FAQs

The answer to this question will vary based on each student's unique circumstances. Each year, students are informed of their progress towards graduation during their Letter of Understanding appointment. It is very important that you attend this meeting as it is a responsibility of students and their families to remain informed of their progress. You can see what the requirements for graduation are here and check that against your academic transcript.

A student who does not successfully complete a course has a number of options available to them to earn the credit. 

1. Retake the seated course: This option is necessary for students to earn their college credit as their are no credit recovery options for college coursework. Retaking a seated course will require a student to participate in the course fully for the entire semester.

2. Enrollment through Bard Early College Network or OSUN: Eligible students may have the opportunity to recover college credits through participation in virtual classes through the Bard Early College Network or Open Society University Network. 

Your college classes simultaneously meet high school and AA degree requirements. This means that you are receiving two transcripts as a student: a DCPS transcript detailing progress towards HS diploma, and a Bard transcript showing only college courses towards your AA. High school classes are half credits and unweighted. Unweighted GPAs measures on a scale of 0 to 4.0. It doesn't take the difficulty of a student's coursework into account. An unweighted GPA represents an A as a 4.0 whether it was earned in an honors class, AP class, or lower-level class. You also receive grades on a term basis for high school level courses.

Your college courses count as dual enrollment on the HS transcript. This means that you get an extra point (weighted GPA) in your GPA due to the rigor of the course. For example, a letter grade of an A in Year 1 Seminar 1 will count as a 5.0 in your GPA. A letter grade of a B counts as a 4.0. This continues for each letter grade except an F where there is no extra point weight for failures. Your college GPA does not carry this extra weighted point. Therefore, your college GPA may or may not be lower than your HS GPA for this reason. 

Additionally, you now receive grades on a semester basis. This means that you no longer get progress reports and report grades for college courses, and will only receive a final grade at the end of the Term 2 (January ) and Term 4 (June) reporting periods. While you have the whole semester to improve your final grade, do not wait until the end to submit work.