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The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) Program enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school. Advanced Placement courses provide challenging learning opportunities that parallel the expectations of college-level courses. These courses prepare students to take the Advanced Placement examinations administered annually. Students may earn college credit by performing at an exemplary level on these end-of-course examinations. A late or cancellation fee may be charged. Further information may be obtained from the high school counseling department. Charles County Public Schools offers the following Advanced Placement Courses:

For more information on the Advanced Placement Program, visit the College Board website at www.collegeboard.com/apstudents. For specific course and exam information at your high school, see your school counselor.

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 extracurricular activities Eligibility requirements 

Participation Limitations: A student shall only be eligible for participation on any interscholastic athletic team for four (4) consecutive years of participation after entering the ninth grade and eight consecutive semesters. The eight consecutive semesters are counted from the time the student first enters ninth grade in any CCPS school or any other public school, private school, charter school, parochial school, or equivalent home school setting in any jurisdiction.

Participation Limitations for Athletics (As outlined in the CCPS Athletic Handbook):
A student shall only be eligible for participation on any interscholastic athletic team for four (4) consecutive years of participation after entering the ninth grade and eight consecutive semesters. The eight consecutive semesters are counted from the time the student first enters ninth grade in any CCPS school or any other public school, private school, charter school, parochial school, or equivalent home school setting in any jurisdiction.

Students interested in competing in athletics during their initial year of college must meet the eligibility requirements set by the NCAA. These requirements include specific high school coursework, along with a minimum Grade Point Average and ACT/SAT score. To obtain the latest requirements, parents, and students should contact their athletic director, school counselor, or the NCAA directly by calling (877) 262-1492 or by consulting the NCAA website. High school athletes wishing to compete in college must also register with the NCAA and can do so online by following links on this same site.

For additional information, contact the NCAA online at

https://web3.ncaa.org/ecwr3/

For all grade levels, no grade lower than 50% may be entered on any assignment or assessment as long as the student has demonstrated a good faith effort. A good faith effort may be demonstrated by a genuine attempt to meet the expectation or requirement of the entire assignment in a timely manner. A genuine attempt may be evidenced by the student displaying persistence, striving for accuracy, showing time on task, and/or using an alternative method to solve a problem, regardless of accuracy. A zero may be entered when a student has not turned in any work, has been found to have engaged in academic dishonesty, or has failed to demonstrate a genuine attempt.

For all grade levels, the reassessment of grades for individual assignments shall be applied consistently across the school system by level, as further defined by the Superintendent’s Rules.

Semester and final grades will be computed by averaging numerical grades from each quarter. Quarterly grades will be calculated by deriving a quarterly arithmetic average, then translating that average into a letter grade using the scale listed below:

Superintendent's Rule 5132.2
High School Grading Categories and Weighting:
Courses WITH Common Assessments:
Process Assignments: 50%
Product Assignments: 40%
Common Assessments: 10%

Courses WITHOUT Common Assessments:
Process Assignments: 50%
Product Assignments: 50%

AP Courses:
Process Assignments: 60%
Product Assignments: 40%

Composition & Rhetoric:
Process Assignments: 80%
Product Assignments: 20%  

**Courses WITH MSDE end of course exams will follow MSDE guidelines for course and exam weighting to determine the final course grade.

Transfers from Accredited Schools: 
High School students transferring to a CCPS high school will have their transcript reviewed to determine the courses met for the MSDE and CCPS graduation requirements.   

Transfers from Non-Accredited Schools: 
High school students transferring to a CCPS high school will have their transcript reviewed to determine the courses that meet MSDE and CCPS graduation requirements. 
High school students transferring to CCPS from a non-accredited school will not be awarded credit for courses taken in a non-accredited school. 

Starting with students entering high school in school year 2025-2026, grades in all courses with a college credit option are weighted by adding 1.0 point for grades of A, B, and C. 
Courses include: Early College Courses, Dual Enrollment Courses, Advanced Placement (AP) Courses, and the final course in a college articulation pathway (CTE):
Grades are weighted by adding 1.0 point for A, B, or C.
A = 5.0
B = 4.0
C = 3.0
D = 1.0
F = 0
Semester courses receive an additional 0.5 point for A, B, or C.

Honors Courses (Grades 9-12):
Grades are weighted by adding 0.5 point for A, B, or C.
A = 4.5
B = 3.5
C = 2.5
D = 1.0
F = 0
Semester courses receive an additional 0.25 point for A, B, or C.

Definitions:
AP courses are designed to prepare students for the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Advanced Placement Test.
Successful completion of these courses may result in college credit.
These courses are labeled as "Advanced Placement" in the High School Program of Studies and are identified with the code "W" (Weighted).

Secondary Re-assessment Opportunities:
Teachers must provide opportunities for re-assessment following re-teaching of content.
A minimum of one product grade per quarter/per subject area shall be reassessed.
Teachers will indicate which product assignments will be eligible for re-assessment either on the syllabus or at the start of an instructional unit.
While all students are permitted to reassess, the highest possible improvement is limited to one letter grade above the original grade earned.
End-of-course assessments, common assessments, and major projects completed over an extended period of time, may not be reassessed.
Students must submit a learning plan and evidence of learning before work can be redone. This may include creating a calendar in which the student lists day by day what they will do to prepare for a re-assessment.
Students must have completed the original assessment and all subsequent reteaching activities (determined by teacher) to be eligible for re-assessment.
Re-assessment must be completed within ten days of original assignment/assessment; teachers are encouraged to provide meaningful, explicit feedback to students.
Students may not reassess during the last five days before the end of the quarter.

10th Grade – Minimum of 6 credits and completed one year of high school

11th Grade – Minimum of 12 credits and completed two years of high school

12th Grade – Minimum of 16 credits and the completion of at least three years of high school

(A=4.0, B=3.0, C=2.0, D=1.0, and F=0.0)

Students who fail core subjects should consider taking classes in the summer school program. A maximum of one make-up credit may be taken in summer school. For a student to be eligible to take a course for make-up in summer school, a student must be enrolled until March 1 for a year-long course; a student must be enrolled for at least nine weeks for a semester course. Specific information about class offerings and summer school location, along with additional requirements, will be available from the high school counseling department in June.

Weighted classes are identified in the course description with the Code "W" (0.5) or “W*” (1.0).

Advanced Placement courses and college courses (Dual Enrollment & Early College) are weighted by adding 1 point (1.0) for each grade (A=5.0, B=4.0, C=3.0, D=1.0, and F=0.0) in a year-long class and .5 for each semester AP course. No weighted points are given for a D or failing grade.

Designated Honors courses are weighted by adding one-half point (.5) for each grade (A=4.5, B=3.5, C=2.5, D=1.0, and F=0.0) in a year-long course and .25 in a semester Honors course. No weighted points are given for a D or failing grade.

Transfer credits are converted to the CCPS weighting system and no weighted points are given for a D or failing grades.