High School Procedures

Many college sports are regulated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), an organization founded in 1906 that has established rules on eligibility, recruiting and financial aid. The NCAA has three membership divisions – Division I, Division II and Division III. Institutions are members of one or another division according to the size and scope of their athletic programs and whether they provide athletic scholarship. Any student wanting to participate at an NCAA school needs to go through the NCAA Clearinghouse. NCAA Clearinghouse information and applications are available at www.ncaaclearinghouse.net. Should a GPA be required for scholarships and/or college purposes, the NCAA grading system will be used. The NCAA system is as follows: 90-100= 4.0, 80-89=3.0, 70-79=2.0, 0-69 = 1.0

Students in grades 9-12 are eligible to receive an Academic Letter for cumulative percentage of 90% in a semester with a full schedule (8 classes).

Principal’s Honor Roll - Students must maintain a 90% average or above in all subjects for the semester. Honor Roll students must receive an 80% in every class for the semester. The honor roll is published in the school, on Sycamore, and the summit-christian-academy.org website and Facebook.

High school athletes must meet criteria of age and academics in order to participate in interscholastic competition. For further details, please reference the athletic handbook or contact the athletic director. You may also visit www.mshaa.org.

Students receiving a grade lower than their expectation may choose to repeat that course. A record of the first attempt of the course will remain on the student transcript, along with the record of the second attempt of the course. Once a course is repeated, the final grade from the first attempt will no longer count into the Cumulative Average or towards credit taken. Transcripts will note that fact. Credit for successful completion of a course will be counted only once toward meeting graduation requirements.

Students enrolled in specified advanced classes receive a weighted value. A percentage of 10% will be added to the final percentage of the semester course within the cumulative percentage scale.

Should a student fail a required course, credit may be recovered through SCA’s summer credit recovery program. See your advisor for details. The final grade will be changed to a 60% and credit will be restored.

Students may opt to repeat the entire course (semester) to replace the failing percentage with the newly earned percentage.

Once a student reaches 11 absences in Life Prep or as a Student Aide, credit may not be recovered as credit is issued solely on attendance.

Should credit be lost in a graded class, the grade will stand and be calculated into the cumulative percentage, but credit will be lost. Students may take credit recovery in the summer or select a course from resource strategies should they need or desire to restore credit. Courses may also be repeated the following semester or school year. If the student has too many absences, the transcript will reflect a grade but “0” credit due to absences. Students wishing to appeal loss of credit should refer to the student handbook.