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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 fee is associated with these exams. 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 

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.

Click on the link below to search for Charles County Public Schools’ list of NCAA approved courses. You can search by the high school's six-digit NCAA High School Code or six-digit CEEB/ACT Code (code on page 81). You may also search by city/state and high school name.

https://web1.ncaa.org/hsportal/exec/hsAction?hsActionSubmit=searchHighSchool

For additional information, contact the NCAA online at

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

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

A - Superior (90 - 100%)

B - Above Average (80 - 89%)

C - Average (70 - 79%)

D - Below Average (60 - 69%)

F - Failure (0 - 59%)

10^th Grade – Minimum of 6 credits

11^th Grade – Minimum of 12 credits

12^th 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)

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

Advanced Placement grades 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.

All Project Lead the Way Specialization and PLTW Capstone Courses will be 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). 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.

Students who fail core subjects should consider taking classes in the summer school program. A maximum of two make-up credits 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.