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TYPICAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
Minimum Course Enrollment
Students in Grade 9 are required to enroll in a minimum of seven courses and 9th Grade Seminar in Fall semester and in a minimum of seven courses in Spring semester. Students in Grades 10, 11 and 12 must enroll in a minimum of seven courses each semester. Seniors can request an additional free block in one of their semesters, for a total of 1.5 free semesters. Seniors who have an exceptionally difficult course load can appeal to the High School Principal to enroll in only six classes for the year.
As a college preparatory English medium school, AISC expects all students to enroll in a minimum of five core academic courses each semester, including at least one half credit of English. An exception to this may occur when the two semester English courses available to the student occur only in one semester.
Students opting for online or academic personalized learning may do so for elective credit and may not take more than two of such courses each semester. APL and Passion projects may earn core academic credit in specific cases, as approved by the Personalized Learning Coordinator, Counselor and Principal.
Repeating Courses
Certain courses may be repeated for credit only if noted in the course description. Students will not be allowed to repeat other courses without the approval of the department chairperson, the Counselor and the Principal. In these cases, the transcript will reflect both grades.
Audit
In specific circumstances such as late enrollment, a student may audit a course, which means that they attend the class as a regular student but receive no credit.
Schedule Changes
Students will have an opportunity to make schedule changes at various times in the year. Kindly refer to the Student Handbook, in the “ACADEMICS” section, for details.
TYPICAL COLLEGE ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS
It is important for students to begin their college planning early in their high school career. Since each college establishes its own particular requirements, it is important to follow the suggestions given in the catalogs of the colleges being considered. The school counselor is available to assist students in planning their college preparatory programs.
