State Testing
Grad Requirements
Atheltics
PSATs/SATs/ACTs
Miscellaneous Category
100
The expectations for student learning and achievement
What is Standard of Learning?
100
The number of credits required to be promoted to the 11th grade
What is 11?
100
The number of credits a student must be currently enrolled in in order to be eligible to participate in any Virginia High School League competition
What is 5?
100
Special recognition that eleventh grade students taking the PSAT can compete for
What is the National Merit Scholarship Program?
100
The number of times students receive report card per school year
What is 4?
200
Four subject areas tested
What is English, mathematics, science and history/social science?
200
The minimum number of credits required for a standard diploma
What is 22 credits?
200
The minimum number of credits the student must have earned the previous semester to be eligible for athletics
What is 5?
200
A website where students may register for the SATs online
What is www.collegeboard.com?
200
A parent portal to view student assignments, assessments, resources and grades
What is Clarity?
300
The tests ensure that expectations for teaching and learning in Virginia schools are comparable to this.
What are national standards?
300
The minimum number of credits required to graduate with an advanced diploma
What is 26 credits?
300
The only course that may not be counted as one of the five subjects for credit
What is a failed/repeated course?
300
Tests that measure students’ knowledge and skills in a particular subject and their ability to apply that knowledge
What are SAT Subject tests?
300
Recognition for students who complete the requirements for an Advanced Studies Diploma with an average grade of "B" or better and successfully complete college-level coursework that will earn the student at least nine transferable college credits in Advanced Placement (AP)courses
What is the Governor's Seal?
400
The number of verified credits a VA high school students needs to graduate with an advanced diploma
What is 9?
400
The number of clock hours of instruction a student must complete in order to earn a credit and pass the course
What is 140 hours?
400
The minimum core-course GPA prospective student-athletes would need to be eligible for athletically related financial aid during the first year of enrollment
What is a 2.3?
400
A standardized test that measures academic achievement in English, mathematics, reading, and science reasoning
What is the ACT?
400
A course that is "weighted" by adding 1.0 to the point value for the grade earned
What is an AP course?
500
The number of verified credits a VA high school students needs to graduate with a standard diploma
What is 6?
500
The newest graduation requirement for both the Standard and Advanced diploma
What is Economics and Personal Finance?
500
The minimum number of core courses a prospective Division I athlete must pass
What is 16?
500
The minimum SAT score requirement for a Division II athlete
What is 820?
500
A letter grade that is awarded a 1.7 on the GPA scale
What is a C-?
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