A scholar may elect to take a maximum of 1.0 credits of the total credits needed for graduation as credit (CR) or non-credit (NC), in place of a letter grade. (Credits earned in a seminar course do not count toward this 1.0 maximum.)
The scholar must inform the counseling office and the teacher of this decision at the time of enrollment in the class.
The teacher will calculate a grade for the scholar during the class time. Upon successful completion of the course, scholars may elect to receive the earned grade or opt for the previously requested CR/ NC. The CR/NC course does not compute into the GPA; however, it may meet a graduation requirement.
Important Note: Taking a course for credit/no credit will affect class ranking, therefore, each scholar should check with the counseling staff to know how it will affect his/her eligibility for valedictorian or salutatorian. Also, athletes should check the NCAA requirements for the effect of a “CR/NC” course. In addition to the 1.0 allowed, there are some academic support classes for which all scholars earn only credit or no credit. These do not effect class ranking or valedictorian/salutatorian status and they are not included in the maximum number of credit/no credit classes. Example: seminar or specific special education self contained non-diploma classes.