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HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMAS Life is build on a cause and effect principle of labor and reward, sowing and reaping. Every effort yields its own reward which in turn qualifies the achiever for broader opportunities. This principle is found in the Bible and seen in everyday life. The Christian Institute of Arts & Sciences is happy to be able to offer accredited diplomas as tangible evidence of completion of high school training. We offer three diploma programs: the College Preparatory Diploma, the Academic Diploma, and the Vocational Diploma. (Link underlined above infoinfo in next email) CREDITS Credits constitute completion of courses of study, whether it be a high school academic textbook, a correspondence course,extracurricularular activity, or a dual enrollment course. One credit: 150 hours/two semesters Half-Credit: 75 hours/one semester Quarter credit: 35 hours/half semester A School Year: 180 days, two semesters, four quarters A School Day: at least 5 hours a day TRANSFER OF CREDITS When transferring credits from another school, only grades of C or above will be accepted for credit. These courses should be retaken. Exceptions for lower credit grades will only be by the discretion of CIAS administration. GRADE POINT AVERAGE The grade point average required for graduation from CIAS is a minimum of 2.0. This applies to all diploma programs. COURSE SCOPE & SEQUENCE High schoolers must keep a list of educational materials used for each course, recorded on the Curriculum List form provided in this handbook. For extracurricularular courses, please send a typed scope and sequence with detailed listing of course content. Classes would include but are not limited to the following: physical fitness and sports, performing fine arts (art, drama, music), home economics, computer courses, and more. QUARTERLY ELECTIVE RECORD All hours spent in Performing Fine Arts (PFA), Physical Fitness (PE), Work Experience/On-the-Job-Training OJT) and Community Service should be recorded on the appropriate Quarterly Record forms and sent in with your quarterly report, every three months. SEMESTER ELECTIVE REPORT Music, Art, and Physical Education instructor evaluations should be turned in with your reports once a semester. You must have your instructor/teacher complete and sign the form. ACHIEVEMENT TESTING Academic testing is required every year for high school students in their freshmen and sophomore years. This would include, but is not limited to, the Stanford , Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS), Test of (TAP) and CAT. For any new students who have not been formally tested in the past two years, there will be a required testing. There will be a mandatory testing the following year for any student who scores below their grade level or cognitive skills level in any subject. Graduating seniors must score in the fiftieth percentile and above to graduate. Testing by CIAS Administration is administered every spring semester and in the summer. Contact the school office for testing sources and facilities. HONOR COURSES/CREDITS Credit for honors courses will be given for A Beka curriculum, if they are administered as intended/prescribed. This means that all tests and quizzes are not open-book exams. In the two-textbook literature courses, completion of both books is required for honor class credit. COPIES OF TESTS CIAS administration reserves the right to require any high school student to turn in copies of tests and exams at any time the administration deems it necessary. |