Credit Recovery
Credit recovery courses are mastery-based. Student’s progress through the course by demonstrating mastery of content and/or skills. Grades required to demonstrate mastery on individual activities are detailed in each course. Students must complete and master the entire course, including all benchmark tests, to be issued a final grade.
Students who successfully complete a credit recovery course will be assigned a non-numeric grade of Complete: Pass. Schools should record credit recovery grades on student transcripts as described in the South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy.
What are credit recovery courses?
Credit recovery courses are self-paced courses that target learning in areas of greatest weakness, allowing students to rapidly complete courses, recover credits, and progress to graduation.
Who is eligible to take credit recovery courses?
A student must have failed the initial credit course for the credit recovery course they intend to take. For example, a student who intends to take Credit Recovery Chemistry must have previously taken and failed Chemistry.
Effective July 1, 2026, students enrolling in a VirtualSC Credit Recovery course must have (1) previously completed and failed the initial credit-bearing course and (2) submitted all required assignments for that course in accordance with district policies regarding the timely submission of student work. Sponsoring schools are responsible for verifying student eligibility prior to approval of enrollment.
I am an athlete hoping to play college level and going through the NCAA Clearinghouse. Are VirtualSC credit recovery courses right for me?
Credit recovery courses are not approved by the NCAA.
What will my grade be after taking a credit recovery course?
The final grade a student receives after taking a credit recovery course will be either Complete-Pass or Complete-Fail. Students that successfully complete a VirtualSC Credit Recovery course will receive a Complete-Pass status on their grade report. Students that do not complete a VirtualSC Credit Recovery course by the end of the courses' semester will receive the status Complete-Fail on their grade report. Numerical progress reports and final grade reports are not available for our mastery-based Credit Recovery courses.
When can I start a credit recovery course?
Credit Recovery courses operate on a modified rolling enrollment basis during the fall, spring and summer sessions, with classes starting the Wednesday after the course has been approved online by the sponsor school’s counselor. The approval deadline for the next start date is 3:59 PM each Tuesday during the CR registration cycle.
Please review the VirtualSC Dates and Deadlines for more information on Credit Recovery scheduling.
Can a student enroll in a VirtualSC Credit Recovery course for content recovery?
No. VirtualSC Credit Recovery courses may not be used for content recovery purposes.
The South Carolina Uniform Grading Policy defines content recovery as a course-specific, skill-based learning opportunity for students who remain enrolled in the original course with the original teacher of record. Content recovery may include reassessments, supplemental assignments, or recovery of specific units and standards within the original course.
Students who need content recovery should work with their current teacher of record within the original course. For students enrolled in VirtualSC initial credit courses, content recovery opportunities are provided by the VirtualSC teacher of record within the original course. Students are not eligible to enroll in a VirtualSC Credit Recovery course solely to recover targeted content, assignments, units, standards, or grades for an active course.