2024-2025 Credit and Credit Recovery options

Unit 5 2024-2025 Credit and Credit Recovery Options

UNIT 5 Edmentum - CREDIT RECOVERY ONLY

Course(s) are via Edmentum with support from NCHS instructors.

Spring Session Info - Click here for additional information

Only available to students needing to make up a credit from a course they previously failed.

Students can complete up to 3 courses during the timeframe, but the first course needs to be 100% complete with a minimum grade of 60% before adding the second course.

	Fall Session	Spring Session	Senior Session	Summer Session
Dates	September 30 - December 6, 2024	February 3 - April 25, 2025	April 28 - May 16, 2025	June 2 - June 20, 2025
Deadline to Register	September 23, 2024	January 27, 2025	April 23, 2025	TBD
Where	Virtual or in-person but in-person attendance is strongly encouraged. See handout for dates, times, location.	Virtual or in-person but in-person attendance is strongly encouraged. See handout for dates, times, location.	TBD	IN-PERSON at NCHS, 8:00-11:00am No class June 19th
NCAA	Not NCAA approved	Not NCAA approved	Not NCAA approved	Not NCAA approved
Cost	FREE!	FREE!	FREE!	$120 for 1st class, $60 for each additional class

Illinois Virtual School & Academy - INITIAL CREDIT & CREDIT RECOVERY

Course is taken on-line at https://illinoisvirtual.org/

Need access to a computer, internet service and have an e-mail account.

Possible course options - will need to discuss with your counselor

Sign up begins at NCHS, contact your school counselor to request course approval. Once approval is completed by NCHS, the student then completes registration on-line through IVSA. NCHS will be notified from IVSA of registration and approved through the IVSA portal as well.

Two Options:

	Initial Credit for first time, initial courses Click here for program information includes dates and classes	Credit Recovery only for students who need to make up credit for a previously failed course Click here for program information includes dates and classes
Dates	Click on link above to see date ranges for each semester	Same as initial credit enrollment dates
Deadline to Register	By IVSA session deadlines	By IVSA session deadlines
NCAA	Some courses are NCAA approved	Not NCAA approved
Cost	$300 per class (Payment made online through IL Virtual Schools)	$190 per class (Payment made online through IL Virtual Schools)
As a reminder, no initial credit class can be taken as a prerequisite for another class at NCHS (ie, Algebra to advance to Geometry or Physics to advance to AP Physics).

Brigham Young University Independent Study - INITIAL CREDIT ONLY

Course is taken on-line at https://is.byu.edu/

Click here for course options

Need access to a computer, internet service and have an e-mail account.

Sign up begins at NCHS, contact your school counselor to request course approval. Once approval is completed by NCHS, the student then completes registration on-line through BYU.

Initial Credit Only Option:

	Initial Credit for first time, initial courses
Dates	Ongoing enrollment
NCAA	Some courses are NCAA approved
Cost	$99-309 per class (Payment made online through BYU)
As a reminder, no initial credit class can be taken as a prerequisite for another class at NCHS (ie, Algebra to advance to Geometry or Physics to advance to AP Physics).

*Other institutions can be used as well if approved by the building principal or designee.

Unit 5 Board Policy No 6.310

Guidelines for High School Non-District Experiences and Course Substitutions

A student may take no more than six credits outside of Unit 5’s course offerings.
A student who has failed more than six credits may exceed the limit of six credits to recover credits to fulfill graduation requirements.
A maximum of one credit may be earned outside the school day per semester unless approved in advance by the Building Principal or designee.
A maximum of 2.0 credits may be earned during a single summer session unless approved in advance by the Building Principal or designee.
The aforementioned credit limitations apply only to a student enrolled full time.

Off Campus Learning Courses

A student enrolled in an off campus learning course may receive high school credit for work completed, provided:

The course is given by an accredited institution and approved in advance by the Building Principal or designee.
The student assumes all financial responsibility.

Off campus learning courses may be taken during the school day for district supported credit recovery.

The off campus course grade will not count toward Unit 5 grade point average (GPA).

Note ~ College level courses that are taken while a student is enrolled in high school may not be recognized for college credit by some postsecondary institutions.

Summer School

A student who has successfully completed eighth grade may receive high school credit for successfully completing any course provided:

The course is given by an accredited institution and approved in advance by the high school Building Principal or designee.
The student assumes all financial responsibility.
The summer school course grade will not count toward Unit 5 grade point average (GPA).

Correspondence Courses

A student enrolled in a correspondence course may receive high school credit for work completed, provided:

The student is a fourth or fifth year student.
The course is given by an accredited institution and approved in advance by the Building Principal or designee.
The student assumes all financial responsibility.

The correspondence course grade will not count toward Unit 5 grade point average (GPA)