A promotion certificate will be issued to students who have successfully completed the following:

• acquired 120 credits / 7 period day or 140 credits / 8 period day (required and elective classes).
• achieved a total 2.0 grade point average (GPA).
• maintained a 90% attendance record.
• earned credits in the following courses:

Required Instruction:

ENGLISH	20 Credits
7th grade - English 7	10 Credits
8th grade - English 8	10 Credits
ELD (B,I,A) courses satisfy English requirement.
Students must be enrolled in a Reading course if they are reading below the 40th percentile and/or scoring "Below Basic" or "Far Below Basic"
English credit is not granted for reading courses.
MATHEMATICS	20 Credits
7th grade - Mathematics 7	10 Credits
8th grade - Mathematics 8	10 Credits
Students must be enrolled in a Mathematics 7 or 8 course and Mathematics if they are below the 40th percentile and/or scoring "Below Basic" or "Far Below Basic" on the state assessment.
HISTORY/SOCIAL SCIENCES	20 Credits
7th grade - World History/Geography	10 Credits
8th grade - US History/Geography	10 Credits
SCIENCE	20 Credits
7th grade - Science 7	10 Credits
8th grade - Science 8	10 Credits
FINE ARTS, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, AND/OR CAREER EXPLORATION	10 Credits
Art, Choral Music, Dance, Drama, Foreign Language, Instrumental Music, Speech Communication Business and Applied Technology, Home Economic Careers & Technology, Industrial Technology Education	10 Credits
The student may have 10 credits in one curricular area or 5 credits in any two curricular areas.
PHYSICAL EDUCATION	20 Credits
Required in 7th and 8th grade
HEALTH SCIENCE EDUCATION
Offered as a unit of instruction
ELECTIVES	30 Credits (7 period day)
	50 Credits (8 period day)
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED	140 credits (7 period day)
	160 credits (8 period day)

All promotion requirements must be met in order to participate in the promotion ceremony and activities. However, disciplinary action could exclude a student from the promotion ceremony and activities even though all promotion requirements were met.

Junior High School Retention
Junior high students who are not meeting grade level standards and expected learning achievement benchmarks are at risk of not being promoted. Retention, remaining at the same grade level for a second year, is an action to assist these students in remediating learning deficiencies and in meeting promotion requirements. All students are required to have a total grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher. Other factors considered include credits completed, courses required, student attendance, literacy standards, and assessment results.