curriculum shall meet at least seven of the following eight criteria:
1. Earn four units of English
2. Earn at least four units of mathematics which shall include Algebra I, Algebra II, Geometry and
another higher level course or a four-year sequence of courses which contains equivalent content
3. Earn at least four units of science including one unit of physics and one unit of chemistry
4. Earn four units of social studies
5. Earn either three units of one foreign or two units each of two foreign languages
6. Earn one unit of fine arts
7. Maintain an overall high school grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four point scale up to the last
grading period of the senior year; or
8. Obtain a composite score of 27 on the American College Test’s ACT assessment (excluding the optional writing test) or a combined score of 1210 on the College Board’s SAT verbal and mathematics sections (excluding the required writing section).
The student who completes an intensive