• Grading Scale and Requirements for Promotion

Grading Scale

  • A          90-100
    B          80-89
    C          70-79


    INCOMPLETES will not be given. If a student has missed an assignment due to an excused absence, the grade of zero will be averaged in the place of that grade until the student makes up the work within a prescribed length of time.
    All pre-assigned work will be due on the day of a student’s return from an absence. Students will be given five (5) days to make up work or follow other arrangements granted by the teacher. Incomplete work carried over into a new grading period due to extenuating circumstances should be completed no later than the tenth day of the following semester.

Requirements for Promotion

  • Each class with a grade earned of 70 or above will count as 0.5 credits. 

    For promotion to 10th grade: 5 credits
    For promotion to 11th grade: 11 credits
    For promotion to 12th grade: 17 credits

    Requirements for Graduation: 23 credits met according to graduation requirements and standardied assessment requirements as determined by state and district policies. Passing the Gateway is a graduation requirement for students who entered 9th grade in 1998 and subsequent years.

    *For admission to a University System of Georgia college or university, students are required to pass specific courses in each academic area, including two units of the same Modern or Classical Language.  Core academic courses, both required and elective, are included in calculation of the HOPE GPA for HOPE Scholarship eligibility.

    Demonstrate proficiency in the four core areas language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies by passing one EOCT in each of the core content areas or by passing the corresponding subtest of the Georgia High School Graduation Tests.  Passing the Gateway is a graduation requirement for students who entered 9th grade in 1998 and after.