Summer School
All graduation requirements and college entrance requirements must be taken at St. Bernard during the regular school year except for Health/PE. Summer school may be used for:
Make up of failed or “D” courses. Students making up fail or ”D” grades must take the course at St. Bernard if it is offered at St. Bernard. If the course is not offered at St. Bernard, the student must receive the written permission of the Guidance Counselor or administration to attend a community college or other Catholic high school.
Review of courses in order to prepare or qualify for the next level or to improve upon a “D” grade (See Repeating a Course below). Note: Only grades of “D” or “F” can be retaken to improve the final grade.
Classes in math taken for full credit in order to advance to a higher level of math the following year.
Enrichment – Credits earned depend on course taken and situation. Students are encouraged to do enrichment classes at the community college level to earn college credits and to experience college level coursework. These courses may not appear on the high school transcript.
Meet graduation requirements in Computer Studies, Visual and Performing Arts, PE or Health. All other graduation requirements must be taken at St. Bernard during the regular school year unless specifically arranged with the principal.
Repeating a Course
Although not required for a high school diploma, the St. Bernard Counseling Department recommends that students who have earned a “D” in a college preparatory or required course repeat the coursework in summer school. Students wishing to repeat a course in summer school due to a low grade (“D+” or lower) should carefully consider the following:
The original grade will not be deleted from the transcript. Both grades will show on the transcript, however no additional credits will be earned for the repeated course. Courses repeated at St. Bernard and pre-approved institutions only (college or other Catholic High School) will be included in the student’s cumulative GPA.
Courses taken at schools other than community college or approved Catholic High Schools are enrichment only, no credit and will NOT be included in the student’s cumulative grade point average. In this case, the grade for the repeated course is not added to the St. Bernard transcript and it is up to the student to provide the grade earned to any requesting institution.
Make-up of Semester Fails
An “F” received for a semester grade must be made up during the summer immediately following the earned Fail. The student may not be readmitted unless all fails have been made-up. Courses may be made up according to the following conditions:
All graduation and college entrance requirements must be made up at St. Bernard during the summer session. If the failed course or an equivalent is not offered at St. Bernard, the student must get permission in writing from the administration to take the course for high school credit at a community college or another Catholic high school.
If a Senior fails the first semester of a course, efforts will be made by the Counselor and Vice Principal to arrange for coursework that will allow him/her to make the course and credits up during the second semester. If a Senior fails a second semester course, the diploma will be withheld pending make-up of the course and/or required credits. The student will not walk in the graduation ceremony.
If a student fails or gets a “D” grade in a required subject, he/she must retake the semester failed or “D” of that subject.
If a student fails an elective course, he/she may make up the credits by retaking the class or by enrolling in an academic elective course of comparable quality. The administration must approve academic elective coursework prior to enrollment in the course.
During the school year, a student may not retake a failed course. Exceptions may be made for first semester seniors or if a required course cannot be found in Summer School. In this case the missing credits must be made up during summer while the failed course is repeated during the school year.
No failing grade may be made up through credits earned in courses taken prior to earning the failing grade. This also applies to Seniors who fail second semester classes.
PE courses may not be used to make up a Fail earned in an academic subject.
