Promotion Requirements

 

Promotion to 9th grade will require you to pass:

 

• 3 middle school or higher, year-long courses in English

• 3 middle school or higher, year-long courses in mathematics. To earn high school credit for the Algebra I or Geometry course, a middle school student must pass the Algebra I or Geometry End-of-Course (EOC) assessment.

• 3 middle school or higher, year-long courses in science.

• 3 middle school or higher, year-long courses in social studies, one semester of which must include the study of state and federal government and civics education.  All seventh grade students will take an End-of-Course (EOC) exam in Civics. The result of this test will count as 30% of the student’s Civics grade.  Beginning with school-year 2014-15, all students must pass the EOC in Civics for as a requirement for promotion to high school.

• 1 course in career and education planning to be completed in 7th or 8th grade, which can be a stand-alone course or instruction integrated into an existing course or courses.