Graduation Policies

One half credit per course is awarded for each semester and only after all work in a subject is successfully completed. For full-time students, a half-credit course typically takes 90 days to complete, and a one-credit course takes approximately 180 days to complete.

To graduate within 4 years, students should be enrolled in at least 5 core classes each year (except for a continuing student who may have fewer than 5 credits left to complete in order to graduate). Additional credits may be earned for courses taken outside of the Academy, as long as the courses meet the requirements as outlined below. A record-keeping fee of $50 is assessed for each outside full-credit elective.

Home school transfer students are required to earn the final 5 of their credits with Odyssey Academy to receive a high school diploma. Other transfer students must earn at least their final 2.5 credits with Odyssey Academy in order to receive an OA diploma.

Part-time student status includes all who register for 1–3 classes while enrolled as full-time students in another academic program. An Academy part-time student will not be required to take a placement test or to submit a transcript for evaluation. Upon completion of the course(s), OA will prepare a transcript for the primary school or parent of the student, but no diploma can be earned from OA as a parttime
student.

Students who have not been enrolled in an institution for one or more years of their high school experience often come to Odyssey Academy for the purpose of pursuing a diploma program with Odyssey Academy. In order for coursework completed as an independent home school student to transfer into the OA credit system the following guidelines will apply: All independent coursework must be evaluated by Odyssey Academy before transfer credit will be approved. The following must be included with your Independent Home School request for credit.

• A course outline detailing the subject’s scope and sequence,

• A record of attendance (both days and hours),

• Copies of all assessments or tests,

• All daily work or lessons

The scores from the Odyssey Academy placement testing in Language Arts, Math , History and Science will be considered during the approval process. Letter grades will be assigned if adequate documentation is submitted.