To participate in interscholastic activities, students in grades nine through twelve must achieve an overall passing average and either:

1. Pass at least four academic courses, including each unit the student takes that is required for graduation.

The required courses are as follows:

• English/Language Arts -- 4 units

• U.S. History and Constitution -- 1 unit

• Economics -- 0.5 unit

• Government -- 0.5 unit

• Other Social Studies -- 1 unit

• Mathematics -- 4 units

• Science -- 3 units

• Physical Education or ROTC -- 1 unit

• Computer Science (Including Keyboarding) -- 1 unit

• Foreign Language/CATE -- 1 unit

OR

2. Pass a total of five academic courses.

Students must satisfy these conditions in the semester preceding participation in the interscholastic activity, if the interscholastic activity occurs completely within one semester or in the semester preceding the first semester of participation in an interscholastic activity if the interscholastic activity occurs over two consecutive semesters and is under the jurisdiction of the South Carolina High School League.

1. Students passing the sixth, seventh, and eighth grades by academic promotion pursuant to district policy are considered as having met the requirements for academic eligibility for first semester.

2. Students in grades seven and eight must be meeting the school district promotion policy at the end of the first semester in order to be eligible for the second semester. (Second semester ninth grade students must meet League academic regulations.)

3. A seventh or eighth grade repeater shall not be eligible during a school year if academic requirements for promotion were met during the previous year.

4. A student who previously failed the seventh or eighth grade is eligible during the second semester if he/she has satisfactorily passed first semester work.