8th GRADE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS1. A student who fails two or more core subjects will not be promoted to the ninth grade.
2. Each student must pass all classes in order to be permitted to participate in graduation exercises at the end of the year.
3. A student who is not promoted due to failing a class or classes may remove the failing grade or grades by doing the work assigned by the teacher and approved by the principal during the summer. Upon satisfactory completion of assigned work the student may/will be promoted.
4. The student’s final statement of account must be paid in full before he/she will be allowed to participate in graduation exercises or before he/she will be issued a diploma. (Appeals may be made to the Administrative Finance Committee before any exceptions will be granted.)
Honor Requirements for 8th Grade Graduation
The grade point average (GPA) will be computed for courses taken in the 7th and 8th grade:
Highest Honors 3.90 – 4.00
High Honors 3.75 – 3.89
Honors 3.50 – 3.74
Honorable Mention 3.00 – 3.49
12th GRADE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
Four years in a high school program are required by the Atlantic Union Conference Education code. Any exception to this policy must be presented to the faculty for consideration and approval by the end of the fourth quarter of the freshman year (AUCOE code 2318:99). In order to receive a diploma from SLA, a transfer student must take the last semester of full-time work (a minimum of 3.0 credits) at SLA and meet all other requirements for graduation.
The student's final statement of account must be paid before he/she will be allowed to participate in graduation exercises or before he/she will be issued a diploma. (Appeals may be made to the Administrative Finance Committee before any exceptions will be granted.)
Students transferring from other schools may have taken subjects not taught at SLA. After analysis of these subjects, it is possible that they may be substituted for some of the required semester periods for a diploma.
All transferring students must have all transcripts on file before they can be admitted as a regular member of any class. A senior whose transcripts have not arrived by the beginning of second semester may not be eligible for graduation.
A student must take and pass all required subjects for graduation.
Graduation Honors (AUCOE code 2342:93)
Highest Honors 3.90 – 4.00
High Honors 3.75 – 3.89
Honors 3.50 – 3.74
Honorable Mention 3.00 – 3.49
TRANSCRIPTS
To obtain a copy of a student transcript a written request is required which must include all of the following:
• Name while a student at Browning/SLA
• Years of attendance or year of graduation
• Complete mailing address and specific office of the place where the transcript needs to be sent
• The signature of the person for whom transcript is being requested
All official copies of the transcript will have to be sent directly to the institution. No transcript will be given to a student or forwarded to another school until the student's financial obligations to SLA have been met.
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Participation in graduation exercises is mandatory once graduation requirements have been met. Requests for graduation in absentia must be made in writing at least two months before graduation exercises.