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A fee is charged for the service. Students that successfully test out will be awarded credit but will not be awarded a letter grade for use in grade point average or class rank calculations. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" align="left" valign="top" class="about"> Other Educational Options</td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" align="left" valign="top" class="virtual"> <span class="general">Independent Study -</span> Independent Study courses and programs are available. Contact your Advisor for further information. </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" align="left" valign="top" class="virtual"><span class="general">Summer School -</span> Only need a class or two during summer break. Contact your Advisor for further information. </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="30" align="left" valign="top" class="virtual"> <span class="general">Correspondence Courses -</span> Correspondence courses are available. Contact your counselor for further information. </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="20" align="left" valign="top" class="about"> Minimum Course Loads </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="70" align="left" valign="top" class="virtual"> <div align="justify">Freshmen, Sophomores and Juniors must enroll in a minimum of five credit-bearing classes. Seniors are encouraged to enroll in five classes, however, they must enroll in a minimum of fo ur classes. Students may enroll for a maximum of six credits during the regular enrollment term. </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" align="left" valign="top" class="about"> Weighted Grades </td> </tr> <tr> <td height="25" align="left" valign="top" class="virtual"> <div align="justify">Weighted grades are designed to reward the student who accepts greater challenge and more work by enrolling in the most academically demanding classes. Grades for those courses designated as weighted are computed on a five-point scale and all other courses on a four point scale. The weighted grades are utilized in computing Rank-in-Class; the student who has taken the respective weighted grade offering may have earned grades identical to those of another student, but the additional weight attached to the weighted grade class grade would serve to elevate the former student's Rank-in-Class. 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