Outside Credits

Courses Outside of McMinnville High School: Students who are interested in taking a course not offered by McMinnville but from an accredited institution MUST receive approval PRIOR to registering for the class. Please see your counselor to initiate the process and receive the necessary form.

Work Experience Credit: Structured Work Experience credit is designed as pass/fail elective credit. The student receives 0.5 elective credits for every paid (130 hours) work in the community. Eligible hours are from June 1 – May 31. Students must meet with their counselor to show proof of hours by submitting a copy of paystubs from employment. There is a maximum of 4 credits throughout high school. The number of credits is determined by the number of hours worked. Students must provide their own transportation.

Service Learning Credit: The Service Learning Program is designed to provide pass/fail credit for performing pre-arranged volunteer service in the community while gaining new skills. This is monitored by the school counselor and their tracking sheet must be used.

• Students must complete 65 volunteer hours for each .5 credit, including a written summary to be completed outside of the volunteer time.
• The volunteer worksite must be a non-profit or humanitarian business/agency, with a designated supervisor/evaluator present at the worksite (not a parent) to verify service hours.

The provision of service is a requirement for the volunteer work, so it excludes activities such as fundraising, campaigning, soliciting, proselytizing, etc. Examples of appropriate volunteer worksites are the Power Hour Program, SMART, city library and social service agencies. Some programs have prerequisites. Reporting forms and additional information is available with the school counselor. Students must provide their own transportation.