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Students 9- 12 may take VirtualSC classes
IF ILHS does not offer the course
or we offer it, but cannot get you a seat in the class.
Any appropriate high school level VSC class may be taken in the summer, with the approval of your ILHS counselor; however, we do not recommend taking initial math or English classes over the summer (especially if you plan to apply to college) because you need a math and an English on your transcript every year for colleges to consider you- it is very easy to run out of math and English courses by senior year.
REMEMBER- all summer classes are very fast paced. You are completing a semester's worth of work in a few weeks.
Please remember that new requirements for Personal Health and Personal Finance will be taken in your Sophomore year. If you do take one through VSC in the summer, then you need to take the other one through VSC as well, at the same time or at some point before graduation.
Summer courses will be included in the previous academic year on your transcript (so if you take a class in the summer between sophomore and junior year, the course will go under your sophomore year).
Please note that if you do not keep up daily/weekly in your course (even if you work ahead, you cannot NOT sign in each day/week), you can be dropped by VirtualSC, and it will go on your transcript as an FA (fail due to attendance).
If you drop a class, it will go on your transcript as a WF, negatively impacting your GPA. If you drop the course after it has already been entered into PowerSchool, it will remain on your transcript as a WP or WF depending on if you are passing or failing at that time. WP's do not negatively impact your GPA, but colleges will want to know why you dropped a course. You need to be sure to read the emails (and respond if appropriate) from your VSC teachers and keep up with your work AND attendance.
Classes '25, '26, & '27- if you took JROTC instead of PE,
you need to take the .5 Personal Health course before you graduate.
To apply: go to VirtualSC.org
Click "Sign Up" at the top right and complete all of the information
Click "Course Request" button
Select the correct term (ex. Spring 2024, Spring 2024 Fast Track, etc.)
Be sure to only choose Credit Recovery courses if you are retaking the class because you previously failed it within the same academic year - click here for more information about credit recovery
Athletes who want to play in college should not take credit recovery classes but should retake the entire class that was failed
Credit recovery just gives you the credit, but leaves the original failed course and grade on your transcript and the original grade in your GPA- you have to have earned between a 50-59 in the original course to take a CR course
Retaking an entire course can be done with any earned grade for the original course (within one year and before the next level course)- the original grade will not be included in your GPA, but the original course and grade will still be listed on your transcript
Email your ILHS counselor to let them know you requested a class
Watch your email to see if you have been approved by your ILHS counselor (approval from your ILHS counselor does NOT mean that you have secured a seat in the course, but your ILHS counselor must marked approved in the VSC system for you to be considered for a seat, so you need to email us and keep us in the loop)
Watch your email (from VSC) to see if you actually get a seat in the class or if you have been denied or waitlisted
Tell your ILHS counselor once you know if you have a seat or have been denied or waitlisted
If for any reason you drop a VSC course, please let your ILHS counselor know immediately- it may result in a failure on your transcript/GPA
Final Exams (even in the summer) are at ILHS in person- watch your email for information from an ILHS counselor, which will tell you the day and time to report to school for your VSC final exam. Even seniors who are passing have to take the VSC exams.
VirtualSC Course Catalog- this will tell you how many credits a course is worth, how long it lasts, and what you will do in the course
VirtualSC Fall 2024, Spring 25, and Summer 25 Registration- this will show you which courses are being offered- be sure you are looking to see if it is high school level and if it is year long or semester or fast track or summer. If this spreadsheet does not open or opens blank, use this VSC website link and click on their blue/green button in the middle of the page for Course Offerings- be sure to click the correct year.
VirtualSC Dates and Deadlines- this will tell you when you need to register, when the course begins, and the drop dates (please remember that at ILHS you only have 5 days from the start of the semester to drop a class or 5 days from the start date of an online course in any term). If this spreadsheet does not open or opens blank, use this VSC website link and click on their blue/green button in the middle of the page for Upcoming Dates and Deadlines- be sure to click the correct year.
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