General Academics Requirements

• Numbered courses must be taken in sequence.
• Algebra 1 is a prerequisite for Geometery, Algebra 2, Chemistry, and Physics.
• Keyboarding is a prerequisite for computer classes.
• A student must be enrolled in a minimum class load of five credits throughout the school year.
• A student may not enroll in more than eight credits worth of classes in one year.
• Special curriculum problems will be considered ny the academics standards committee.

Required Testing The following tests are required: Sophomores IGCSE Exams: Biology, English, Math, History, Geography Juniors PSAT (Pre-Scholastic Aptitude Test)   ACT / SAT (optional) IGCSE Exams: Chemistry, Physics Seniors ACT (American College Test)   SAT (optional) Juniors are allowed to take the ACT on the second testing date.    However, an additional fee will have to be paid.

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Private Study
Work taken by correspondence or private tutor must have the prior approval of the Academic Standards Committee for the credit to be recorded on the official transcript. This is allowed only when there is a conflict of schedule.

For a student to be recognized as a senior all correspondence courses must be completed. Exceptions must be approved by the Administrative council. Trascripts of such work must be in the Registrar's office before graduation for a diploma to be granted.

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Academic Challenge
Students may challenge a course and receive academic credit by securing permission from the Academic Standards Committee. The following guidelines apply:

• The request for challenge must be made with written parental approval.
• Lab classes may not be challenged.
• A student may challenge a particular course only once.
• A standardized or published prepared test will be used where possible. When one is not available, a test written by the course instructor and approved by the Academic Standards Committee will be used.
• The challenge must be made within ten days of the date of registration as scheduled in the bulletin.
• A minimum score of A or 90% will be required to receive credit. A standardized test will have its own norms which will be interpreted in terms of letter grades.

Promotion Students will not be promoted to the next class until enough credits are earned.

Academic Probation
The goal of academic probation is to help a student improve his / her grades.
Students are placed on academic probation when they:

• Have one F or two D's
• Have poor English skills
• Have a history of poor academics, are new to Maxwell, and are in need of monitoring

If the student fails to show improvement in the areas of concern, a student might:

• Be dismissed from M.A.A.
• Move backwards a grade
• Have extra-curricular activities curtailed
• Be assigned to a special study hall where attendance is taken and reported as a regular class.

Probation is to be reviewed at mid-term and the end of each quarter. Any student with a GPA below 1.00 at the end of the school year may not progress to the next grade. Any student with one full credit of core failures during the course of an academic school year will be referred to the Academic Standards Committee to have their class status decided. Two or more full credit core failures will result in an automatic repeat of the school year.

Class Standing   Junior A student is considered a member of the Junior Class if he / she has completed twelve credits at the time of registration and fifteen credits by the beginning of second semester. Credits completed at other schools must be supported by official transcripts in order for class standing to be officially established. A student must be officially recognized as a member of the Junior class in order to participate in Junior Class activities such as the Junior / Senior banquet. Senior A student is considered a member of the Senior Class if he / she has completed eighteen credits at the time of registration and twenty credits by the beginning of second semester. Senior Class standing is verified by the registrar at the close of the first semester. For Senior Class standing to be officially established it is required that authorized correspondence courses necessary for graduation be completed and that the registrar be in possession of all official transcripts from other schools attended by the student. A student must be officially recognized as a member of the Senior Class in order to participate in Senior Class activities such as the Senior Class trip and graduation ceremonies.

Change in Class Schedule

During the first two weeks of each semester a student may add or drop a class without penalty. Forms for this purpose are obtained from the registrar. No class may be added or dropped after the second week of a semester except by action of the Academic Standards Committee.

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Grading Scale

The school year is divided into four grading periods. At the end of each period a report card will be given to each student and a copy will be sent to his parents or guardians. Semester grades are recorded on the student's transcript. The following grading and honor system is used.

94-100	A	Excellent	4.00		74-76	C	Average	2.00
90-93	A-		3.67		70-73	C-		1.67
87-89	B+		3.33		67-69	D+		1.33
84-86	B	Above Average	3.00		64-66	D	Below Average	1.00
80-83	B-		2.67		60-63	D-		0.67
77-79	C+		2.33		0-59	F	Failed	0.00

I-F No Points
At the end of a quarter, a teacher might issue an incomplete or 'I', followed by the student's current grade. The letter grade following a hyphenated I is the highest grade the student will receive if the missing work is not completed within four weeks. If the work is made up, the grade could possibly be higher.

No incomplete may be given at the end of a semester except by approval of the Academic Standards Committee.