You and Your Credits

What we will discuss:

❏ Credits

❏ How to become a sophomore

❏ Which classes you’ll have to take again, if any!

What is a CREDIT?

❏ You will earn a credit if you pass a class with a C- or better

❏ Year-long classes (math, English, etc.) are worth 1 credit
❏ Semester classes (Art, elective, etc) are worth .5 credits
❏ PE is worth .25 credits
❏ These are based on your YEARLY grade. If you struggled in a
quarter, you can still get credit!
❏ Credits don’t become official until the class is over!
❏ If this is your second semester in high school, you probably don’t have many credits
right now.
Pass Classes →
Earn Credits →
Go to the “next grade”
“What GRADE am I in?”

❏ It’s all about your CREDITS

❏ You will take required classes UNTIL YOU PASS THEM
❏ You will be a freshman until you get enough credits to be a sophomore!

❏ You’ll be a FRESHMAN until you have 5.5 credits

❏ You’ll be a SOPHOMORE when you have 5.5 -10.75 credits
❏ You’ll be a JUNIOR when you have 11-16.25 credits
❏ You’ll be a SENIOR once you have 16.5 credits
Which classes am I in RIGHT NOW that are required?

❏ English: English 9, 10 (or Honors College Comp!)

❏ Spanish: Spanish 1, 2 (or Cultural Studies!)
❏ Social Studies: World History, US History
❏ Science: Physical Science, Biology
❏ Math: Algebra I, Geometry

❏ Health
❏ Art, twice!
❏ PE, twice!
POP QUIZ!
● Alex will finish her freshman year with 3.5 credits. What grade will she be in next
year?
● Devontae has been in high school for two years. He has 5 credits, and is in Physical
Science, English 9, Geometry, and Spanish 2. What grade is Devontae in?
● If you get a D- in World History, will you have to take it again?
○ How many more times?
Freshman Jasmine
It’s March of Jasmine’s first year in high school. She already has .5 credits from passing Life Skills first semester. These
are her grades right now:

Spanish 1: C- Algebra 1: D

English 9: B- World History: D+

Physical Science: C- Crew 9: A

Health: D PE: B-

How many credits will Jasmine end the year with?

What grade will she be in next year?

Which classes will she have to repeat, if any?

Freshman Isaiah
It’s March of Isaiah’s first year in high school. He already has 1 credit from passing Life Skills and Intro to Social
Justice first semester. These are his grades right now:

Spanish 1: B Algebra 1: C-

English 9: A World History: C+

Physical Science: D Crew 9: B+

Life Skills: D+ PE: B-

How many credits will Isaiah end the year with?

What grade will he be in next year?
Which classes will he have to repeat, if any?
Any questions about
credits or classes or
any of this stuff at all?