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HIGH SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Eligibility
In order to be considered in the lottery selection process, applicants must meet specific eligibility criteria. The criteria listed below
is for entering 9th graders. Additional criteria may be recommended for ascending grade levels in certain programs. The GPA for
9th grade applicants is calculated by averaging the last marking period of 7th grade and the first two marking periods of 8th grade.
Applicants who have trimester grades will be considered based on their trimester GPA calculations. Programs requiring completion
of math courses must submit verification and completion by the school's published deadline dates.

No Eligibility Criteria Eligibility Criteria 2.0 GPA
· 3DE by Junior Achievement · Band/Music Industry
· Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Heating Technology · Communication Arts (eligible audition score required for A.W.
· Air Force JROTC Dreyfoos School of the Arts & Boynton Beach Community High)
· Army JROTC · Dance (eligible audition score required for A.W. Dreyfoos School
· Automotive Service Technology of the Arts, Boynton Beach Community High & West Boca Raton
· Civil Air Patrol Community High)
· Commercial Digital Photography- IIT · Digital Media (eligible audition score required for A.W. Dreyfoos
· Construction School of the Arts, Boynton Beach Community High, & West Boca
· Culinary Arts Raton Community High)
· Digital Media Technology- Scholastic Esports · Drafting & Design
· Drafting & Design- IIT (Suncoast only) · Mechatronics
· Game, Simulation, & Animation Programming- IIT · Music—Band (eligible audition score required for A.W. Dreyfoos
· Horticulture School of the Arts, Boynton Beach Community High & West Boca
· Marine Corps JROTC Raton Community High)
· Navy JROTC · Music—Keyboard/Piano (eligible audition score required for A.W.
· Small School Continuum Dreyfoos School of the Arts)
· Television & Film Production Technology · Music—Strings (eligible audition score required for A.W. Dreyfoos
· Tourism, Hospitality & Resort Management School of the Arts & Boynton Beach Community High)
· Music—Vocal (eligible audition score required for A.W. Dreyfoos
Eligibility Criteria 2.5 GPA
School of the Arts, Boynton Beach Community High & West Boca
· Aerospace Science (BASA) Raton Community High)
· Agritechnology · Theatre (eligible audition score required for A.W. Dreyfoos School of
· American History & Law the Arts (all theatre programs), Boynton Beach Community High &
· Aviation & Aerospace Technology West Boca Raton Community High)
· Center for Pre–Law/Law related Careers · Visual Arts (eligible audition score required for A.W. Dreyfoos School
· Computer Technology (Village Academy program only) of the Arts & Boynton Beach Community High)
· Criminal Justice (background checks will be conducted on · Visual Arts (Digital Media & Photography)
applicants)
· Cybersecurity Eligibility Criteria 3.0+
· Early Childhood Teacher Education · Biomedical Sciences (Algebra I Honors required)
· Engineering & Technology (PLTW) · Biotechnology
· Entrepreneurship · Computer Science (Algebra I Honors & Geometry Honors required
· Environmental Sciences & Field Research for Suncoast High School only. Minimum 3.0 in each course
· Finance required)
· Fine Arts · Computer Technology (Algebra I Honors & Geometry Honors
· Fire Science required)
· Global Business & Entrepreneurship · Equine/Pre–Veterinary (Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 Honors required)
· Information Technology · International Baccalaureate (Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 honors required)
· International Spanish Academy (ISA) · IBCP—Medical (Atlantic High) Algebra 1 or Algebra 1 honors
· Marketing required)
· Marketing & Entrepreneurship · Mathematics, Science & Engineering (Algebra 1 Honors, Algebra 2
· Sports Management & Recreation Honors, & Geometry Honors - Minimum 3.0 in each course required)
· Medical Sciences—Pre–Medicine
· Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

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