Students should not include classes from other institutions in their planning for high school graduation.  All requests for enrollment in these classes must be discussed with the counselor first.  A written request should then be submitted to the counselor who will forward the request to the administration for a decision.  Juniors and seniors may be permitted to enroll in a single half-credit course per semester during the school year if this will permit them to graduate with their original graduation class.  Students can attend summer school to take up to two credits of course work.  Courses taken to accelerate graduation will be scrutinized carefully.

In all cases, students must obtain prior approval from Bloomington High School to transfer in credit from the outside institution. The outside institution must be accredited by its state and regional accrediting agency.  The outside institution must agree to provide a transcript indicating the unit(s) of high school credit awarded and a course description.  A course syllabus and table of contents from the textbook may be required.  In some cases, students may be required to show mastery on the course final exam. Such courses may meet specific BHS graduation requirements only if the course outline matches the District 87 Course Outcomes/Syllabus for the required course.  Courses may meet elective requirements if the course matches or is substantially similar to content from one of the instructional areas in the BHS curriculum.

Cumulatively, no more than one unit of credit can be earned through correspondence courses. Correspondence courses must be sponsored by an accredited college or university and a BHS supervisor must be available.  Similarly, no more than one unit of credit can be earned through the Illinois Virtual High School (IVHS).  In addition, enrollment in an IVHS course must have administrative approval and all fees/tuition are the responsibility of the student/parent.

Students may be admitted to specific Regional Alternative Education classes on a space-available basis in accordance with this policy.  Students would be liable for any tuition charges that would apply.  Students who need to make up courses failed due to unapproved absences or disruptive behavior will not be accommodated until all other requests for Alternative Education classes have been met.

Second-semester seniors who are given permission to take courses through these channels must have grades confirmed to the guidance office two school days prior to graduation in order to be eligible to march with their class.