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World Language Exemption Guidelines
Students may exempt the World Language requirement only in languages that
are taught at NCSSM: Chinese, French, Japanese, Latin, and Spanish. Incoming
junior students who wish to exempt must demonstrate proficiency in one of
those languages either through the appropriate NCSSM exemption exam or by
submitting an AP score of 4 or 5 in that language.
Students who exempt the World Language requirement are not required to take
additional language courses at NCSSM. However, since many colleges and
universities require at least two years of formal instruction in a world language,
students who have not had such instruction are encouraged to complete that
instruction at NCSSM as part of their elective course choices.
Science Exemption Guidelines
Students who qualify to exempt one of the NCSSM science discipline
requirements must still complete six trimester credits of laboratory science at
NCSSM. Students may earn this credit by completing laboratory science courses
either in the exempted discipline, or in one of the other science disciplines.
Biology Exemption Guidelines
Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Biology examination may exempt the
NCSSM biology graduation requirement by submitting a copy of their AP score
report. Students with a 4 or 5 on the AP Environmental Science examination
may be approved for a modified exemption of the NCSSM biology graduation
requirement by submitting a copy of their AP score report. Such students are
required to complete one unit of NCSSM biology instead of two.
Students who have not taken the AP Biology or the AP Environmental Science
examination, but who believe their mastery of the subject may qualify them for
exemption may sit for the NCSSM biology exemption examination given during
Orientation in August. The student may exempt the requirement by scoring
above a cutoff established for exemption.
Chemistry Exemption Guidelines
Students with a score of 5 on the AP Chemistry examination may exempt the
NCSSM chemistry graduation requirement by submitting a copy of their AP score
report.
Students with a score of 4 on the AP Chemistry examination may be approved
for a modified exemption of the NCSSM chemistry graduation requirement.
Such students are permitted to take chemistry electives to fulfill their NCSSM
chemistry graduation requirement by submitting a copy of their AP score report.
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