INDEPENDENT STUDIES

body completes their PE requirement playing two seasons of any Ohio High School Athletic

Association (OHSAA). • Indoor track is not an OHSAA sport and does not count toward the 2 season requirement. • Students may play one season of two different OHSAA sports to fulfill the requirement. • Students must be ABLE to practice. If a student is injured or frequently misses practices, that season does not count toward the 2 season requirement. • Students are encouraged to start in their freshmen or sophomore year so they complete the two seasons without difficulty well before the deadline. • For upperclassmen transferring to Summit, The Summit cannot provide PE credit for sports played at other schools. Students must ensure the sport PE credit is included on their transcript during transfer to meet the graduation requirement. 2. Enroll in a summer Summit PE Course at your local public school.

Typically a summer PE course provides half the PE credit required for graduation. Students usually take summer PE before both their ninth grade and tenth grade years, though they can complete the course any summer that it is offered. 3. Take a non-OHSAA sport or class via Ohio Flex Credit.

Students must get approval from The Summit Upper School office before beginning Flex-

Credit. This process involves a great deal of paperwork, must meet all of the state requirements for PE. The chosen activity must be a sport or a class that is not exclusively fitness oriented and must involve interaction with peers. • Students have previously received Flex-Credit for ballet, martial arts, gymnastics, and squash. • Students must document regular attendance to the sport or class, record those hours regularly and with an instructor’s signature, and must accumulate a minimum number of hours to receive credit (contact the Office for the Flex-Credit handout). • Indoor track can count toward Flex Credit, but all Flex Credit guidelines must be followed and paperwork must be completed.

INDEPENDENT STUDIES

Students may propose an independent study using the independent study application form. Independent Studies must meet the following requirements:

1. Students must develop their independent study with a member of the Summit faculty who has agreed to oversee the work and submit grades.

2. Independent Studies are recorded on Report Cards and Transcripts on a Pass/Fail basis.

Only students who are doing an independent study of an AP course not offered at Summit and taking regular AP level assessments scored by a Summit AP teacher are eligible for letter grades.