Credit for Courses

Two courses of study are offered: College Preparatory and General.

One (1) semester of credit is awarded for each course successfully completed during the semester.

1. College Preparatory Students must earn 44 semester credits (9-12). (34 required credits and 10 elective credits)
   1. Eight (8) semesters of English (including 1 semester of English Literature for Seniors).
   2. Eight (8) semesters in one of the following areas of study: Science, Mathematics, or History.
   3. Four (4) semesters of a Foreign Language.
   4. Four (4) semesters of History. This is in addition to Church History.
   5. One (1) semester of Government.
   6. One (1) semester of Physical Education.
   7. One (1) semester of Typing.
   8. One (1) semester of Computer Applications.
   9. Two (2) semesters of Geometry. (It is recommended that a student complete two (2) semesters of Algebra 2.)
   10. One (1) semester of 10th Grade Bible.
   11. Two (2) semesters of Church History.
   12. One (1) semester of Cults and Contemporary Religious Movements.
2. General Students must earn 44 semester credits (9-12). (26 required credits and 18 elective credits)
   1. Eight (8) semesters of English (including 1 semester of English Literature for Seniors).
   2. Four (4) semesters of History.This is in addition to Church History.
   3. Four (4) semesters of Mathematics.
   4. Four (4) semesters of Science.
   5. One (1) semester of Physical Education.
   6. One (1) semester of Typing.
   7. One (1) semester of Computer Applications.
   8. One (1) semester of Government.
   9. One (1) semester of 10th Grade Bible.
   10. Two (2) semesters of Church History.
   11. One (1) semester of Cults and Contemporary Religious Movements.

Requirements for Graduation

1. Each student shall be enrolled in at least six courses per semester.
   This may include choir and band in grades 10-12.
2. All students must earn 44 credits. Special consideration will be given to students who cannot acquire 44 credits.
3. A maximum of 12 credits will be accepted for 9th grade work. One credit will be given for each semester of the following courses properly completed: Bible, English, History, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education (pass/fail) and Fine Arts or Keyboard Skills.
4. Students attending the Career/Tech Centers of Ottawa and Kent School Districts must take a minimum of three courses at Covenant. Career/Tech Courses will be equivalent to 3 credits per semester.
5. In addition to the six courses required each semester students may earn one-third (1/3) or one-half (1/2) credit per semester for service-type activities. These include the following: office help, library assistant, P.E. assistant, lab assistant, and student tutoring. No grade will be given for these services, so they will not effect the Grade Point Average (GPA).
6. Transfer credits are accepted from other institutions. A student who takes outside credit hours must obtain prior approval from the principal if he or she expects to transfer credit to Covenant.
7. A student who transfers to Covenant from another school must earn at least 12 credits at Covenant in order to be eligible for a diploma from Covenant.
8. The senior year must be completed in residence.

Drop and Add Policy

Courses may be dropped only during the first seven weeks of school. Classes dropped after the seventh week will be recorded as failures. All drop forms must be signed by parent, teacher, and principal. A course dropped during the first two weeks may be replaced by another course, if one is available.

Grades

Incompletes

A student who receives an "Incomplete" on his report card must take the necessary steps to have that incomplete removed within two weeks of the issuance of the card. If work is still unfinished after that period, the "Incomplete" will become an "E".

Grade Point Average

G.P.A. will be calculated on the basis of grades received in all subjects, including those of the ninth grade.

Note: Valedictorian and salutatorian honors will be determined on the basis of the G.P.A. achieved (from the 9th grade through the first two marking periods of the second semester of the 12th grade) and the number of credit hours completed.

The honor will be limited to college prep students and to those students who have been registered for all of their course work at Covenant Christian High during the 11th and 12th grades.

Honor Roll

Membership on the honor roll each marking period is limited to those students whose G.P.A. for that period is 3.3 (B+) or higher.

Scholastic Eligibility Rules for Co-Curricular Activities

1. Co-curricular activities include participation in athletics, student council, or student government.
2. Students must earn a passing six-week grade in each of their classes. They must also maintain a C average (2.0 GPA) in all classes.
3. A failing grade in any class and/or an average below C for a six-week marking period will result in a three-week suspension.
4. After three weeks if the grades are back to the standard (2.0 GPA) and no E's, the student may be reinstated upon the teachers' assent.
5. If grades are not up to standard by the end of the three-week period, the student may be reinstated only if he/she meets standards at the end of the six-week period.
6. Continued ineligibility at the end of the six-week marking period will result in suspension from participation in that activity for the remainder of the school year.
7. Athletes (including 10th graders) in the fall sports must meet eligibility requirements during the final six-weeks of the previous school year to be eligible at the beginning of the season for the fall sports. (The beginning of the fall season coincides with the first game of the season.)

Exams

1. Students will take semester exams in each course in which they are enrolled.
2. In the judgement of the faculty and with the approval of the Principal students may be excused from taking a semester exam.
3. At the end of the second semester Seniors may be excused from a final exam in any course where they have maintained a grade of B+ or better.
4. Seniors whose averages are below a C- in any course must take all their exams.

Career/Tech Center Classes (Ottawa and Kent)

Students taking classes at a Career/Tech Center will receive three (3) credits per semester for the class and must be enrolled in at least three classes per semester at Covenant. Registration for Career/Tech Center classes requires a signed permit by a parent or guardian.

Cooperative Education

1. A student must apply for a co-op position no later than April 15 of his junior year.
2. Students in the 12th grade are permitted to apply for Cooperative Education.
3. Granting of school credit for on-the-job occupational training for seniors is contingent upon satisfactory performance by the student-trainee, both in school and on the job.
4. A student must be enrolled in at least four classes and be in school five hours of the day.
5. The student will receive one (1) credit per semester for completed co-op training.
6. Students receive no grade.
7. In addition to his co-op work, a student must be in school at least five class periods per day.
8. A student must work an average of 15 hours per week in order to receive credit.
9. Class time and work time may not total more than 48 hours.
10. Students must submit to the coordinator a monthly time report on or before the established dates.
11. No co-op student may hold a job in addition to his co-op job, except by permission of the coordinator.
12. In the event of an unemployment layoff, the student must inform the coordinator immediately.
13. In cases of emergency, such as illness, a student must notify the employer as soon as possible, advising him of this circumstance.
14. Unless there are extenuating circumstances approved by the coordinator, a student who is absent from school is not permitted to work at the co-op job on the day of that absence.

Student Assistants

Certain courses are offered on a request basis as credit courses but students do not receive a final grade for these courses. Lab Assistants, Student Librarians, P.E. Assistants, Office Helpers, and Student Tutors will receive one-third (1/3) or one-half (1/2) credit per semester but no grade.

King James Version of the Bible, The Official Version of the School.

Because the Board believes the King James Version (Authorized Version) of the Bible is the best available English translation, the King James Version shall be used as the Bible for all the official work in the school. (April, 1993)