AF Amistad High School Family Handbook 2017-2018 | 42 Transfer Credits All decisions regarding acceptance of credits from other educational institutions are made by AFAHS. Credits from Other High Schools Students who transfer into AFAHS from another high school are required to meet the same promotional and graduation criteria and are subject to the same student performance standards (specifically, earning a 70 or better to earn credit) as regularly matriculating students. When a student transfers into AFAHS, the transferring student’s transcript will be analyzed by the AFAHS administration to determine any credit deficiencies. In some cases, AF AHS staff may recommend that a transferring student repeat a grade or enroll in a heavier course load than a regularly matriculating student. For students transferring into AFAHS from another school, an English credit from the transferring school will count as both a literature and composition credit at AFAHS. Moreover, students from transferring schools will not be required to have earned college readiness credits prior to attending AFAHS. The transferring student will be accorded the same credit recovery options as regularly matriculating students. Scholars transferring into AFAHS from another school will be required to take a placement test in the areas reading, math and composition. AFAHS staff will make a recommendation to the family regarding what grade level placement the school believes would be beneficial to the scholar’s long-term success, and which courses would be most appropriate. Credits from Post-Secondary Schools (College & Universities) Students may be eligible to earn up to one AFAHS credit towards graduation from a post- secondary institution, subject to the approval of the AFAHS administration. Students interested in pursuing this option should confirm approval from the AFAHS administration prior to registering for the course. AFAHS is not responsible for any tuition payments to other institutions. Please note that even in cases where credit from a post-secondary school does not meet an AFAHS graduation requirement, the student is encouraged to include the transcript from the post-secondary institution in his/her college application, as colleges value strong performance at a post-secondary institution while a student is still enrolled in high school. AFAHS college credits will be reflected on a scholar’s transcript according to the following table: Type of Course Credit? Included in GPA? On Transcript? College course counting as: Recovery (i.e. community college for missing credits) Yes No Yes College course counting as: Extra Course (i.e. summer No No No