Students enrolled in a Shelby County high school may earn high school credit from courses taken online provided each of the following conditions are met:

1. Students are only allowed to take an online course if it is not offered at the student’s assigned high school.

2. No Gateway or End-of-Course subject can be taken through online course(s).
   
   Prior written approval from the student’s high school administrator is required.

3. Online courses may only be taken through SACS accredited institutions or prior written approval from the Superintendent or designee.

4. Official transcripts from the online school or university must be submitted to the student’s high school prior to the beginning of the next semester, and it is the responsiblity of the student/parent to have the institution provide the transcript to the student’s home school.

5. For the purpose of meeting minimum graduation requirements, students may receive no more than one online course credit each school year.

6. All fees and other costs are the responsibility of the student/parent.

7. Numerical grades provided by the online institution will be recorded on the student’s permanent record exactly as provided. If the institution only provides letter grades, Shelby County Schools will convert to a numerical grade that is the median of the Shelby County Schools grading scale for the letter grade given.

8. All online grades earned according to this policy shall be included as part of the student’s official overall grade point average.