Criteria for Placement in History/Social Science

Criteria for Placement & Overrides

HONORS and ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES

In order to enter an HONORS class, students must:

●Receive a recommendation from their History and Social Studies teacher and demonstrate the ability to read and critically analyze written material and…

●…earn at least an 85 in an honors level course or

●…earn at least a 90 in a college preparatory (CP) level course.

●For World History II, students must achieve at least a 95 in Grade 8 Social Studies.

In order to enter an ADVANCED PLACEMENT class, students must:

●Receive a recommendation from their History and Social Studies teacher and demonstrate the ability to read and critically analyze written material and…

...earn at least an 80 in an Advanced Placement level History and Social Studies course or

…earn at least a 90 in an honors level History and Social Studies course or

…earn at least a 95 in a college preparatory (CP) level History and Social Studies course and must follow the override process regardless of recommendation.

OVERRIDES require a student to be within 5 points of the required grade for entry. 

See "Parental Override Policy" for further details