Students must accumulate Carnegie units towards graduation according to the following criteria:
(a) First-year students (entering 9th grade) are eligible academically. Second semester first-year students must have passed courses carrying at least 2.5 Carnegie units the previous semester in order to participate.
(b) Second-year students must have accumulated five (5) total Carnegie units in the first year, AND passed courses carrying at least 2.5 Carnegie units in the previous semester.
(c) Third-year students must have accumulated ten (10) Carnegie units in the first and second years, AND passed courses carrying at least 2.5 Carnegie units in the previous semester.
(d) Fourth-year students must have accumulated sixteen (16) Carnegie units in the first three years, AND passed courses carrying at least 2.5 Carnegie units in the previous semester.
(e) Students may accumulate the required Carnegie units for participation during the school year and eligibility will be reinstated at the beginning of the next semester.
(f) Beginning with students starting 9th grade in 2008-09, third-year students must have accumulated 11 Carnegie units in order to be eligible and fourth-year students must have accumulated 17 Carnegie units in order to be eilgible.