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Academic Information

Grade Placement
Upon entering Rio grade placement will be determined by the number of units earned. A student must have at least 60 units to be a sophomore, 120 units to be a junior, and 180 units to be senior. All transcript work from previous schools must be submitted as part of the application process.

Once a student enters the fourth year and is registered for the necessary courses to graduate, he or she will be classified as a senior. If anyone is approved for early graduation under the acceleration program, he or she will be classified as a freshman and sophomore during the first and second years and as a senior during the third year.

Course Load
All students are expected to take a minimum load of 60 units per year. If any student desires to take more than 90 units in one school year, he or she must have the approval of the Curriculum Committee and the administration.
The school reserves the right to adjust a student's academic  program to match grades, ability, or work program.

Acceleration
It is possible for gifted students to accelerate through high school and finish in three years. To be admitted into the acceleration program a student must:
  1. Have an achievement test composite score at the 85th percentile or above. This test may be taken a maximum of two times with a deadline of April 15.
  2. Maintain a cumulative 3.5 grade point average (GPA).
  3. Demonstrate initiative, responsibility, emotional maturity, and self-control.
  4. Submit a request in writing, with consent of parents.
Current Rio students must apply for acceleration no later than the fourth quarter of their sophomore year. A transfer student's request for acceleration must accompany his or her application so a projected curriculum may be arranged and approved before registration day.

Attendance in summer school or carrying more than a normal load during the school year will not ordinarily enable a student to graduate earlier. Such extra credits are generally regarded as enrichment opportunities rather than as an accelerated program.

Correspondence & Summer School Courses
Any student planning to receive credit for any class taken by correspondence or through summer school must make arrangements with the Registrar's Office before enrolling.  For any student taking a required class through correspondence, the Registrar's Office must receive an official transcript from that institution to record credit on a Rio transcript. Otherwise, the student will be enrolled in that class at Rio until that transcript is received.
  
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