External Credit

A. Recovery Credit

If a student does not receive a passing grade for a course, the student will be allowed to retake the course in an approved summer school or other external program. A passing grade will then be recorded as "P" on the student's transcript and credit will be awarded. The grade will not be calculated into the weighted GPA. All recovery credit must be approved by the Director of School Counseling and Principal prior to beginning the course by obtaining necessary paperwork from the School Counseling Department. Transportation and fees are the responsibility of the student and parent/guardian.


B. Enrichment & Advancement Credit

Students may, with prior approval from the Director of School Counseling and Principal, seek external credit in an area of personal interest from an approved program. Interested students will obtain the required paperwork prior to enrolling. A passing grade is recorded as “P” and credit is awarded. The grade will not be calculated into the weighted GPA.

C. Transfer Credit

Students transferring from other schools will be awarded credit in alignment with Newington and State graduation requirements. Grades will be recorded as “P” (Pass) and are not calculated in the weighted GPA. Every attempt will be made to connect credit earned from differing systems in other states/countries with those of Newington High School/Connecticut.


D. External Credit Transcripts

In all cases, the addition of credit to the Newington High School transcript will be awarded upon receipt by the school counseling department of the official transcript from the program indicating the student's successful completion of the course. The school counseling department will maintain a copy of the external transcript provided by the student, and will include the copy showing original grades with college application documents.