From the 2024-2025 RIHS Course Catalog:

Middle School students are able to complete up to 2 years of High School level Spanish.  High School Spanish courses completed in Middle School can be used for placement in higher level Spanish classes only.  These courses will be reported on the high school transcript as a Credit/No Credit grade and will not be awarded high school credit or be included in the high school GPA.  Students are still required to meet graduation requirements in the area of World Language, CTE or Visual and Performing Arts.  Students wishing to apply to four-year colleges will also need to complete at least two years of Spanish while in high school.  

River Islands High School will only accept coursework from accredited institutions, including online programs.  Courses must be A-G approved through the UC Course Management Portal.  Acceptable online programs include, but are not limited to, Silicon Valley High School and BYU Independent Study.  8th graders will be expected to attach evidence of enrollment in high school coursework to their course selection form.  Courses must be successfully completed and final grades submitted to RIHS@riacademies.net no later than one week prior to the first day of 9th grade in order for the student to be placed in higher level coursework.  No coursework taken prior to the first day of 7th grade will be accepted.

From the 2024-2025 RIHS Course Catalog:

Students interested in fulfilling the World Language requirement through a language not offered at RIHS may begin taking high school-level courses as early as the first day of 7th grade.  Courses taken in middle school will be posted to the high school transcript as completed with a Credit/No Credit grade. Courses taken in middle school are not awarded credit and will not be included in the high school GPA. 

Courses must be taken through an accredited institution and be A-G approved through the UC Course Management Portal.  Acceptable online programs include, but are not limited to, Silicon Valley High School and BYU Independent Study, Language Bird, and California Tamil Academy.  In person or online courses taken through San Joaquin Delta College will also be accepted.  

From the 2024-2025 RIHS Course Catalog:

Students must complete 10 credits with a passing grade in Algebra I prior to receiving their high school diploma.

Middle school students who complete Algebra 1 with a C or higher from a WASC accredited institution can be placed in Geometry or Geometry Honors in 9th grade.  Middle school students who complete Algebra 1 and Geometry with a C or higher can be placed in Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 honors in 9th grade.  

Algebra 2 and higher level math classes may not be taken online.  

High School courses completed in Middle School can be used for placement in higher level math classes only.  These courses will be reported on the high school transcript as a Credit/No Credit grade and will not be awarded high school credit or included in the high school GPA.  Students are still required to complete 3 years of math in high school and will be placed in math classes concurrently in 9th, 10th and 11th grade.  

River Islands High School will only accept coursework from accredited institutions, including online programs.  Courses must be A-G approved through the UC Course Management Portal.  Acceptable online programs include, but are not limited to, Silicon Valley High School and BYU Independent Study.  

8th graders will be expected to attach evidence of enrollment in high school coursework to their course selection form.  Courses must be successfully completed and final grades submitted to RIHS@riacademies.net no later than one week prior to the first day of 9th grade.  Incomplete coursework or missing grades will result in the student being placed in Algebra 1.  No coursework taken prior to the first day of 7th grade will be accepted.  

From the 2024-2025 RIHS Course Catalog:

High School students wishing to advance in math coursework may take a UC A-G approved Geometry course through an accredited online program during their 9th grade year or the summer before 10th grade. 

Online math courses taken in high school will post to the high school transcript with a letter grade, high school credit will be awarded and the grade will be included in the high school GPA.  Students who successfully complete an online Geometry course prior to 10th grade, can be placed in Algebra 2 or Algebra 2 honors in 10th grade.  This course must be completed and final grades submitted to RIHS@riacademies.com no later than one week before the first day of 10th grade.  Missing or incomplete coursework will result in the student being placed in Geometry.  

Advanced math coursework above Geometry may not be completed through an outside institution.   

From the 2024-2025 RIHS Course Catalog:

River Islands High School partners with San Joaquin Delta College through two programs for high school students.  College Early Start allows high school students to enroll in online or in person college courses of their choice.  Courses can be taken concurrently during fall and spring semesters or during summer session. The Early College Pathway Program allows 9th graders to join a cohort of students throughout San Joaquin County to complete their Associate’s Degree or General Education for UC/CSU requirements.  

Students who participate in either of these programs will earn college credit as well as high school credit (up to 40 credits). Up to four college courses will be added to the high school transcript and awarded credits and GPA points as outlined below:

RIHS will allow students to earn up to 40 high school credits through college coursework.  In order to earn high school credits, courses must be from the IGETC (Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum) course list.  The following 4 courses can be used to fulfill graduation requirements.  All other college courses (up to 40 credits) will be awarded elective credits.  

• History 17B- US History

• Political Science- US Government

• Business 26- Economics

• English 1A or English 2A- English 4

College Courses being used to fulfill a graduation requirement must be completed prior to the beginning of senior year or the student will be placed in the high school level equivalent course. 

 It is important to note that progress in college courses can not be monitored by the high school.  Therefore, it is the responsibility of the student to track their own progress.  Parents will not be notified of the student’s progress in the course and grades are only accessible to the student.  

Students who fail a college-level course that is being used to fulfill a graduation requirement will jeopardize their graduation if these courses are not passed with a D or higher.  College admission may be jeopardized if the student earns a grade lower than a C.  Every effort will be made to provide the student with an opportunity to repeat the course with a high school level equivalent, however, we can not guarantee availability of the course prior to graduation.  

From the 2024-2025 RIHS Course Catalog:

A high school transcript is a record of student academic performance in high school. It is updated at the end of each semester. To request a transcript, stop by the RIHS office and fill out a transcript request form. Once complete, return it to the office for processing. Although we strive to get the requested transcripts done the same day, we ask that you please allow for two working days turnaround.