Promotion Requirements
GPS Junior High Promotion Requirements
Seventh and eighth-grade students will be enrolled in a minimum of six (6) credits a year in the required basic curriculum.
In the seventh grade, one (1) credit will be earned in each of the following areas:
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- History and Social Sciences
- Reading or Physical Education (Reading course required for students minimally proficient in reading)
- Additional Elective
In the eighth grade, one (1) credit will be earned in each of the following areas:
- English Language Arts
- Math
- Science
- History and Social Sciences
- Additional Elective
- Additional Elective
One-half (1/2) credit will be earned for each semester’s work successfully completed in each area, as demonstrated by a passing grade.
A maximum of two (2) credits per year can be earned through successful completion of the offered electives.