Program Qualifications: Some programs at CRLS require students to complete a specific course or combination of courses. More information about these programs and their requirements can be found in the beginning of the course catalog.
Course Designation/Level: Course designations appear on all grading
and transcript records to help identify the level and type of course.
These designations include:
AP: Advanced Placement
HE: Health
HN: Honors Level (Intensive pacing for independent learners)
IN: Internship
PE: Physical Education |
PF: Portfolio Art
SE: Sheltered English / Bilingual
TC: Technical / Rindge School of Technical Arts
UM: University of Massachusetts |
HONORS AND ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES: These courses
include highly challenging material that is presented at an accelerated
and more intensive pace, and require advanced reading, writing, verbal,
conceptual, mathematical, and study abilities.
Advanced Placement courses meet standards for content and rigor
that are established by The College Board, and they will be weighted
differently by admissions office in order to calculate the weighted high
school GPA.
NCAA: Students seeking to play NCAA Division 1 or Division 2 college
athletics must ensure their CRLS core courses are NCAA approved.
Additional eligibility criteria may be found at www.eligibilitycenter.org.
Course Title: This is the title of the course. This will appear on all grading and
transcript records along with the course prefix designation.
Course Number: Each course is assigned a number for scheduling
purposes. These numbers begin with a letter representing the department
which offers the course.
Course Description: Each course provides a description in order to guide you
in the course selection process and in choosing the appropriate class based
on your needs and interests.
Credit Assignment: The credit assignment is how many credits a student will
earn upon successful completion of the course.
Grade Levels: Students must be in one of the grades listed to take the course.
Pre/Co-Requisites: Many courses require that students meet a given Pre
or Co-requisite before entering the class (For example, if students select
Epidemiology, they must have successfully completed Physics, Chemistry
and Biology).