High School Credit

Learning in Alpharetta Tamil School

Introduction

Alpharetta Tamil School is an approved school accredited with Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC). Students studying Tamil at ATS can earn one (1) full high school academic credit in both Fulton and Forsyth counties in the State of Georgia.

By earning one credit, the student would fulfill part of his/her graduation requirement for the high school. The student has the option to skip one year of world language study at high school, if he/she wants to do other elective courses instead. However, it is recommended to continue taking offered world languages (Spanish, Latin etc.) for 3 years at student’s HS.

Colleges require 2-4 years of World language learning in high school. All private universities recommend 4 years of World language learning. In addition, having multiple languages in transcript helps the student in their college admission as Tamil can be considered as a rigor course.

Requirements to earn a High School Credit

The student needs to study 4 years, at ATS, continuously from 5^th grade to 8^th grade. It is a must to have the final score added to student’s transcript from those 4 years. No grade skipping is allowed. ATS issues a transcript in a sealed envelope when the student gets graduated after 8^th grade highlighting ALL four years of his/her marks. To earn HS credit for Tamil, the student should earn a minimum of C-grade (above 70 marks) in all 4 years.

Academic Credit from Forsyth County Schools

In Forsyth county, the awarded one (1) full high school credit is an elective credit, can be used towards the 3 units of CTAE/Modern Language/Latin/Fine Arts requirement or 4 units of Elective requirement for high school graduation.

In addition to this credit, students need to study another world language for a minimum of two subsequent years to get themselves graduated from high school. (Although it is recommended to take continuous 3 years of another world language such as Spanish, offered at student’s HS).

Forsyth county schools will issue a “Pass/Fail” in the Transcript for Tamil as per the policy on each off campus course. Course number for Tamil : 50285y FL Course name: Tamil

Note: Forsyth County HS Credit applied only in May month. If you miss it then you have to wait till next May.

Who is eligible to get the High School Credit from Forsyth county School System?:

All the HS students from Forsyth county school system who graduated from ATS are eligible to receive the High School Credit.

How to earn the Credit from Forsyth County School System?:

We have streamlined the process of getting credit at respective high school in Forsyth County. It is a five steps process:

Upon graduating from ATS, ATS Counselor will send a Google form to all the students which need to be filled by the students.
The student will fill the form with all info about him/her such as Full name, Student Number, HS counselor contact info etc.
After submitting the form, he/she MAY need to send scanned copies of ATS Transcript and ATS Diploma to ATS counselor via email.
ATS counselor would process, validate and would work with Forsyth County central administrator for World languages.
Forsyth County school system would then take the average marks for 4 years entered in their system, update “Pass/Fail” status and one full credit would be given for learning Tamil at ATS

Academic Credit from Fulton County Schools

In Fulton county, the awarded one (1) full high school credit is a World language credit, can be used towards the 3 units of World Language and/or Fine Art and/or CTAE. In addition to this credit, students need to study another foreign language for two subsequent years to get themselves graduated from high school. (Although it is recommended to take continuous 3 years of world language such as Spanish, offered at student’s HS).

In contrast to Forsyth county, Tamil school scores/marks will be included in GPA in Fulton county. Course number for Tamil : 65.0100700 Course name: Tamil/Native Speaker

If the student earns good scores (90+) during the last 3 years of ATS (Note: Fulton County school system needs last 3 years only) , then overall GPA will boost his/her chances toward HOPE/Zell Miller scholarship eligibility as well. (For more details on Tamil school scores and impact on overall GPA, please reach out ATS Counselor)

Sample OCCR Form: Off Campus Course Request Form – Sample

Sample GPA Calculation: Fulton_Credit_GPA_Calculation

Who is eligible to get the High School Credit from Fulton County School System?:

All the HS students from Fulton county school system who graduated from ATS are eligible to receive the High School Credit.

Students who are currently studying at Fulton County High Schools:

Current ATS student in 8^th grade or graduated then you have to fill-in an Off Campus Course Request (OCCR) form with your respective High School. Please reach out to ATS Counselor for OCCR form which is to be submitted to respective HS

Students who are currently studying at Fulton County Middle Schools:

Current ATS student in 6^th, 7^th or 8^th grade and if you are enrolled in Fulton county Middle School, NO NEED to submit Off Campus Course Request (OCCR) form. You will get the HS credit when you join the High school.

How a student can earn a credit at a county high school – Fulton County?:

We have streamlined the process of getting credit at respective high school in Fulton County as well. It is a five steps process:

Upon graduating from ATS, ATS Counselor will send a Google form to all the students which need to be filled by the students.
The student will fill the form with all info about him/her such as Full name, Student Number, HS counselor contact info etc.
Once the student finished submitting the form, he/she MAY need to send scanned copies of ATS Transcript and ATS Diploma to ATS counselor via email.
ATS counselor would process, validate and would work with respective Fulton County HS counselor.
Fulton County school system would then take the average marks for 3 years entered in their system, update “GPA” and issue one full credit for learning Tamil at ATS