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Rule 18 - Scholarship

the end of their last Grading Period in School in at least Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum
number of full credit subjects that a student can take and must be currently Enrolled in at least
Seventy percent (70%) of the maximum number of full credit subjects that a student can take.
a. The preceding notwithstanding, a student must have been Enrolled in a minimum of Four
(4) full credit courses during the last Grading Period, and must be Enrolled in a minimum
of Four (4) full credit subjects (or the equivalent) during the current Grading Period, unless
a Block Four schedule is used, and then the student’s Enrollment must be in a minimum
of Three (3) full credit courses.
b. If grades reported at an Eligibility Certification Date include both Grading Period grades
and semester grades, then semester grades take precedence for eligibility purposes.
c. A student may use up to Two (2) semesters of the state-required physical education course
for eligibility purposes, with each semester’s course counting as One (1) full credit.
d. Physical education credit earned by participation on an athletic team, may not count toward
academic eligibility.
e. Class periods must meet Indiana Department of Education standards.
f. In the event a School establishes minimum academic requirements which are greater
than the IHSAA academic requirements, the IHSAA will consider those higher academic
requirements to constitute the IHSAA academic requirements at such School, and will
require that a student at that School meet those greater academic requirements before
that student is eligible scholastically under this rule.
Enrollment and Passing Chart
Block
Four
If the maximum number of 4 4 5 6 7 8 9
daily instructional periods:
Then the minimum number of 3 4 4 5 5 6 7
classes student must take are:
And the minimum number of 3 3 4 5 5 6 7
classes student must pass are:
18-1.1 Amount of Credit
The amount of credit given for any subject shall be as authorized by the Department of
Education.
NOTE: With such approval, Advanced Physical Education may earn a maximum of One
(1) credit, per semester.
18-1.2 Multi-Credit Subjects
Subjects for which Two (2) or more credits per semester are earned toward graduation shall
be considered as an equivalent number of required subjects.
18-1.3 Vocational and Special Education School Credits
Students attending state approved vocational or special education schools may transfer such
grades and credits earned to their home School for the purpose of establishing eligibility.
18-1.4 Partial Credit Subjects
A combination of 2, 3, or 4 partial-credit subject grades may be substituted for 1 or 2 full-credit
subject deficiencies.
18-1.5 Transfer Students
Transfer students must meet the requirements of this rule. However, if a transfer student is
coming from a school with a different academic schedule that cannot be accommodated in his/
her new School, and the transfer student is certified to be academically eligible by the school
from which he/she is transferring, said transfer student shall have full academic eligibility
in their new School until the transfer student can Enroll, complete and receive credit in the
maximum number of full credit subjects that a student can take at the new School. However,
during this interim period the transfer student must receive passing grades at the new School

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