Failure Policy, Repeating Courses, Academic Probation & Dismissal

Failure Policy/Repeating Courses for Grades:

A student who fails a semester in a required core course, must retake and pass that same course in an approved summer school or accredited program outside of NDP.

A class must be repeated in these two circumstances:

1. Any required class in which a student receives an F in either semester must be repeated with a passing grade.

2. Whenever a student earns a grade of D+, D, or D- in the second semester of any World Language or Mathematics course, it is required that a grade of C or better is earned in a summer school course outside of NDP before the student moves on to the next level. The retake grade does not replace the NDP grade. Any student who fails to complete the required make-up course may be asked to withdraw from Notre Dame Preparatory.

In all cases of a student failing a class, their continued enrollment at Notre Dame Preparatory will be evaluated.

Students choosing to repeat any courses that are not included in the three above categories may do so on their own and have an official transcript sent to Notre Dame Preparatory.

*Note: All costs for repeating of coursework will be incurred by the student’s family.

Academic Probation and/or Dismissal:

A student who receives a failing grade (F) or whose GPA falls below 2.0 for the semester is not successfully progressing toward satisfying the school’s graduation requirements and college preparation. In such a case, the student and the student’s parent(s) will receive an Academic Probation Notice, and a meeting will be conducted with the parents and a member of the Counseling Department and/or Administration to discuss an appropriate course of action to help the student succeed.

It is the goal of the school to assist students in being academically successful. Therefore, students on academic probation will develop an Improvement Plan and Contract in conjunction with their counselor, parent(s)/guardian, and the administrator involved. Additional measures may be added to an Improvement Plan at the discretion of the Assistant Principal for Academics.

Dismissal: When a student is unable to successfully participate in the holistic educational experience by reason of academic problems, emotional difficulties, or the uncooperative or disruptive behavior of the student or parent, the student may be counseled to transfer to another school. Diocesan Handbook 3-1.4.11.

Taking Summer School Courses Outside of NDP:

Classes completed during the summer outside of NDP will not be awarded credit and will not be included on the NDP transcript or in the NDP GPA. However, NDP will recognize the class and allow the student to move into the next level class in the Fall semester. Students may not take classes outside of NDP to complete NDP graduation requirements. All credits required for graduation must be taken on the NDP campus. Exception is for classes taken outside of NDP due to a student failing the course.