 Students graduating from a Pender County high school must successfully complete 28 course units on block scheduling in grades 9 through 12 as described below.High school courses taken in middle school, and credits earned via Credit by Demonstrated Mastery will be placed on the student's transcript and will count towards credits required for graduation; however, only courses taken in grades 9–12 count toward the student's GPA.Students may enroll in college courses and gain high school and college credit simultaneously.