Is it legal for a district to count a course towards GPA if taken in school or summer school but keeping it GPA neutral if taken online?
As far as I know districts can write whatever rules they like.
What if it effects class ranking? Is it fair to students?
As long as the same rules apply to all students and the rules are written down (not made up on the fly) why would it be unfair?
@“yalie 2011”
Your school can use the courses you take any way they choose to.
In other words…they can count this toward GPA or not. Their choice.
Our school had a form to fill out which let them evaluate the specific course before making a decision, this way we knew ahead of time whether it was going to be counted or not. I guess if they had said they weren’t going to count it, my son wouldn’t have taken it. But they review on a case by case basis, since not all online courses are created equal! FYI, my son took an AP Calculus AB course through the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, and that one passed muster with our school.
And my son took fast paced chem also through Johns Hopkins CTY and they counted it as a credit, but not a grade. Then he took the NY Regents exam and they counted that as his grade.
All that said, I wouldn’t worry too much about exact ranks unless you live in Texas. Most colleges will use them only as an estimate and many will refigure out GPAs according to their own systems.
Our district treats courses differently based on mode of instruction, but it’s a clearly written policy so students can know before taking the class how it will impact GPA.
I’m only talking about courses administered through our district. It doesn’t make sense to count same course towards GPA if taken in class but not if taken via district’s eSchool. They say they want to encourage more students to take courses online. Okay but why punish ones who bothered to show up for class every day?
It is up to the HS. Talk to your guidance counselor.
If the district is counting the courses taken at the school in the GPA, the policy isn’t hurting the students who attend class on campus. And since it’s apparently clear that both types of classes will get students credit but only one will garner a grade that gets counted in the GPA, why is it the district’s fault if students choose to take the online version?
Some regulations are state driven and not all states allow online courses. It’s also possible that the district has a policy similar to college transfer policies – you can take a course at another university and transfer the credit to your home college, but the grade won’t be used in GPA calculations. If you’re concerned, talk to your school’s guidance counselor.
@“yalie 2011”
Haven’t you already been accepted to college?
What is the problem here??
Any question of legality should be asked of a lawyer in your own state.