8th and 9th grade honor class and CE requirements

SCMS HONORS APPLICATION PROCESS

Academic and Effort grades need to be a “B” or higher for Honors Language Arts and Honors U.S. History
Academic and Effort grades need to be an “A” for Honors Math
Must have good attendance

To qualify for Honors Language Arts 9, students must meet the following criteria:
- Maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher in Language Arts 8.
- Pass all of your 8th grade classes.

8^th grade Mathematics students must maintain an A- or higher for 3 out of the 4 quarters.
8^th grade Math Honors students must maintain a B- or higher for all 4 quarters.
Must have current math teacher recommendation for both 8^th grade and Honors math students.
Receive an Initial Knowledge check score of 250 topics or higher on ALEKS.
- Placement subject to review after Initial Knowledge check assessment given the first of their 9^th grade school year.
Have acceptable behavior and attendance

Must have maintained a B+ or higher in 8th Grade science.
Must meet all requirements for Honors Secondary Math 1
Students must also be enrolled in Honors Secondary Math 1 in order to be successful in the Snow Canyon honors science track.

Maintain a grade of “B” or better in the Honors class
Maintain acceptable behavior
- Maintain “H’s” or “S’s” for citizenship grades
- Maintain acceptable attendance
- No administrative referrals for discipline

3.5 overall GPA
Good Attendance
Grades B or higher in content area
Example – For CE Business Office Specialist students need B or higher in Business Digital Literacy during 8th grade.