Transcript Changes for High School Courses Students Take During Middle School Grades

Some middle school students may take high school level courses while they are still in middle school.

Per House Bill 1599, Multiple Pathways to Graduation, high school level courses taken in middle school, beginning in the 2019-20 school year, will be added to high school transcripts and will count towards high school graduation requirements.

Talk with Your School Counselor for Changes

Students and families can request to have these courses removed, and can also request that the letter grade be removed from the transcript and replaced with a “pass” mark for credit only.

High School Students:

• High school students and families can see their high school counselor for the request form, and to discuss their options.
• High school level courses taken in middle school prior to the 2019-20 school year may be added to students’ high school transcripts upon request.
• High school students and families can see their high school counselor to find out if they took any eligible courses in middle school, and to discuss their options for adding those courses.

Middle School Students:

• Middle school students and families looking for more information on eligible courses should see their middle school counselor.

How to View Secondary Student Courses

Families can also review high school level courses completed in middle school by logging onto The Source Parent Portal and navigating to the Grade History page. High school level courses taught in middle school are denoted with course codes that begin with “S” and are listed below. Learn more about The Source.

High School Level Courses Taught in Middle School

Why can’t middle school students take out-of-district courses for addition to their future high school transcripts?

Out-of-district courses will not be approved for middle school students.  Principals in particular asked for this change because often, when middle school students take out-of-district courses, they are not adequately prepared academically for the courses they take in high school.  This negatively impacts the learning experience of that student and other students in the classroom. In addition, it should be noted that there are other ways for students to earn high school credits while in middle school through their school’s offerings.  Note that students will be permitted to take out-of-district courses with district approved programs like LEEP the summer before 9th grade.

What is changing about the process for taking out-of-district credits for first time credit and having them added to high school transcripts?

This option will be open to high school students only. Middle school students will no longer be eligible. For the purposes of this procedure, students entering 9th grade will be considered high school students when their academic records are transferred to their high school.