1. Admission, Refunds, Transcripts and Withdrawal
- CompuHigh/Whitmore School admits students without regard to race, sex, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or color.
- CompuHigh/Whitmore School retains the right to refuse enrollment or re-enrollment from any student whom the Registrar believes will not benefit from, or work well within the CompuHigh educational system.
- Students transferring from schools outside of the USA who wish to graduate from Whitmore School must enroll in the Diploma PLUS program.
- Students under the age of 14 must be approved by the Principal for admission. If a student is granted permission to enroll, they are required to enroll in the Diploma PLUS program.
- A student enrolled in an individual course may transfer to the Whitmore School Diploma Program. If the conversion is made within one month of the individual course enrollment, then the individual course enrollment fee may be used as credit toward the Diploma Program enrollment fee.
- A student may withdraw from CompuHigh/Whitmore School upon written notification to the Admissions Director. Incomplete coursework is not considered a cancellation of enrollment.
- The enrollment fee, less a $145 administrative fee, can be refunded if a student withdraws in writing within 15 days of enrollment.
- No reduction or refund of fees is given in the case of student non-performance or lack of course completion.
- There will be a $25.00 fee for declined payments. The student’s password will be removed until payment and the fee are received.
- The (nonrefundable) $50.00 Transcript Evaluation Fee will be applied toward tuition upon enrollment in one of our Diploma Programs.
- Post-graduation requests for additional Official Transcripts will be charged $25.00 for each transcript.
2. Tuition, Re-enrollment and Extensions
- Enrollment Year – Tuition pays for 12 months from the date of enrollment. Example 9/13/23 – 9/13/24.
- Tuition pays for Diploma Program Students to be scheduled for up to 6.0 credits in an Enrollment Year. Students enrolled in the Diploma PLUS or Diploma PLUS with College Advisor are allowed one 0.5 credit academic support course for each year of enrollment in the PLUS program: 0.5 credit Academic Success, and 0.5 credit Career Readiness 1, 0.5 credit Career Readiness 2, or 0.5 credit College Readiness 1 and 0.5 credit College Readiness 2, at no additional tuition.
- Credits that have not been completed during an Enrollment Year will roll over upon re-enrollment and be counted toward the 6.0 credits of the next Enrollment Year. No course progress will be lost, and students continue working exactly where they left off.
- Re-enrollment – At the end of the Enrollment Year, students must re-enrol, and pay tuition to continue working on coursework/ graduation requirements, except for the following circumstances:
- If the student has fewer than 3.5 credits to complete in order to meet his or her graduation requirements, the tuition fee will be charged on a per-course basis. (Students may also elect to pay full tuition if they would like the opportunity to take up to 6.0 credits and exceed their graduation requirements.)
- If the student is a graduating senior or the student does not intend to re-enroll AND has 5 or fewer lessons/labs/projects to complete a course, a 30-day extension may be purchased in lieu of a year’s re-enrollment. The cost for a 30-day extension is $60 per course.
- Early Re-enrollment – Students who complete 6.0 credits prior to the end of their 12-month Enrollment Year may re-enroll early. This option allows students to accelerate their graduation date.
3. Special Admissions: NCAA-Designated Students
Students who intend to meet NCAA initial-eligibility requirements must participate in Whitmore School’s NCAA-designated instructional program. This program is delivered through a structured, teacher-guided online learning model designed to ensure consistent academic engagement, regular teacher interaction, monitored pacing, and demonstrated mastery of course content throughout defined academic terms.
1. Declaration of NCAA Eligibility
Students seeking NCAA eligibility must declare their intent at the time of enrollment. NCAA-designated students must enroll as full-time diploma-seeking students in either:
Diploma PLUS Program, or
Diploma PLUS with College Advisor Program.
Only courses completed while enrolled as a full-time diploma student under Whitmore School’s NCAA-designated program are eligible to be reported as NCAA-approved coursework.
2. Academic Schedule
NCAA-designated students follow Whitmore School’s defined academic calendar and complete coursework concurrently throughout each academic term. Students may enroll in a maximum of 6.5 credits per academic year, including up to 4 core course credits and 2.5 elective course credits.
Fall Term
First Monday in September through the Friday preceding December 25
Students typically enroll in:
Two (2) NCAA-approved core courses
One to one-and-one-half (1.0–1.5) elective courses
Spring Term
First Monday following January 1 through May 31
Students typically enroll in:
Two (2) NCAA-approved core courses
One to one-and-one-half (1.0–1.5) elective courses
Summer Term
First Monday in June through August 31
The Summer Term is available for NCAA-designated students who require additional time to complete courses carried over from the Fall or Spring Terms.
3. Course Enrollment Period
To promote meaningful learning and sustained academic engagement:
The minimum course enrollment period is five (5) weeks.
The maximum course enrollment period is twelve (12) months from the student’s course start date.
Courses not completed during the Fall Term automatically continue into the Spring Term. Courses remaining incomplete at the end of the Spring Term continue into the Summer Term, provided the maximum enrollment period has not been exceeded.
4. Attendance and Academic Engagement
Attendance is measured through documented academic participation. NCAA-designated students must submit a minimum of:
Five (5) lesson submissions each week in every active course
Regular participation ensures continuous engagement with course content, timely teacher feedback, and appropriate academic progress throughout each term. Students who fail to maintain minimum participation requirements may be subject to academic intervention, revised pacing plans, or other administrative actions.
5. Pacing Requirements
To ensure students have adequate time to learn, practice, and demonstrate mastery of course objectives, NCAA-designated students may submit no more than one (1) lesson per course per day.
This pacing policy supports meaningful interaction between students and teachers, allows sufficient time for teacher evaluation and feedback, and prevents accelerated course completion before mastery of lesson objectives has been demonstrated.
6. Teacher Interaction and Mastery Learning
Throughout each course, teachers actively monitor student progress, evaluate lesson submissions, provide individualized written feedback, assess mastery of learning objectives, and communicate with students as needed. Students are expected to review teacher feedback and apply it to subsequent coursework.
Instruction follows Whitmore School’s mastery-based educational model. Students progress through each course by demonstrating proficiency on lesson objectives rather than simply completing assignments.
Failure to comply with NCAA-designated participation, pacing, or enrollment requirements may affect a student’s eligibility for NCAA reporting.
4. Special Admissions: Under-Age Students
- 9th graders will be admitted who have completed the 8th grade and are 14 years old. Younger students wishing to enroll in Whitmore School must articulate the reasons why in a written petition for admission. The Principal shall review the petition written by the student and decide on special admissions.
- Students younger than 14 years old who have been granted permission to enroll shall be required to enroll in the Diploma Plus program.
- Students (under the age of 14 or not having completed 8th grade) who would like to enroll in an individual course as a trial prior to enrolling in the diploma program shall be required to enroll in the Individual Course PLUS to receive additional monitoring by their guidance counselor.
5. Academic Integrity
- All students’ work must be a product of their own individual effort, thoughts, and skills. All work must be in each student’s own words. Copying from the Internet or another student’s work is never acceptable.
- Artificial Intelligence: Whitmore School recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly useful technology that can help people with everyday tasks. Whitmore School recognizes that students may use AI outside of school for appropriate purposes, such as creating a personal budget, planning a trip, or organizing your closet.
School is different.
At Whitmore School, students are not authorized to use AI for completing, generating, or submitting school assignments, unless the teacher has specifically instructed them to use a search engine or an AI tool for that particular assignment question. All work submitted for school must reflect the student’s own thinking, ideas, understanding, and effort. Students are expected to follow all academic integrity expectations and demonstrate their own learning in all coursework.
- Students may submit 1 new assignment per course per day. Students who are requested to revise assignments may submit 1 new assignment plus 1 assignment revision, or 2 assignment revisions per course per day.
- Students may engage in up to 3 academic courses at a time. Students who wish to engage in additional academic work simultaneously must seek permission from the Principal.
- Non-completion of an initiated course carries no penalty and does not appear on the student transcript.
6. Award of Whitmore School Credits
- All assignments in a course must be completed to a mastery level before a grade can be given. Mastery is defined as meeting the stated objectives of the lesson and meeting the criteria in the grading rubric.
- Upon completion of the required work in a course, students will request course credit through the Credit Report Form, accessed from the Student Desk.
- Course grades are calculated as an average of the grades on the course lessons, labs, and projects.
- Students may be required to pass a proctored exam before course credit is awarded. Exams must be passed with at least a grade of 60%. No credit for the course will be awarded if the exam is failed.
- Course credit will only be awarded to students who have been enrolled in the course for at least one month.
- Academic Year – An Academic Year begins on September 1 and ends on August 31. Credits will be posted on the student’s transcript in the Academic Year in which they are completed. NOTE: The maximum number of credits that may be posted to a Whitmore School transcript in an Academic Year is 10.0 credits.
7. Repeating Courses
- No more than 1.0 credit will be recorded on the student transcript for each course, even if the course is taken in different schools or the referring school has awarded more than 1.0 credit.
- Students are welcome to retake courses completed at other schools to improve their mastery of the material and/or their GPA. Upon completion of the course retake, the previous course grade and the credit will be deleted from the student’s transcript.
8. Graduation Requirements
- Students wishing to graduate from Whitmore School must enroll in one of the diploma programs: Diploma Program, Diploma PLUS Program, Diploma PLUS with College Advisor Program, or Adult Diploma Program.
- Students pursuing a diploma from Whitmore School, who have transferred from an accredited or public school, must complete a minimum of 4.5 credits at Whitmore School. These credits must include 2 core courses* from 2 different subject areas. (*core subjects are English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies)
- Students pursuing a College Prep track diploma from Whitmore School must earn 22 credits, including the following:
- 4.0 credits of English
- 3.0 credits of Social Studies (0.5 credit US Government, 0.5 credit Economics or World Geography, 1.0 credit US History, 1.0 other credit Social Studies)
- 3.0 credits of Science (1.0 credit Natural Science, 1.0 credit Physical Science, 1.0 credit other Science)
- 3.0 credits of Math (2.0 credits above Algebra 1)
- 0.5 credit of PE
- 1.0 credit of Fitness and Safety or Health
- 1.0 credit of Fine Arts
- 2.0 credits of World Languages
- 0.5 credit Passion Project
- 4.0 credits of Electives or other core courses
- Students pursuing a General Studies track diploma from Whitmore School must earn 18 credits, including the following:
- 4.0 credits of English
- 2.0 credits of Social Studies (0.5 credit US Government, 0.5 credit Economics or World Geography, 1.0 credit US History or World History)
- 2.0 credits of Science
- 3.0 credits of Math (including 1.0 credit Algebra 1 and 1.0 credit Geometry)
- 0.5 credit of PE
- 1.0 credit of Fitness and Safety or Health
- 0.5 credit of Fine Arts
- 0.5 credit Passion Project
- 4.5 credits of Electives or other core courses
9. Grades
- Numerical grades for lessons range from 7-10, with the following numerical grade equivalencies:
10 = A
9.5 = A
9.0 = A-
8.5 = B
8.0 = B-
7.5 = C (requires revision to achieve mastery)
7.0 = C- (requires revision to achieve mastery)
- As of 2015, Whitmore School offers weighted honors courses and transfers honors and AP courses with a 1.0 point weighting. The following grade scale is applied to transcripts:
|
Grade
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Percentage
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Grade Points
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Weighted*
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A
|
93-100
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4.00
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5.00
|
|
A-
|
90-92
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3.67
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4.67
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|
B+
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88-89
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3.33
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4.33
|
|
B
|
83-87
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3.00
|
4.00
|
|
B-
|
80-82
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2.67
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3.67
|
|
C+
|
78-79
|
2.33
|
2.33
|
|
C
|
73-77
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2.00
|
3.00
|
|
C-
|
70-72
|
1.67
|
2.67
|
|
D+
|
68-69
|
1.33
|
—
|
|
D
|
63-67
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1.00
|
—
|
|
D-
|
60-62
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0.67
|
—
|
|
F
|
0-59
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0.00
|
—
|
*Whitmore School offers Honors courses in some subjects with a 1.0 weighting. AP and Honors courses from other schools are also transferred in with the 1.0 weighting.
Whitmore School does not transfer grades of F from other schools. Only courses in which credit was earned are transferred and calculated into the GPA, including high school-level credits earned in the eighth grade.
10. Attendance
CompuHigh / Whitmore School offers a great deal of flexibility to families and students. Students are responsible for setting their own pace and schedule for work in their courses. CompuHigh / Whitmore School does not maintain requirements for ‘seat time’, rather quantity and quality of work mastered. That being said, students should plan to work on their schoolwork 5 days per week to keep on track toward graduation. NOTE: Many states require students to meet the compulsory attendance requirement in their state, regardless of where they attend school. It is the parents’ responsibility to abide by the educational laws of the state in which they live.
CompuHigh / Whitmore School will confirm full-time attendance (minimum of 20 hours per week) upon request when a student submits a minimum of 9 posts per week. (*NCAA-designated students must submit a minimum of 5 posts per week in each course for a total of 15 posts per week.)
Students requiring DMV forms, Social Security forms, or other attendance verification forms to be filled out must have met these criteria during at least 2 consecutive weeks in the current enrollment year before the form will be sent. If the student stops submitting work, a cessation form will be sent.
11. Authenticity of Student Work
- All new students must complete the New Student Orientation and sign the Academic Honor Code Agreement, attesting their understanding of and agreement to abide by school policy regarding academic integrity.
- All students’ work must be a product of their own individual effort, thoughts, and skills. All work must be in each student’s own words. Copying from the Internet or another student’s work is never acceptable.
12. Disciplinary Measures
- School administrators may lower a course grade by up to one full letter grade in instances of repeated plagiarism.
- Students may be placed on Academic Probation, suspended or expelled for offenses including cheating, plagiarism, harassment, or disrespectful behavior toward students, staff, or teachers. Students on Academic Probation, suspension or expulsion will lose access to their online student account temporarily or permanently, respectively.
- If a student cheats, plagiarizes, is disrespectful toward a student, staff, or teacher, or fails to follow repeated instructions, the student will need to complete a Skills and Principles lesson. Students referred to a Skills and Principles lesson from a particular course will be unable to work on academic lessons in that course until they have completed the Skills and Principles lesson.
- Students cannot begin a new course while they have a Skills and Principles lesson pending.
- If a student is assigned two or more Skills and Principles lessons for the same type of infraction, the student may be suspended for up to one month without a tuition refund.
- If a student is assigned three or more Skills and Principles lessons for the same type of infraction, the student may be expelled without a tuition refund.
- If a student is assigned two or more Skills and Principles lessons for cheating or plagiarism, the student may be required to pass a proctored final exam to get course credit. Students will be assessed an Exam Fee of $25 for each exam.
- If a student re-enrolls after being assigned two or more Skills and Principles lessons, the student must re-enroll in a Diploma PLUS program.
- If a student is suspended, the Principal will explain the suspension in a phone call to the student and the student’s parent/guardian.
- Whitmore School reserves the right to refuse the enrollment or re-enrollment of any student.
- School administrators and guidance counselors must be allowed direct phone and written contact with a student. If direct contact with a student is refused, the student’s enrollment may be terminated.
- If there is suspicion or evidence of cheating or noncompliance with mastery, Whitmore School has the right to require the student to pass a proctored exam to obtain a final grade for the particular course.
- Proctored exams administered due to repeated plagiarism or suspicion of cheating will be worth 50% of the student’s overall grade and must be passed with a grade of 60% to get credit for the course.
13. Grade Levels
- Grade 9 encompasses all students with less than 5 course credits.
- Grade 10 encompasses all students with at least 5 but less than 11 course credits.
- Grade 11 encompasses all students with at least 12 but less than 16 course credits.
- Grade 12 encompasses all students with 16 or more course credits.
14. Credit Transfers
14A. General policies regarding all transfer students.
- The Assistant Principal of Curriculum and Instruction and the Principal evaluate all requests for transfer credit.
- Transfer credit is only awarded for high-school or college-level courses.
- Courses are awarded 1.0 credit or 0.5 credit based on the Carnegie Unit system.
- No more than 1.0 credit will be recorded on the student transcript for each course, even if the course is taken in different schools or the referring school awards more than 1.0 credit.
- No more than 10.0 total credits per Academic Year will be recorded on the student’s Whitmore School transcript. This includes a combination of credits earned at Whitmore School and other schools.
- Transfer credits are accepted for all courses on transcripts from public high schools.
- Students pursuing a diploma from Whitmore School must complete a minimum of 4.5 credits at Whitmore School. These credits must include 2 core course credits* – from 2 different subject areas and 2.5 additional elective or core course credits. (*Core course subjects are English, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies.)
- Whitmore School may accept credits from non-accredited schools when validated by one or more of the following procedures:
- A review of the student’s academic record
- An analysis of a sending school’s curriculum
- A review of a Homeschool Association portfolio of student work
- An assessment of scholastic performance – $25 exam fee for each exam
- Transfer credit may be recorded with a grade of P (pass).
14B. Policies regarding students with course credit from public high schools and other accredited sources.
- Whitmore School recognizes accreditation from:
Cognia (AdvancEd)
NCA – North Central Association
SACS – Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
NWAC – Northwest Accreditation Commission
WASC – Western Association of Schools and Colleges
NEASC – New England Association of Schools and Colleges
MSA – Middle States Association
NCPSA- National Council of Private School Accreditation
IB – International Baccalaureate
GAC – Georgia Accrediting Commission
- Students must be enrolled full-time in the Whitmore School.
- Transfer credits are accepted for all courses (a maximum of 10 credits per Academic Year) on transcripts from public high schools or high schools accredited by one of the organizations listed above.
- Credits are transferred with the letter grade awarded by the previous high school.
- Transferred credits will count toward the total number of credits required by CompuHigh / Whitmore School, but may not fulfill specific course requirements for graduation.
14C. Policies regarding students transferring mid-year from public high schools and other accredited sources that do not award semester credit.
- Students must be enrolled full-time in Whitmore School.
- For courses not offered at Whitmore School, credits for courses taken during the 1st semester at the student’s prior school, with a passing grade at the time of transferring to Whitmore School, will transfer with a grade of P for passing.
- Credits for courses taken during the 1st semester at the student’s prior school, with a passing grade at the time of transferring to Whitmore School, will transfer to Whitmore School toward meeting graduation requirements with a grade of P for passing after being verified by:
- Completing the 2nd semester of the course at Whitmore School.
- Taking and passing an exam in the subject. ($25 exam fee)
14D. Policies regarding students with course credit from high schools outside of the USA.
- Transcripts from outside the USA must be translated into English and include a course-by-course USA credit equivalent and grade equivalent.
- When a specific core course credit value is not indicated on a transcript or more than seven courses are listed in one year, Whitmore School may award 1.0 credit for English, native language, and mathematics, and 0.5 credit for other courses.
- Non-native English speakers may be required to take additional assessments such as the TOEFL, CEFR, or Duolingo test to determine course placement.
- Non-native English speakers are required to enroll in the Diploma PLUS program.
14E. Policies regarding students with course credit from a non-accredited homeschool program.
- At the discretion of the Principal and Admissions Director, some credits may be transferred when validated by the methods listed in 11A-7. However, the following additional limitations may apply to non-affiliated homeschool credits:
- Transfer credit may be awarded in English courses if the student earns a passing grade in the next sequential English course from Whitmore School.
- Transfer credit may be awarded in mathematics courses if the student earns a passing grade in the next sequential mathematics course from Whitmore School.
- Transfer credit may be awarded in Science and Social Studies upon taking and passing an assessment of scholastic performance in the subject. Students will be assessed an Exam Fee of $25 per exam.
- Transfer credits are recorded with a grade of P (Pass); no letter grade will be recorded.
14F. Policies regarding credits earned from the West Virginia University (WVU) Access Dual Credit program, or outside Self-Directed Learning courses, while students are enrolled in Whitmore School
There are 2 ways students may take outside courses and transfer earned credit to Whitmore School:
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- West Virginia High School Access Dual Credit Early College program
- Self-Directed Learning Courses
Students enrolled full-time at Whitmore School who wish to take courses (that are not offered at Whitmore School) from the WVU Access Dual Credit Early College program (U.S. citizens who are sophomores, juniors, or seniors with an overall GPA of 3.0 or higher), or outside Self-Directed Learning courses, may be able to transfer the earned credit toward their Whitmore School graduation requirements.
- Students are required to complete the Request Outside Course Approval Form PRIOR to enrolling in the outside course to ensure the credit(s) will transfer to their Whitmore School transcript. Once approved, you will be scheduled for one of our Self-Directed Learning courses or the WVU Access Dual Credit course (as one of their 6.0 or 6.5 enrollment year credits) for guidance counselor monitoring and teacher feedback.
- The maximum number of outside courses per Academic Year (September 1 – August 31) that will transfer to Whitmore School is as follows:
Grade 9 = 1 course (Self-Directed course only)
Grades 10, 11 = 2 courses (WVU or Self-Directed courses)
Grade 12 = 3 courses (WVU or Self-Directed courses)
14G. Credits earned from accredited public/private high schools or colleges/universities while students are enrolled in Whitmore School
Students enrolled full-time at Whitmore School who wish to take courses (that are not offered at Whitmore School) from accredited public/private high schools, or colleges/universities, may be able to transfer the earned credit toward their Whitmore School graduation requirements.
- Students are required to complete the Request Outside Course Approval Form PRIOR to enrolling in the outside course to ensure the credit(s) will transfer to their Whitmore School transcript.
- The maximum number of outside courses per Academic Year (September 1 – August 31) that will transfer to Whitmore School is as follows:
Grade 9 = 1 course
Grades 10, 11 = 2 courses
Grade 12 = 3 courses
14H. Approved college courses will transfer toward meeting Whitmore School graduation requirements using the following “Carnegie student hour” to Whitmore high school credit conversion:
- 3-4 credit College courses = 1.0 credit at Whitmore School
- 2 credit College courses = 0.5 credit at Whitmore School
- 1 credit College courses = 0.25 credit at Whitmore School
14I. Approved high school courses will transfer toward meeting Whitmore School graduation requirements using the following “Carnegie student hour” to Whitmore high school credit conversion:
- 0.5 credit courses = 0.5 credit at Whitmore School
- 1.0 credit courses =1.0 credit at Whitmore School
- 2.0 credit courses = 1.0 credit at Whitmore School
15. Proctored Exam Policy
Whitmore School’s unique mastery education system allows us to provide accredited online courses without tests and exams in most cases. However, there are special cases that require a student to take a proctored final exam for a course. Students will be assessed an Exam Fee of $25 per exam.
A proctor is someone who you have arranged to watch you take the exam, confirm your identity, and confirm that you have completed the exam without help. The proctor must be a professional, such as a school teacher or librarian. The proctor may not be your friend, family member, or tutor.
Proctored final exams are required for
- Students caught or suspected of cheating in a course. (see discipline policies). These exams are worth 50% of the student’s grade.
- If requested by the Principal, in order to transfer credit from non-accredited schools.
In all cases, Proctored Test Procedures must be followed.
Before taking a proctored exam, please note the following:
- Proctor approval must be obtained from CompuHigh/Whitmore School administration.
- All coursework must be completed and a grade given for each lesson prior to taking the proctored exam.
- Students must send all information required for the proctored exam at least 1 week in advance of their desired exam date.
- Students must score a minimum of 60% on the exam to pass it. A student cannot retake the exam. If a student didn’t take the exam, the student will not be awarded credit for the course.
- Taking a proctored exam does not exempt the student from any Whitmore School policies, such as completing all of the course requirements or the 2-post per day limit.
16. Students in Nations Outside of the United States
- Students who speak English as their second language must be enrolled in our Diploma PLUS Program.
- Intermediate skills (B2 – on the CEFR scale, 80 out of 120 on the TOEFL, 60 out of 160 on the Duolingo proficiency test) in English reading and writing are a prerequisite for grade-level English Language Arts placement. Whitmore School may use a variety of methods for determining language level.
- If a student’s written English skills are not sufficient for coursework at Whitmore School, enrollment may be denied. If a student has already been enrolled, Whitmore School administration may choose to cancel the enrollment within one month. In this case, a refund will be given minus a $145 processing fee.
- Credits from schools outside of the United States will be considered for transfer to CompuHigh / Whitmore School on a case-by-case basis. Transcripts sent to CompuHigh / Whitmore School must be certified and translated into English.
- Students enrolling in individual courses will be required to enroll in the Individual PLUS program.
- Upon completion of courses with Whitmore School, the school will prepare and mail one (1) set of documents to the student’s home nation. If additional documents are requested, the student will be responsible for the cost of preparing and mailing the documents. The costs to be paid by the student include:
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- Payment to cover the cost of obtaining an Apostille from the West Virginia Secretary of State.
- Payment to cover the cost of mailing the documents.
- Additional requirements made by the student will be charged accordingly.
17. Tutor Policy
Whitmore School provides a teacher for each course. The teacher is there to help you understand the lessons and guide you to mastery of the course content. Some families may choose to hire tutors not affiliated with Whitmore School. If you are working with a tutor on any of your Whitmore School courses, you are required to notify the administration through the link on your student desk. You are also required to inform your Whitmore School teacher and your guidance counselor that you are working with a tutor.
For the tutor to be approved by Whitmore School, the student, parent, and tutor must all sign the “Statement of Understanding for Tutors.” Print out the letter for your tutor and the “Statement of Understanding.” Return it with all 3 signatures to Whitmore School via mail, fax, or scan. Your tutor will not be approved until we receive this signed form. Failure to return the signed “Statement of Understanding” could result in being asked to take a proctored exam.
Here are some Do’s and Don’ts of working with a Tutor:
- Do ask your tutor to help you reword more specific questions to your Whitmore School teacher.
- Do ask your tutor to give you additional examples.
- Do ask your tutor to explain concepts in different ways.
- Do ask your tutor to help you identify appropriate resources where you can find the information you need.
- Do NOT ask your tutor for any form of help on any of the Review Lessons.
- Do NOT ask your tutor to help you get the right answers in your assignments.
It is vitally important that your lesson assignments reflect your own independent work! Whitmore School is able to offer an accredited high school program without exams, only if our students truly work through our unique mastery curriculum. If the assignments you submit reflect your tutor’s skill and knowledge more than your own, then our mastery system will not work as it should.
If your tutor has any questions, he or she may contact the office and speak to Kathleen by calling 1-844-409-0521 between 9 am and 2 pm EST.
If the Whitmore School administration suspects that the work you submit while working with a tutor is not your own, you may be required to take a proctored exam.
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18. Adult Program
- CompuHigh / Whitmore School offers adults over the age of 18 the opportunity to enroll at the regular program tuition cost.
- Adult students can complete up to 5.0 elective credits of ‘Life Experience’ and/or ‘Career Experience.’ In order to complete Life Experience or Career Experience credits, adult students must complete the following:
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- Submit to the Life Experience or Career Experience teacher a proposal of the experience for which each credit is being requested.
- Submit an essay for each credit being requested of no less than 700 words describing the experience and the skills learned from the experience.
- Provide the date range and a contact person for each Life Experience or Career Experience activity.
- Attest that at least 180 hours per credit were spent on the Life Experience or Career Experience activity. Be able to provide verification upon request by the Life Experience teacher.
19. Privacy Policy
No mobile or messaging consent information will be shared with third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.