Uniform
Grading Policy

Classification of Students

Students are classified in a particular grade for the entire year; grade levels and homerooms are not changed at the end of a quarter or semester.  

9th Grade - Promotion from Grade 8

10th Grade - Accumulation of 6 units including one English unit and one mathematics unit and enrollment in courses leading to an additional unit in both math and language arts

11th Grade - Accumulation of 12 units including two English units and two mathematics units

12th Grade - Enrollment in the courses necessary to graduate at the end of the school year

Grade Point Scales

Clover School District reports a student's GPA on TWO scales:

• The "traditional" 4.0 scale is used by the military, for ROTC scholarships and some out-of-state colleges.

• The SC Uniform Grading Scale is used by South Carolina colleges and is used to calculate class rank. 

4.0 Grade Point Scale

SC Uniform Grading Scale

South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy

Both Clover High School and Lake Wylie High School adhere to the South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy.  

Below are sections frequently referenced. 

Quality Points

The SC UGP stipulates the quality points awarded for the numerical average in three distinct areas: College Prep, Honors, and Advanced Placement/Dual Credit. Grade Point Average (GPA) is calculated by adding the total quality points from each grade earned and dividing that sum by the total number of units attempted (not passed). 

Class Rank

The SC Uniform Grading Policy is used to determine class rank. Class Rank is determined by the student’s position of his/her GPA relative to all other students in a given grade level. All GPA calculations to determine class rank are calculated at the end of the school year before graduation. Both high schools will also calculate students’ GPAs and class ranks on the unweighted 4.0 scale since some colleges, scholarships, honors, and awards require this information. 

Retaking a class

The SC Uniform Grading Policy delineates the policy for students to retake a class and/or recover credit for a class. 

Any student may retake a course at the same level of difficulty if the student has earned a D, F, or WF in that course. Retaking the course means that the student completes the entire course again including the EOC. A student who has taken a course for a unit of high school credit prior to the ninth-grade year may retake the course at the same difficulty level regardless of the grade he or she has earned. 

All course attempts will remain on the transcript. Only one course attempt and the highest grade earned for the course will be calculated in the GPA.

Credit Recovery

The SC Uniform Grading Policy delineates the policy for students to retake a class and/or recover credit for a class. 

A student may recover credit for a course if they have failed but earned a pre-determined grade. The student may complete specific units to prove mastery which will result in a grade of P or NP.  The Clover School District permits credit recovery for classes in which a student earned between 50 and 59. 

SC Department of Education: Uniform Grading Policy 

Credit Recovery Information: Virtual Opportunities/i-school