Placement Requirements for Upper School Credit Courses

The following requirements must be met in order for an 8^th grade cadet to be eligible to enroll in an Upper School credited course:

1.      The entering 8^th grade cadet must currently hold a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.  The Lower School principal will review prior transcript records from the previous academic school year to obtain the current grade point average.  This will be used to determine eligibility to enroll in an Upper School course. 

2.      The entering 8^th grade cadet must meet all required curriculum skills in the core subjects. 

3.      The course cut off date is three weeks after the first day of school and three weeks after the start of second semester.  No 8^th grade cadet, despite eligibility, will be allowed to enroll in an Upper School course after the three-week period. 

4.      An 8^th grade cadet that arrives after the three-week period is eligible to take a second semester Upper School course if he/she is currently maintaining a 3.0 grade point average in the active school year. 

5.      If an eligible 8^th grade cadet is not succeeding and is failing the Upper School course after a two-week period, he/she will be removed from the course.

6.      The 8^th grade cadets, who have not met the eligibility requirements, have arrived after the three-week period or have been removed from the course, will be enrolled in elective courses.