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 three social science; and

 two World Language (sequential, in the same language).

A student may use up to two additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed
above and/or AP, IB, or AICE fine arts courses to raise his/her GPA.

COURSE ACCOMMODATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS
English Language Learners (ELLs) Course Modifications/Accommodations

An ELL student will be enrolled in English through English Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
I, II, III and IV, English 1, 2, 3 and 4, or their equivalent, to guarantee the necessary credits
needed for graduation. Any exceptions must be documented through an ELL Committee
meeting.

In addition, an ELL may not be denied placement in honors and accelerated courses because of
participation in the ESOL program or lack of English language proficiency, provided he/she
meets the other criteria set for enrollment in the course.

Active Section 504 Accommodation Plans Course Modifications

A student is eligible for accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 if
the student is determined to have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits
one or more major life activities of such student. [Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, 34 C. F. R. Part 104]

In addition, a student with either a record of impairment, or who is regarded as having
impairment, is protected from discrimination under both Section 504 and the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (effective January 1,
2009). Congress declared that its purpose in amending the ADA was to reinstate a broad scope
of protection, to carry out its objectives of providing "a clear and comprehensive national
mandate for the elimination of discrimination," and set forth "clear, strong, consistent,
enforceable standards addressing discrimination.”

A student meets the requirement of being regarded as having impairment by establishing that
the student has been subjected to a prohibited act because of an actual or perceived physical
or mental impairment, whether or not the impairment limits or is perceived to limit a major
life activity. This provision shall not apply to a student’s impairments that are transitory and
minor. A transitory impairment has an actual or expected duration of six months or less. A
Multi-Disciplinary Team must meet as necessary to determine if an otherwise qualified
student’s mental and/or physical impairment substantially limits one or more of the student’s
major life activities.

Major life activities include, but are not limited to, caring for oneself, performing manual tasks,
seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing,
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