IOWA HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC ASSOCIATION - ARTICLE VI - ELIGIBILITY
Section 1. Junior-senior High School pupils must be doing passing work in 20 semester hours and must have done 20 semester hours passing work the preceding semester to be eligible to participate in the festivals of the Iowa High School Music Association. Grade pupils must be currently passing 3/4 of their academic subjects and must have passed in 3/4 of their academic subjects the preceding semester to be eligible.
The maximum period of eligibility while in grades 7 and 8 shall be 4 semesters. The max period of eligibility while in grades 9 through 12 shall be 8 semesters. Pupils below the 9th grade may not participate in solo events.
A student shall be ineligible for participation after he/she has attained their 20th birthday.
Students must be enrolled and in good standing in a school that is a member and in good standing with the Iowa High School Music Association.
A soloist, except piano, must be a member of the appropriate high school musical organization, if such exists, and must appear with that organization if it participates in any of the programs of the Association.
DROPPING & ADDING BAND, CHOIR & ORCHESTRA
Students may add/drop music courses following the protocol within the student handbook. The protocol states the following: Courses can be added within the first 5 days of the start of the semester. Courses can be dropped within the first 10 days of the start of the semester if a student's schedule still has the minimum requirement of 6 courses.