MERANCAS MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL

Admission Requirements for the Upcoming 2023-2024 School Year

STUDENTS MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO MERANCAS MIDDLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL.

• All Students Must Be a Rising 11th & 12th Grade Student and a Resident of Mecklenburg County.
• Complete correct coursework per grade level requirements. Detailed information is below.
• Have a current unweighted GPA of 2.8 or higher OR unweighted GPA of 2.5 with a qualifying test score(s). Qualifying test scores are below.

COURSE REQUIREMENT DESCRIPTION

RISING 11TH AND 12TH GRADE STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING COURSES BY THE END OF THEIR 10TH GRADE YEAR:

o   NC Math I (Algebra I)

o   NC Math II (Geometry)

o   English I

o   English II

o   Biology  

o    Health/PE

Social Studies (must have two social studies courses from the choices below)

o   Founding Principles of the United States of America & North Carolina:  Civic Literacy

o   Economics & Personal Finance

o   World History

RISING 12TH GRADE STUDENTS MUST HAVE PASSED THE FOLLOWING COURSES BY THE END OF THEIR 11TH GRADE YEAR: 

o   10th grade requirements listed above and additionally:

o   English III

QUALIFYING TEST SCORES DESCRIPTION

(1) a current unweighted GPA of 2.8 or higher OR

(2) unweighted GPA of 2.5 with qualifying test score(s). Qualifying test scores include:

• Pre ACT – English 18, Reading 22, Math 22
• ACT – English 18, Reading 22, Math 22
• PSAT – Reading 26, Writing 26, Math 24.5 OR Reading/Writing 460, Math 510
• SAT – English 480, Reading 480, Math 530

Students Must Maintain a 2.8 Unweighted Gpa (or 2.5 with Accompanying Test Scores) to Remain Eligible for the Middle College Program. Students Who Fall Below the Gpa Requirements Will Be Re-assigned to Their Home School Prior to the Start of the Academic Year.