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Michigan Merit Curriculum
What's on My Transcript?
What Are My Options?
100
The amount of credit earned for a single one semester class
What is 1/2 credit?
100
Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and a 4th year math credit in the senior year
What are the 4 math credits required to graduate?
100
The average of all grades earned in a single semester - usually calculated on a 4 point scale.
What is a CURRENT grade point average?
100
A place where 11th and 12th graders go for part of the day to train in a specific career area, possibly earning college credit?
What is KCTC (Kent Career Training Center)?
200
The total number of credits a student can earn in one semester at OHHS
What is 3?
200
Graduating Class of 2016 and Younger
Who are the students who must meet the 2 year foreign language requirement?
200
The average of a student's grades over the COURSE of his or her ENTIRE high school career
What is a CUMULATIVE grade point average?
200
High school classes that teach the same information as a college class and then take a special exam to earn college credit for the class
What are AP (Advanced Placement) classes?
300
The maximum number of credits a student can earn in 4 years at OHHS
What are 24?
300
Fine Arts Vocal Music Instrumental Music Theater or Drama Computer Science
What are examples of classes that count toward Visual/ Performing Arts Course Requirements?
300
The score a student receives on the National college-readiness testing usually taken in the 11th grade year
What is the ACT score?
300
College courses taken while a student is still a full time high school student
What are Dual Enrollment or Early College classes?
400
The minimum number of credits a student needs to graduate from OHHS
What are 22?
400
Classes not specifically meeting Michigan Merit Curriculum requirements but needed to earn the 22 credits to graduate
What are electives?
400
The official proof that a student a student graduated from high school
What is the printed graduation date on the transcript
500
The total number of CLASSES a student could fail and still be on track to graduate
What are 4?
500
Two "types of history" required to graduate from high school in the state of Michigan
What are world history and US history?
500
A transcript that has been signed and sealed by a counselor, registrar, or other school representative
What is an OFFICIAL transcript?
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