EXEMPTION FROM SENIOR FINAL EXAMS, CONT'D. 6. Student hospitalization and funerals will not be considered absences and will not count against the student’s exemption. 7. The final exam grade is determined by doubling and then adding the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th quarter grades and mid-term exam grade and dividing by 9. 8. Senior students who receive suspensions during their senior year will not be allowed exemption from final exams. 9. Students must have all community service hours completed by the last day of the 3rd quarter.
SCHEDULE CHANGE POLICY Students and parents are responsible for completing course request forms with care. Schedule changes will only be made in cases of academic misplacement and must be initiated by the teacher or an administrator.
HONORS/AP COURSE CRITERIA Requirements Movement from College Prep. » HONORS/AP • 95+ overall average in previous course at end of 3rd quarter • GPA 3.5 (cumulative) for Honors • GPA 3.5 (cumulative) for Advanced Placement Movement from HONORS » HONORS/AP • 85+ overall average in previous course at end of 3rd quarter • GPA 3.0 (cumulative) for Honors • GPA 3.5 (cumulative) for Advanced Placement Movement from AP » AP • 85+ overall average in previous course at end of 3rd quarter • GPA 3.0 (cumulative) Movement from AP » HONORS • 80+ overall average in previous course at end of 3rd quarter • GPA 3.0 (cumulative)
Waivers
Academics
Students who have not completed the prerequisite courses are ineligible for a waiver. Procedure for students enrolling in HONORS/AP who have NOT met the above requirement criteria: • Student makes request for a waiver during the course request process • Academic administrator meets with student at end of 3rd quarter to determine best placement • If a waiver is granted, student signs waiver and parent signs waiver that states the following: 1. BKHS does not recommend Honors/AP level. 2. There will be no teacher change. 3. There will be no schedule change. 4. Waiver may be contingent upon 4th quarter or final exam grade in current course.
WORLD LANGUAGE CRITERIA College Prep. » Honors 85+ final average in world language course Honors » Honors/AP No GPA requirement If criteria are not met, the student must request a WAIVER CONFERENCE.
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