Anonymous
05/23/2025 09:00
Subject: English courses for credit
You should look into Dual Enrollment at MC. Your child can take higher level English classes that count for MCPS credit.
Anonymous
05/22/2025 20:39
Subject: English courses for credit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:What is your goal? My child took 2 English classes this year in order to graduate a year early, so I can give you suggestions if that is your goal. But for the 4 required English classes, electives do not count.
My student has already taken 2 APs for English and isn’t really interested in taking the third. They’d prefer to take the electives. It seems dumb to force this kid to now take Honors English 12, when the electives fulfill both the spirit and technical graduation requirements.
Your kid took AP Lit and AP Lang before 12th grade?
And while that extremely exceptional situation was being set up, no one talked about 12th grade options?
And you expect the web page that explains the policy should explain what to do if you already got someone to override the policy for you?
Really?
Anonymous
05/21/2025 22:44
Subject: English courses for credit
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP - did you post just to whine or did you want to actually listen to people who are explaining?
The state sets the English requirements, not MCPS. Courses need to be either MCAP aligned or college equivalent. The MCPS standard grade level classes have approved by the state as MCAP aligned, electives are not. AP/IB/dual enrollment are all college equivalent. That’s the story.
If your kid doesn’t want to take AP Lit or Dual Enrollment, then it’s Honors English 12. Just suck it up and do it online in summer school to get the credit and then take the elective she wants during the year.
A) The state requirement is 1 credit must be aligned with MCAP of which for most it’s the English 10 as that is the assessment.
B) Many times you can’t take a course like Honors English 12 in Summer for original credit
C) Summer school courses cost
You are just full of complaints and not looking for solutions. Take honors or grade level English 12 for free through OPTG next school year in the evenings and take the elective during the school day. Or ask the counselor to approve summer school for original credit and a co up the cost.
Or…just have your child take an approved class!!