External Credits

Stevenson students may apply for up to four credits of external study toward the completion of elective credits required for graduation. Only elective courses may be taken for external credit. A maximum of two external credits can be earned for a World Language course. Courses available at Stevenson will not be approved for external credit. External credits are not calculated in the Grade Point Average. No external credits will be given for work done prior to the student entering high school in the fall term.

All external credits must come from accredited programs approved by the Assistant Principal for Teaching and Learning (e.g. summer school at another high school, college, university, language school, or study abroad programs).

Students must apply for external credit. No credit will be given without an application. To apply for external credit, a student must meet with his or her counselor prior to taking the course to:

• complete an External Credit Form; and

• provide a complete course description including information about the accredited institution, the program or course content, and the number of contact hours

Upon completion of the course, the student will produce an official transcript mailed directly from the program to the registrar's office at Stevenson High School. The approval process should be completed before the course is taken or Stevenson credit may not be given.

Correspondence School
A maximum of two credits may be earned through correspondence. These two credits count toward the four total external credits. Only seniors who are enrolled in at least six classes at Stevenson during both semesters of the academic year and are in danger of not graduating may earn correspondence school credits. It is the student's responsibility to have all transcripts and course work completed before the end of the academic year. Official transcripts must be submitted directly to the Stevenson registrar by the school at which the student completed the course. Final transcripts for seniors are due by May 15 if the course is to be included for graduation.

Summer School
Stevenson's summer academic program offers opportunity for enrichment and remediation. The courses taken from this program become part of the student's transcript. Summer courses may be taken during the student's attendance in high school.

Summer school credit obtained at a high school other than Stevenson is considered external credit and is not included in the calculation of the student's grade point average. Students must complete an External Credit Form and request course approval prior to enrolling in any summer school class outside of Stevenson. Students attending summer school in another accredited high school district must request that school to forward their grades to the Stevenson registrar.

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