Alternative Credits
Alternative Credits
Interested in Taking a Class Outside of PUHSD?
Students who would like to take a course outside of PUHSD must receive prior approval before registering for a class via the Alternative Credits Permission Form:
bit.ly/PUHSDAlternativeCreditsRequestForm
PUHSD Board Policy AR 6146.11 provides the following guidelines for non-district courses and credits:
- Maximum of 10 credits per year, 40 credits total, from an outside institution
- Students may request original credit for acceleration in the areas of VAPA, year 2 of PE, and electives from a designated educational institution, college, or university: List of Accepted Schools. Incoming 9th-grade students may request to take a VAPA class only.
- Students must remain in full-time status at PUHSD
Please Note:
- Students taking a college course on a PUHSD campus do not need to submit the Alternative Credits Permission form
- A student's request for credits may be denied if the course can be taken through PUHSD
- Courses will be weighted based on AR 5127 for Valedictorian and Salutatorian calculations
- PUHSD does not guarantee that outside courses will be accepted by colleges and universities