Academic Planning

It is important for each student to be aware of their their own personal credit and grade history, as well as informed about graduation requirements and HOPE Scholarship eligibility. 
It is recommended that students and parents review the information on this website carefully and contact the high school if there are any questions or concerns. 

HOPE Scholarship Eligibility

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Hope Scholarship informative video 

·         Initial eligibility for HOPE: Graduate from a HOPE-eligible high school with a minimum 3.0 core grade point average, as calculated by Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC).

·         Courses attempted for high school credit in middle school are omitted from the HOPE Scholarship calculation.

·         The High School HOPE Scholarship GPA includes only grades earned in the core subjects of English, mathematics, science, social studies and foreign language.

·         All grades earned for attempted coursework in the core subjects during the student's 9th through 12th grade years that could be used to satisfy a core curriculum graduation requirement, according to the GA DoE, is equated to a grade on a 4.0 scale, where an "A" equals 4.0, "B" equals 3.0, "C" equals 2.0, "D" equals 1.0, and "F" equals 0.  

·         Honors coursework is not weighted. The High School HOPE Scholarship GPA calculation will count all attempts of the same course, if taken more than once.

·         A student's final High School HOPE Scholarship GPA will only be calculated if he or she has first met the Academic Rigor Requirements* applicable to his or her high school graduating class. 

*See below for Academic Rigor Requirements

Zell Miller Scholarship Eligibility

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Zell Miller scholarship information 

To receive Zell Miller Scholarship funding, students must meet all HOPE Scholarship eligibility requirements and meet one of the following academic requirements:

·         Graduate from an eligible high school or accredited high school program as the valedictorian or the salutatorian and meet all HOPE Scholarship eligibility requirements.

·         Graduate from an eligible high school with a minimum 3.7 core grade point average (as calculated by GSFC) combined with a minimum score of 1200 on the math and reading portions of the SAT test or a minimum composite score of 26 on the ACT test in a single national test administration and meet all HOPE Scholarship eligibility requirements.

Academic Rigor Requirement for HOPE Eligibility

 Students graduating after May 1, 2017 and beyond must have four full academic credits from courses listed below in order to meet the academic rigor requirement.

* Courses taught at ECCHS that meet Academic Rigor Requirement

Accelerated GSE Analytic Geometry B/Advanced Algebra

Accelerated GSE Pre Calculus

GSE Advanced Algebra

GSE Pre Calculus

Advanced Mathematical Decision Making

AP Environmental Science

Chemistry

Honors Chemistry

Human Anatomy & Physiology

AP Microeconomics

AP Computer Science Principles

Spanish II, III

Russian II, III, IV

In addition, transcript credits earned by a high school student in any dual enrollment science, mathematics, English, foreign language or social studies course, substantially similar to one in the list above and taken at an eligible postsecondary institution in Georgia, will be counted towards the rigor requirement.