Credit By Demonstrated Mastery
Credit by Demonstrated Mastery ( CDM ) is a new two-step process in North Carolina public schools where qualified students may earn credit for a high school course if they demonstrate a mastery of content . Students will be able to earn credit for a course without spending a certain number of hours in the classroom . This process is available to give eligible students the opportunity to take more advanced and rigorous courses during their high school experience . CDM is not available to encourage or expedite early graduation from high school . CDM may not be used for course recovery .
Grading Scale
The North Carolina State Board of Education mandates that “ High schools shall use one grading scale .” The conversion of grades to quality points is standardized . Implicit is a conversion of percentage grades to letter grades according to the following widely used scale and effective for all high school students in 2015-2016 . Grades and the corresponding number of quality points are shown below .
Numerical Grade |
Letter Grade |
Non-Weighted Course |
|
|
Quality Points |
Honors-Weighted Quality Points
Advanced Placement Quality Points
90-100 |
A |
4.0 |
5.0 |
6.0 |
80-89 |
B |
3.0 |
4.0 |
5.0 |
70-79 |
C |
2.0 |
3.0 |
4.0 |
60-69 |
D |
1.0 |
2.0 |
3.0 |
< 59 |
F |
0 |
0 |
0 |
For students entering the 9 th grade during the 2015-2016 school year , the scale will be :
Numerical Grade |
Letter Grade |
Non-Weighted Course |
|
|
Quality Points |
Honors-Weighted Quality Points
Advanced Placement Quality Points
90-100 |
A |
4.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
80-89 |
B |
3.0 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
70-79 |
C |
2.0 |
2.5 |
3.0 |
60-69 |
D |
1.0 |
1.5 |
2.0 |
< 59 |
F |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Academic Integrity and Academic Honors |
Cleveland County Schools believes in and promotes character education including core values such as honesty , truthfulness , and |
intergrity . Students are expected to exhibit these characteristics in their actions and academic work . Violations of academic integrity |
include but are not limited to cheating , plagiarism , forgery , alteration or falsification of |
statements and documents , use of false identification , and violation of the copyright laws . |
Students who engage in or assist or encourage others to engage in these activities are in violation of this policy and are subject to disciplinary action under Cleveland County Schools policy .
Academic Recognition
� Honor Rolls Straight A Honor Roll , A / B Honor Roll The honor rolls are based on the final measurement of student achievement at the end of each grading period .
• A Honor Roll : no grade below 90 %
• A / B Honor Roll : No grade below 80 %
NC Scholar Distinction – denoted on the transcript and with a seal on the high school diploma .
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