Failures & Summer School
Any student who fails a subject at the semester is required to make up the credit in an approved program. The Principal may make exceptions to the above regulations if he believes circumstances warrant. No other person may make an exception to the requirements. Ordinarily, any student receiving more than two grades of “F” in a semester or over 2 semesters in one year will be asked to leave O’Dea. Failure to make up a credit may prevent the student from continuing at O’Dea the following school year.
Any student required to make up a credit course must get approval from the Assistant Principal for Student Services prior to taking the course if the credit is to be recognized by O’Dea. After successfully completing the course, the student’s transcript will reflect make-up credits and the student will receive a grade of “P”. The original failing grade will remain on the transcript.
Credit Retrieval
A student must earn a minimum of 12 credits from O’Dea High School during each academic year. If a student fails to earn a minimum of 12 credits in an academic year, he must earn credit from an accredited educational institution. The Assistant Principal for Student Services must approve the educational institution before O’Dea will recognize it and grant credit for a course. The Assistant Principal must receive the documentation of credit earned directly from the educational institution by the second Friday in August. The student will immediately be withdrawn from O’Dea if documentation of the successfully completed course and credit earned is not received by the stated deadline. In this event, O’Dea will not refund the August tuition payment or any fees associated with re-registration. After O’Dea receives documentation of credit earned, the make-up credit(s) and a grade of “P” for the make-up course(s) will be added to the student’s transcript. To most accurately display a student’s O’Dea academic record, the original failing grade will remain on the student’s transcript.
O’Dea may grant an extension in the case of an extraordinary circumstance (i.e. physician documented student illness). This would allow a student to remain enrolled in O’Dea while earning credit from an outside institution. The Assistant Principal must receive a written request for an extension along with all appropriate documentation prior to the second Friday in August. Failure to submit a written request by the deadline will result in O’Dea immediately withdrawing the student. In addition, if the accompanying documentation is incomplete, determined to be insufficient, and therefore denied, O’Dea will immediately withdraw the student. If O’Dea grants an extension, the Assistant Principal must receive documentation from the educational institution of credit earned by the last Friday in September. During this extension period, the student will be ineligible for participation in all co-curricular activities. These activities include but are not limited to athletic teams, school clubs, and campus ministry events. In addition, the student will not be allowed to attend any co-curricular activities including but not limited to fieldtrips, dances, and athletic events. O’Dea will not grant additional extensions.