Entrance Requirements
MERANCAS MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS 2023-2024
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STUDENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSIONS TO MERANCAS MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.
RISING 11TH & 12TH GRADE STRUDENT AND A RESIDENT OF MECKLENBURG COUNTY.
RISING 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING COURSES BY THE END OF THEIR 10TH GRADE YEAR:
o NC Math I (Algebra I)
o NC Math II (Geometry)
o English I
o English II
o Biology
o Health/PE
Social Studies (must have two social studies courses from the choices below)
o Founding Principles of the United States of American & North Carolina: Civic Literacy
o Economics & Personal Finance
o World History
RISING 12TH GRADE STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING COURSES BY THE END OF THEIR 11TH GRADE YEAR:
o 10th grade requirements listed above
o English III
ALL STUDENTS MUST HAVE:
(1) a current unweighted GPA of 2.8 or higher OR
(2) unweighted GPA of 2.5 with qualifying test score(s). Qualifying test scores include:
CPCC RISE Test – 70 or higher on Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III
Pre ACT – English 18, Reading 22, Math 22
ACT – English 18, Reading 22, Math 22
PSAT – Reading 26, Writing 26, Math 24.5 OR Reading/Writing 460, Math 510
SAT – English 480, Reading 480, Math 530
STUDENTS MUST MAINTAIN A 2.8 UNWEIGHTED GPA (OR 2.5 WITH ACCOMPANYING TEST SCORES) TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE MIDDLE COLLEGE PROGRAM. STUDENTS WHO FALL BELOW THE GPA REQUIREMENTS WILL BE RE-ASSIGNED TO THEIR HOME SHCOOL PRIOR TO THE START OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR.