Perplexed/High School Transcript Courses Taken In Middle School

MWDadOf3
Mon, 28 Sep 2015 15:58:14 +0000

How are the requirements structured at the new school? (new state?)

At our school, requirements flow mostly from the state, I think. The requirements are for a certain number of credits (i.e. class years), in specific subjects - Language Arts, Social Studies, Math, Science, Fine Arts, Practical Arts, PE/Health. There are a few smaller requirements to meet certain tests, that are normally met within certain main classes (i.e. they’re not separate classes).

For the most part, there’s a lot of latitude WITHIN areas. i.e. You need a certain amount of science, but have many options WITHIN science.

So if someone transferred in from a different area with a different science curriculum, and needed more credits as a junior or senior to graduate, they’d be able to choose from MANY science classes/options. Perhaps they’d be a little irritated if they thought they’d fulfilled their science requirements already and ended up having to take an extra science class, but it’s not that big of a deal, IMO.

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More generally, the idea that a 7th grader is picking up a lot of HS credits in classes beyond math and foreign language feels a little odd to me, especially if such classes were taken at a MS, not a HS. Our kids carry certain math credits into HS, and the older kid gets basically one year’s HS credit for the two years of French she took in MS, but I think that’s a far more typical arrangement, nationally.