Exclusions 

The calculation of class rank shall exclude grades earned in physical education; any course substituted for physical education; athletics; summer school; a distance learning course, unless the course is taken through the Texas Virtual School Network (TxVSN); a dual credit course taken through a college with which the District does not have a partnership agreement; any assigned remediation or tutoring course; any course for which a pass/fail grade is assigned; or through credit by examination, with or without prior instruction. 

College Credit Courses (Secondary Grade Levels Only) 

Students in grades 9-12 may earn college credit through the following opportunities:

• Certain courses taught at the high school campus, which may include courses termed dual  credit, Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), or college preparatory 

• Enrollment in courses taught in conjunction and in partnership with Collin College,   Texas  A&M Commerce and Trinity Valley Community College, which may be offered on or off campus 

Enrollment in these programs is based on specific program requirements. Please see the school counselor for more information. 

Under the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, a student may be eligible to enroll in dual credit courses at a participating institution of higher education at no cost to the student. The FAST program allows students who are or have been educationally disadvantaged at any time during the four years preceding the student’s enrollment in a dual-credit course to enroll at no cost to the student. The district will determine eligibility upon the student’s enrollment in the dual credit course. See the high school counselor or Advanced Academics for more information.