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graduation requirements
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Students will earn 5 credits per class with a passing grade
of A, B, C, or D. 
Classes where students receive a grade of "F" must be repeated in order to earn the credits needed to graduate and earn a diploma.
 

CREDITS EARNED OVER A FOUR YEAR PERIOD

Grade 
 Credits Earned Total Credits Earned
9th - Fall 30 30
9th - Spring 30 60
10th - Fall 30 90
10th - Spring 30 120
11th - Fall 25 145
11th - Spring 25 170
12th - Fall 25 195
12th - Spring
 25 220 
 *220 Credits Required for Graduation
 
GRADING PERIODS
Grading in high school is based on a semester system:
1) Fall semester (runs from August through December); and, 
2) Spring semester (runs from January through June). 
Within each semester, progress grades will be posted on the Parent Portal at the end of 6 weeks and 12 weeks. 
 
Final grades are those posted after final exams and will become part of the student’s official high school transcript.
 

OPTIONS FOR MAKING UP FAILED COURSES

CUSD and DHHS offer several options for remediation to regain status toward graduation and earn a diploma should a student fail a class (grade of F):
 
  • Summer School:  Student can remediate up to10 credits. Student must see their Counselor when summer school applications are available to register.  Enrollment is based on date/time that completed application was submitted.
  • Academic Intervention Class:  Students who are severely credit deficient will be placed in the Academic Intervention class depending on space availability.  Students who complete this class successfully will receive 5 elective credits in addition to credits received by completing classes which they previously failed.  Students enrolled will regain credits by taking courses online.
  • CUSD Online Credit Recovery Program: Students in the Credit Recovery program to remediate classes/credits.  To enroll, student must contact their Counselor.
  • Additional Classes During Grade 11 and 12:  If students are not on track to graduate (120 credits completed by the end of 10th grade), the Counselor will enroll students in 6 or sometimes 7 classes to ensure credit completion for graduation. Typically, if students in grades 11 and 12 are on track to graduate they have the option enrolling in 5 classes (as opposed to 6 or 7).