High School Credit

CREDIT EQUIVALENCY

All Kent Career Tech Center programs offer .5 credit of Math and .5 credit of English. The .5 Math credit cannot be used to replace an Algebra I, II or Geometry credit. The .5 Math credit must be earned during the senior year and may be used for a senior Math requirement/credit. The .5 English credit can be earned during the junior or senior year; and, may be used for any 9th-12th grade English credit.

Note: If a student attends the Tech Center for two years, a total of 1.0 English may be earned.

CREDIT WAIVERS:

Students enrolled in a Career and Technical Education program may waive the second credit of World/Foreign Language and the third credit of Science per MCL 380.1278 a&b.

VPAA and OLE:

All Kent Career Tech Center programs meet the Michigan Merit Curriculum VPAA and OLE requirements.

Course Plus Information

Kent Career Tech Center students who need additional credits are eligible to complete one Course Plus course per semester at no cost to the student or their district.

Contact Deborah VanDyke 616-447-2477

More than 50 different course offerings
Content is designed to meet Michigan Merit Curriculum and Common Core Standards
Apex online platform with support from highly qualified, certified teachers
Completed outside of class time, except tests
Requires high-speed internet access
No cost to Kent Career Tech Center students or their districts
One course per semester
Open enrollment until November 1 for first semester and April 1 for second semester