2013 lhs course selection guide - Longview Independent School ...

equirements for graduation. Middle school courses designated for high school credit on an
official transcript from an accredited school will be accepted for credit. Classes taken at the
middle school are for credit only and do not count toward class rank, grade point averages
(GPA), or eligibility for the National Honor Society.
Only the following courses are considered for high school credit:
Algebra I
Geometry
Art I
Health
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Students may take Spanish in middle school, but this class does not count for high school
credit. Students may test through Region VII in the summer for credit to be placed in the next
level but these tests do not count in the high school class rank.
Students who have received high school credit for courses taken at a middle school but feel
that they need additional instruction may choose to repeat the course at Longview High
School for local credit only. These classes are exempt from class rank.
GRADES FOR NEW STUDENTS
Students who enroll without current grades are initially given either a “NG” or a “NS” for
incoming grades.
“NS” stands for New Student. If a student enrolls after a six weeks is completed and does not
present official grades from the transferring school, the Registrar enters “NS” for that six
weeks until grade information is received. If the student has a six weeks grade for a
scheduled class, the Registrar will enter that grade into Grade Reporting and inform the
teacher. If the student was not ever in a scheduled class, the Registrar will change the “NS” to
“NG” at that time and inform the teacher.
“NG” stands for No Grade. When a student is scheduled into a class in which he has never
been enrolled (which means there will be no entry or six weeks grade from the previous
school), that student will be given “NG” for that six weeks by the Registrar. In order for the
student to receive credit for that class, he/she must make up that six weeks’ work to the
satisfaction of the teacher. At that time, the teacher will complete a Grade Change form to
change the “NG” to the appropriate numerical grade.
RECLASSIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
A student must have earned the following Number of credits at the beginning of the school
year to be reclassified to a higher-grade level. A student who will reclassify as a senior must
meet the additional requirement of having received a grade in both the first and second
semesters of English III.
Sophomore 6
Junior 12
Senior 18
State Credits
18