High School Credit Removal Info

REQUEST FOR REMOVAL OF HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT COURSES FROM TRANSCRIPT - 

The Standards of Accreditation state: “For any high school credit-bearing course taken in middle school, parents may request that grades be omitted from the student’s transcript and the student not earn high school credit for the course.”

This regulation provides a current middle school student with the option to remove/expunge a high school course (grade and associated credit) taken in middle school from their high school transcript, upon request. This option must be exercised prior to June 30th of the year in which the student took the course, and students may need to retake the course the following year in order to move on to the next course in the content pathway. These courses and grades will remain a part of the middle school record.

*Students who are likely to earn a final grade of a D or F average in a high school credit course should exercise this option.

High school credit-bearing courses offered at the middle school level vary by school/program, but the high school credit courses offered at Tuckahoe include: 

• Earth Science

• Algebra I

• PSC Geometry

• World History and Geography I

• Art I-Discovering Art

• Independent Living

• Technology Foundations

• Exploring Computer Science

• Introduction to Game Design & Coding

• 21st Century Inquiry and Leadership

• Foundations of French Part B, French I, and French II

• Foundations of Spanish Part B, Spanish I, and Spanish II

Please note: Beginning with the 6th grade class of 2021-2022 (graduating cohort of 2027-2028) and beyond, final letter grades earned in all high school credit-bearing courses that have not been removed/expunged will be used in computing a student’s GPA (grade point average).

*To request that a high school credit-bearing course taken in middle school be removed/expunged from the high school transcript, parents/guardians should complete the request by June 30, 2025:

1) The direct link to access the form is: HS Credit Removal Request Google Form.  

2) Paper Form - HS Credit Removal Request Form (paper) - English

Translated Paper Forms -

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Pashto

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We encourage you to reach out to your school counselor with any questions and to discuss this option with your school counselor prior to making a final decision.

The form can be completed now through June 30th.

Adding or Dropping High School Credit Courses - describes the specific guidelines about high school courses and rules about adding/dropping such courses in middle or high school