Summer School Grades 6-12 - Students who fail a course during the school year should repeat the course in summer school or through an approved tutorial program in order to have the necessary credits for advancement. Only one course may be repeated during the summer. Students will be allowed to take courses at a regionally accredited summer school other than Orangeburg Prep Summer School. When a course is repeated at another school, a final grade of 60 or above is required in order to receive credit for the repeated course, and a grade of 60 (passing) is recorded on the student’s transcript. A student will be allowed to make up a course in summer school only once in the subject area. Subsequent failures must be repeated during the following school year. A student has until December following the second semester of their senior year to complete the requirements for a diploma. Orangeburg Prep will accept summer school credit or tutorial hours for credit recovery. Approved tutorial program means a) A certain number of hours will be required (30 hours for a core course). Academic courses may not be taken through tutorial. Academic courses must be taken through an accredited summer school. b) Tutors must be approved by the administration, be certified in the subject area, or hold a degree in that subject area. c) The number of hours of tutoring must be documented by the tutor. d) The student must pass the course’s exam with a score of 60. Exams will be administered at Orangeburg Prep on designated days. e) The student will be allowed to take the exam(s) or test(s) only once to qualify for promotion. f) The tutor may not view the exam(s) or test(s) to be given. g) Once successfully completed, a grade of 60 will be recorded in their transcript. h) If a student is taking a virtual credit recovery class, the student will receive a grade of 60 on the transcript once successfully completed.

Considerations Governing Course Selection

A. Mathematics

1. All seniors are strongly recommended to take a math course unless 4 units have been completed.

B.  Science

1. Students who are planning to enroll in Chemistry I are reminded that Algebra II is a prerequisite, or it must be taken concurrently.

2. Students interested in careers requiring post-high school study in science or  related areas are strongly advised to take Honors Physics, and/or Honors/AP Biology. Upper level mathematics should be a part of the program.

C.  Foreign Language

*Students must begin their study of a modern foreign language in the 9th grade.
1.  Students are to take at least two consecutive years of  the same foreign language, but students are encouraged to take 3 years of a foreign language. 
(Some colleges currently prefer three.)

Honors courses at Orangeburg Prep are designed for those students who have shown ability and motivation in the subject area. Honors courses will require more in-depth study of texts and more independent work from students than college prep course selections. Students in Honors classes are selected through a process that considers teacher recommendation, academic achievement, standardized test scores, work ethic, motivation, and conduct. These areas are used by the subject teachers when making the required recommendation.

Grade Point Average

A quality point system is used to determine grade point averages (GPA).  Grades earned in all academic courses, including designated courses taken in the eighth grade, are used to compute GPA's.  Grades earned in non-academic courses are not used to compute GPA's. Orangeburg Prep is on a 5.0 scale and follows the South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale Conversion.

Course Offerings are determined on a yearly basis.

SIXTH GRADE

• Writing 6
• Reading 6
• Math 6
• Science 6
• Social Studies 6
• Enrichment Rotation: PE, Art, Computer

SEVENTH GRADE

• Reading 7
• Writing 7
• Math 7/Pre-Algebra
• Life Science
• Social Studies 7
• Enrichment Rotation

Nine weeks each of PE, Art, and Computer

EIGHTH GRADE

• Reading 8 or Honors English I
• Health
• Algebra I or H. Algebra I, PreAlgebra
• Earth Science
• South Carolina History
• PE (1 year)

NINTH GRADE

• English I or Honors English II
• Algebra II or H. Algebra II, Algebra I
• Physical Science or H. Physical Science
• World History 9
• Computer Concepts (1 year)
• Spanish I

TENTH GRADE

• English II or Honors English III
• Geometry or Honors Geometry
• Biology I or H. Biology I
• AP Human Geography
• Foreign Language II
• Finance
• Electives

ELEVENTH GRADE

• English III or Honors English IV
• Geometry or H. Pre-Calculus or PreCalculus
• Chemistry or Honors Chemistry
• Foreign Language III
• U.S. History or AP U.S. History
• Electives

TWELFTH GRADE

• English IV, or Honors English IV
• Math (H. Pre-Calculus, AP Calculus, or Applied Math & Stats)
• Science (Biology II, AP Biology)
• 1/2 Econ, 1/2 Government
• Senior Seminar (Fridays - 6th period)
• Electives to complete schedule
• Dual Credit Courses: (2 per semester)