5535 R&P

ACCEPTANCE OF HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFER CREDIT

5535 R&P

Students transferring into a Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) high school from another school, private or public, a home school, or an alternative school may receive credit toward graduation for courses successfully completed in the sending school.  No credit toward graduation can be earned prior to completion at 8th grade; however, high school courses taken prior to 9th grade qualify the student for placement at the next appropriate level in such course(s).

5535.1

Students transferring from a non-magnet WCPSS school to another WCPSS school will receive:

A.

Credit for all courses approved by the sending school.

B.

Weighted credit for all courses designated as Honors or AP by the sending school.

5535.2

Students transferring from a magnet WCPSS school to a non-magnet WCPSS school will receive:

A.

Credit for all courses approved by the sending school.

B.

The designation of NW beside all Honors magnet courses not designated as Honors in the current WCPSS High School Planning Guide; grades for these courses will not be weighted in the calculations for the GPA and class rank.

C.

Weighted credit for all courses designated as Honors or AP in the current non-magnet WCPSS High School Planning Guide.

5535.3

Students transferring from another public school system or from a charter school into the WCPSS will receive:

A.

Credit for all courses approved by the sending school.

B.

Weighted credit for a course designated by the sending school system as Honors or AP only if a comparable course is designated Honors or AP in the current non-magnet WCPSS High School Planning Guide.

5535.4

Students transferring from a non-public school accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) into the WCPSS will receive:

A.

Credit for all courses approved by the sending school.

B.

Weighted credit for a course designated by the sending school system as Honors or AP only if a comparable course is designated Honors or AP in the current non-magnet WCPSS High School Planning Guide.

5535.5

Upon review and approval by the principal, students transferring into a WCPSS school from a non-public school not accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) or from a home school may receive credit toward graduation for courses successfully completed in the non-accredited, non-public school within the following guidelines:

A.

Documentation must be provided to the receiving WCPSS school by the sending school as to the course of study the student followed, materials used, total number of contact hours per course, and scores of any standardized tests the student has taken.

B.

Grades will be recorded as "Pass" (P) or "Fail" (F) and will be identified on the transcript as non-WCPSS grades.

C.

Grades and credits will not be included in the calculation of GPA nor class rank.

5535.6

Upon review and approval by the principal, students may receive credit for courses taken abroad if the following guidelines are met:

A.

The courses have substantial equivalency to a WCPSS high school course in content and number of hours.

B.

The student has filed a "Request for Credit for Study Abroad" and received prior approval.

C.

The student takes in Wake County and is successful on any required end-of-course tests and teacher examinations for which the course is substituted.

D.

Grades and credits will not be included in the calculation of the student’s GPA or class rank.

E.

Grades will be recorded as "Pass" (P) or "Fail" (F).

5535.7

Students reentering a WCPSS school after being long-term suspended, suspended for 365 days, or expelled from the Wake County Public School System may earn credits toward graduation and/or promotion to the next grade for courses successfully completed during the period of suspension while enrolled in a private school (accredited or non-accredited), an institution of higher education, or a home school program; or while attending a WCPSS alternative school or receiving homebased instruction.  The principal will review the student's record as provided by the sending school, home school teacher, or the homebased teacher to determine if credit should be granted for the courses successfully completed.  If credit is granted:

A.

Grades will be recorded as "Pass" (P) or "Fail" (F).

B.

No quality points will be awarded for credits earned while the student is suspended or expelled from WCPSS.

C.

Credits will not count as credits attempted for purposes of calculating the student’s GPA and class rank.

D.

The student will not be eligible for any school recognition or honor which is determined by the student’s cumulative GPA or class rank.

5535.8

To the extent possible, students who transfer among schools in Wake County or who transfer into the WCPSS in the middle of an academic year will be enrolled in courses that are similar to those in which they had been enrolled at their previous school.  In the event that, due to course offerings in the new school, a student is unable to enroll in a course that is similar to one in which he or she had been enrolled, the student will be given the opportunity to enroll in an alternate course that will not result in the denial of credit to the extent practical in the school setting; for example, if the student can "catch up" in the class or perform adequately without having completed the first part of the class.  Determinations of credit for transfer students will be based on a review of individual circumstances.  The school system does not guarantee course credit if a student is unable to complete a course due to a transfer.

Issued: January 20, 1998