A student must earn at least 100 credits in order to qualify for promotion from middle school in Glendale Unified School District.

For 7th and 8th Grade

• There is a potential of earning 140 credits in middle school.
  A student earns 5 credits for each class they pass (Grade D or better) each semester.
• Students must be enrolled in a minimum of seven periods each semester which will include Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, History, Physical Education, and an elective or reading course. Seven classes at 5 credits per semester equals 35 credits.
• 35 credits for the 4 semesters of middle school equals 140 credits.

Promotion Requirements
To promote an eighth-grade student must have:

• Earned 100 credits
• No more than 2"U's" and 2"F's" in the Spring Semester of the eighth-grade year in Citizenship
• No more than 2 Suspensions in 8^th grade

Silver Award 

• You will need 120 credits and a cumulative GPA of 3.5 - 3.99 in all 3 Semesters 
• No N’s, and No U’s in all 3 Semesters
• No Suspensions in 8^th grade

Gold Award

• You will need 120 credits and a cumulative GPA of 4.0 in all 3 Semesters 
•  No N’s, and No U’s in all 3 Semesters
• No Suspensions in 8^th grade 

Summer School
Students can earn up to 20 credits (10 credits in 7th and 10 in 8th) in summer school.

Required Testing

CAASPP and MAP

6th Grade Required Classes

• English and/or English Language Development (ELD)
• Social Studies
• Mathematics
• Science 6
• Physical Education (PE) 

7th Grade Required Classes

• English and/or English Language Development (ELD)
• World History
• Mathematics
• Science 7
• Physical Education (PE)

8th Grade Required Classes

• English and/or English Language Development (ELD)
• United States History
• Mathematics
• Science 8
• Physical Education (PE)

High School Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements
Minimum 220 Credits*

 *Graduation requirements are subject to change/updates. Students must

  check with the High School counselors to verify graduation requirements.