Retrieval of Credits / Getting Ahead

  • Students must earn 24 credits in order to earn a standard high school diploma. With those credits, they must have a minimum 2.0 unweighted GPA.

    Students can take courses to get ahead or to make up courses that they have earned a D or F. Athletes wishing to play at the collegiate level can only make up courses prior to the seventh semester in high school, in other words before the first day of your senior school year. As students make up credits or take additional credits, they are added to the transcript and the old grade is replaced.  

     
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CROP (Credit Retrieval)

    • Computer-based instruction
    • Can only be taken to make up credits to replace a course with a D or F
    • Students work in a lab setting with a certified teacher in the room on various subjects
    • Students must earn at least a 70% on each submission including the final exam
    • Students work on one semester at a time for the needed course
    • Length of time for completion depends on the student
    • The Assistant Principal or CROP advisor assigns the students to the class
    • Normal school rules apply
    • After school CROP sessions are offered for a limited number of weeks each semester
    • CROP classes are sometimes offered during the school day
    • Any course completed through this process cannot be used for the purposes of NCAA eligibility, Bright Futures Scholarships, or applying to university. 

Alachua eSchool

    • Link to Alachua eSchool
    • Computer-based instruction
    • Done through Alachua County School Board via Florida Virtual School
    • Local teachers and smaller classes
    • School then approves the courses requested as long as you have taken the required prerequisites and are not currently enrolled in those classes during the school day
    • Students should select only high school level courses (Do not select courses with an M/J in the name as this indicates a middle school level course)
    • The Instructor will then contact the student to start them in the class once there is an opening
    • Students have 14 days to show progress before the student can be dropped from the course at the teacher's discretion
    • Any grade earned (potentially including a failing grade from Alachua eSchool) is added to your official high school transcript
    • The average length of time to finish a semester course is about 16-18 weeks
    • Does fulfill the new virtual class requirement for the Class of 2015 and beyond
    • See your school counselor for more information
    • Certain courses are accepted by NCAA Clearinghouse for athletes

Florida Virtual School

    • Link to FLVS.net
    • Computer-based instruction
    • Can be taken to make up credits or to get ahead
    • Does fulfill the new virtual class requirement for the Class of 2015 and beyond
    • Teachers are located all over the country
    • Students create an account and sign up for a class
    • Students should select only high school level courses (Do not select courses with an M/J in the name as this indicates a middle school level course)
    • The Instructor will then contact the student to start them in the class once there is an opening
    • Students have 14 days to show progress before the student can be dropped at the teacher's discretion
    • Any grade earned (potentially including a failing grade from FLVS) is added to your official high school transcript
    • The average length of time to finish a semester course is about 16-18 weeks
    • Certain courses are accepted by NCAA Clearinghouse for athletes

     

CAUTION

  • Be careful to always do your best in making up credits or taking additional credits

    All credits are added to the official high school transcript

    There are other virtual schools out there, but many are not accepted by the school board or colleges. Any courses taken through a non-accredited organization cannot be added to the official transcript.