Important Addenda
A student may drop a course within the first week of the course; however, a student must add a course if he/she drops a course. All students must take at least seven subjects regardless of the number of units that have been or will be earned; furthermore, all high school students will take one English class for each year of enrollment and are strongly recommended to take a math course all four years of high school. It must be determined by the administration that the dropping of a subject is in the best interest of the student and the school.
College transcripts will reflect rank and GPA using the South Carolina Uniform Grading Scale Policy.
The Academic Committee may review individual cases for students who transfer into LMA after tenth (10th) grade and do not meet all course requirements for a CP or Honors diploma.
All Dual-Enrollment (DE) courses taken through LMA along with Central Carolina Technical College and the University of South Carolina Sumter will receive AP/IB-level academic weight based on the Uniform Grading Scale. Other DE courses taken at other institutions will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
Dual-Enrollment (DE) courses may be taken by LMA students as approved by the academy’s college and career readiness specialist. Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, these are primarily taken in person on the Laurence Manning Academy campus or the satellite campus of Central Carolina located inManning. Exceptions must be approved by the academy’s college and career readiness specialist.
Although the number of DE courses a student can take is not limited, no more than 30 college credit hours (10 high school credits) will be applied towards a student’s LMA GPA and graduation/class rank.
The first 30 credit hours (10 credits) will be applied to the student’s LMA GPA and graduation/class rank.
Independent courses (those taken through another institution such as South Carolina’s Virtual Academy). will be approved ONLY if there is a conflict with the student’s class schedule based on academic tracking and graduation progress. Such courses will carry only the academic weight of the actual course that is being currently taught at the school. Furthermore, it is solely the responsibility of the individual student or parent to request such courses when needed.
