Academic FAQs

 

What constitutes honor roll at Hanover High School?

 

 

A GPA of 3.5 to 3.79 is honor roll, a GPA of 3.8 to 4.0 is high honor.

 

How do I compute my quarterly GPA for honor roll?

The registrar will compute honor roll GPA for students, but if you are curious to know how you did you can use the following GPA points to determine your quarterly GPA.

   

   A      4.0

   A-    3.67

   B+   3.33

   B     3.0

   B-    2.67

   C+   2.33

   C     2.0

   C-    1.67

   D+   1.33

   D 1.0

   NC 0

 

Add your GPA points and divide by the number of courses you are enrolled in to compute your quarterly GPA.

 

 

 

 


What is the add/drop policy at Hanover High School?

During the registration process, Hanover High School students should carefully consider their course registration selections. Course drop-adds are possible. Students are not encouraged to change courses, however, except when a course is judged inappropriate in terms of achievement level or skills needed. To help control both the quantity and legitimacy of drop-adds the following policy is strictly followed:

 

  1. All drop requests are handled through a Guidance Counselor.
  2. Student-initiated adds must be undertaken within the first five days of a semester. A course add after this period needs the approval of the counselor and the department coordinator.
  3. All changes of course level must be approved by the department coordinator.
  4. Student-initiated drops may occur during the first four weeks of a course without consequences to a student’s record.
  5. Any course dropped after the fourth week will result in an WF (Withdrew Failing) in the student’s record, unless the drop is initiated by a teacher or guidance counselor; in this case the record will indicate W (Withdrawn without penalty) and is not factored into the G.P.A. A teacher or counselor may initiate a course drop only if they are convinced that the student has been mistakenly enrolled in the wrong course and should be allowed to withdraw without penalty. Both the teacher and the counselor must agree about the appropriateness of dropping a course without penalty. Teacher or counselor initiated drops will not be allowed after the 10th week of a course. In cases of extended illness or special circumstances, the above limits may not apply. Decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis by the school administration.
  6. Any course dropped by default (meaning that no drop-add procedure was used and the student simply stopped attending) will result in the student’s record showing a WF for the duration of the course that was neglected.

 


What is the policy for taking a class at Dartmouth College?

The following guidelines have been developed with the Dean’s Office at Dartmouth when a Hanover High School student wishes to enroll in Dartmouth courses on a tuition-free basis. A student interested in taking a Dartmouth course should first consult with his/her Guidance Counselor.


General expectations for applying are:

  1. The student’s academic performance must be strong in all areas. Students approved to take Dartmouth courses generally rank in the top quarter of their class.
  2. The student should usually be in his/her junior or senior year.
  3. The student must have completed successfully (generally at an A-/A level) all course work at Hanover High School in the chosen field.
  4. The student must be a full-time student in the high school. This is defined as carrying the recommended five courses, with the Dartmouth course counting as one or two of them.
  5. During a student’s time at Hanover High School, the student may take a limit of four Dartmouth courses over 2 years but no more than one Dartmouth course per Dartmouth term.
  6. Once a student is enrolled in a Dartmouth course, a) the student is expected to complete the course unless he/she is forced to drop out for health reasons, and b) the student falls under the grading policies of Dartmouth College for that part of his/her program. Grades earned at Dartmouth will become part of the permanent record of the student.
  7. No Hanover High School student is to approach a Dartmouth instructor for admittance to a course as part of his/her high school program before he/she has made application through the high school’s Guidance Department.
  8. Once started students may continue taking Dartmouth courses as long as they earn grades of “B” or better.