Credit Program

The Credit Program offers high school courses regularly given in most Texas schools and approved by the Texas Education Agency through Spring Branch Independent School District. Grades are given for each course and may become a part of the student's overall grade point average.

Eligibility. Open to 9th through 12th grade students. Students who enroll in a credit course must have taken the prerequisites listed for each course and not previously have taken the course. The student’s current teacher for the subject area requested, high school academic, and high school counselor and principal sign their approvals on the application to assure the student is qualified to take an intensive Summer School course and to advise the student on how credit will be transferred. Students may not audit a course.

Dates. Monday, June 15, through Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Friday, July 3 is a holiday.

Location. Credit classes will be held on the St. John's School campus, 2401 Claremont, Houston, TX 77019 (Westheimer and Buffalo Speedway.)

Courses Offered. Credit courses are offered in Mathematics, Science and Social Studies.

Cost. $825, plus the cost of the textbook if applicable, for one full year credit. There will be an additional $25 lab fee for the Chemistry I course. There are no refunds after June 5, 2009.

Work Load. Classes are held from 8:00 AM through 3:00 PM, Monday through Friday. Credit courses are very demanding academically, and require substantial preparation time outside of class. Students are advised to limit outside activities during the six-week period that they are in the Summer School.

Attendance. Perfect attendance is required. Any absence may cause serious difficulty. Students who have three absences during the six-week session will not earn credit and will be withdrawn from the program. Tardiness of fifteen minutes or more counts as an absence; three shorter tardies also count as an absence.

Faculty. Certified, experienced teachers, selected jointly by Rice University and the Spring Branch Independent School District, teach credit classes.

Grade Reports. Grade reports for credit courses are issued at the end of the third week and at the end of the course. Upon completion of the course the final grade is mailed to the student’s parent or guardian and transferred to the high school listed on the application.

Drops. If a student withdraws by July 1, 2009, only the withdrawal date will be reported to the school. Withdrawals after that date will be reported as Withdrawal/Fail. Withdrawals require a parent or guardian's written authorization. There are no refunds after June 5, 2009

Chemistry I, PreAP/Honors. (Credit: 1 unit) Presents fundamentals of chemistry involving major chemistry topics and associated laboratory processes. Prerequisite: Biology I H. Recommended: Algebra II.