A student may choose to take a foreign language for the entire year. All students are required to take physical education.
Students also choose electives from the courses they have explored during sixth and seventh grades.
English I, Algebra I, and Advanced Science classes are open to any student who is very motivated and willing to meet a challenge. These classes require more independent learning and focus more on higher level thinking skills and problem solving skills. If a student is really struggling in any of these classes and becomes too frustrated, he may move to another class at the end of first semester upon parent request. Upon successful completion of English I and Algebra I, students will receive one unit of high school credit. Each spring semester, eighth graders receive Course Selection Sheets to plan their courses for their freshman year at Rock Hill High School.