ACADEMICS AT NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL Northfield High School follows a semester schedule with school days divided into seven periods, each 50 minutes in length. Students must be enrolled in a minimum of 6 credits to be considered full-time students. A student may choose up to 7 credits to have a full schedule with no study halls. A year long class is worth 1 credit; a semester class is worth .5 credit. Students who have one study hall for the entire year are enrolled in a total of 6 credits.
COURSE DROP/ADD POLICY Course requests in early spring lead to schedules that are very difficult to adjust - especially when it comes to electives. If a scheduling conflict occurs, one or more student-selected alternate courses will be added to student schedules as necessary. If a schedule change is necessary for graduation or in order to carry at least six classes, students can initiate these changes on the designated schedule change day the week before school begins. Once the school year begins, the only allowed changes will be to drop a class for a study hall if there are seven classes in place or to add a class that is for required graduation credits. Students who have seven classes on their schedule and drop one in order to take a study hall must do so via a Drop/Add form before the midquarter point of the semester, which is approximately four weeks into the semester. Students who have six classes and wish to drop one must also add a replacement course via a Drop/Add form by the end of the fifth day of the semester. Students may not have two study halls/open hours (Senior Transition, TA) in the same semester. Dropping a course after the deadline results in a failing semester grade for the class.
GRADING SYSTEM a+/a 4.0 a- 3.667 b+ 3.333
b 3.0 b- 2.667 c+ 2.333
c 2.0 c- 1.667 d+ 1.333
d 1.0 d- 0.667 f 0
Under the weighted system, all A.P. course grades are weighted an additional 25% in GPA points as follows:
a 5.0
b 3.75
c 2.5
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS REQUIRED CREDITS Twenty-three credits are required in grades 9–12. Semester courses are worth 0.5 credit; year-long courses are worth 1.0 credit. Credit distribution is as follows:
16 required credits »» English
4 credits
»» Social Studies
3.5 credits
»» Math
3 credits
»» Science
3 credits
»» Phy. Ed
1 credit
»» Health
.5 credit
»» Arts
1 credit
7 elective credits chosen by individual student
2018–2019 Registration Guide | NORTHFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
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