted from the student’s transcript and the student not earn high school credit or Verified Credit for the course.

Students are expected to complete three or more mathematics credit courses before graduation from high school. However, the readiness of students to think abstractly varies. Algebra I is a rigorous high school mathematics course. Abstract reasoning skills and good study skills are essential for success in this subject. All students are not ready to begin a formal study of Algebra I at the same time.