AIMS Academic Standards Policy

To remain in academic good standing, a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher must be maintained. Academic good standing is required to be eligible to receive a degree or certificate. Students who achieve less than a 2.0 cumulative GPA will be placed on academic probation as a warning that their academic progress is unsatisfactory.

Students on academic probation status who do not demonstrate improvement in the following semesters may be placed on academic suspension. 

This may impact your ability to complete Early College Academy's blended academic program, which includes earning your high school diploma by completing college courses.

Requirements as Applied to Students with Disabilities

To be eligible for a high school diploma, identified students with disabilities must meet objectives, appropriate for them, as determined by the Staffing / Individual Education Program (IEP) Committee. The IEP goals and objectives will reflect modifications of the regular curriculum.

For Aims courses, appropriate accommodations may be provided on an individual basis and are based on documentation from a qualified professional verifying the existence of the condition and describing the effect of the disability on the student’s ability to access the educational process. In order to qualify for reasonable academic accommodations for Aims courses students must contact the Aims Assistant Director at ECA who will work with Disability Access Services (DAS) at Aims Community College.

General Requirements for High School Enrollment

Students in grades 9 and 10 must be scheduled in courses every period of the day. Students in grades 11 and 12 will be scheduled for at least 4 courses each semester. Extenuating circumstances will permit exemptions to these course load requirements and limitations as determined by the building principal or designated administrator.

ECA AIMS Course Drop or Withdraws

Any schedule changes must be made in the first four school days of each semester. Requests to drop or withdraw from an AIMS course after the fourth day of the semester must be approved by the ECA administration and the student/family. 

All ECA Student Schedules

• 9th grade students must be enrolled in 7 classes.
• 10th grade students must be enrolled in 7 classes. 
• 11th and 12th grade students must be enrolled in 4 classes each semester. 
• Note: student athletes must meet all CHSAA athletic eligibility requirements at the host school.