Internal Transfers

An electronic application is required for applicants who currently attend an exam high school and want to transfer to another. A new examination will not be required. As with all transfer applications, admission is subject to availability of seats at the desired grade level. 

Eligibility

• Eligible students must have been admitted as an exam high school student and have attended for a full school year. Applications from current 9th grade exam school students will be accepted during Round 1, but will not be reviewed until after the completion of the third quarter of the academic year. 
• Students must be in good standing at their current school. Their GPA should be at least 2.5 and they should not be at risk of dismissal due to attendance or behavior. 
• Students who were previously dismissed must reapply for admission no earlier than a year after they were dismissed.

Application Requirements
Applicants are asked to state why they are interested in transferring. 
Exam and academic records are not required for internal transfers. 

• Eligible students must have been admitted as an exam high school student and have attended for a full school year. Applications from current 9th grade exam school students will be accepted during Round 1, but will not be reviewed until after the completion of the third quarter of the academic year. 
• Students must be in good standing at their current school. Their GPA should be at least 2.5 and they should not be at risk of dismissal due to attendance or behavior. 
• Students who were previously dismissed must reapply for admission no earlier than a year after they were dismissed.

Each year, exam high schools have a limited number of seats available in grades 9-11. The low supply of seats means schools are looking for the best-qualified applicants to backfill spaces created by attrition and student dismissals.

Decision Points

All transfer applicants must be academically on track for an on-time graduation based on the Michigan Merit Curriculum. Students with F's that have not been remediated will not be considered for admission. 

Strong GPA: Transfer applicants for Cass and Renaissance should have a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.5. Transfer applicants for the other schools should generally have at least a 2.8 GPA. Your GPA should be visible on your transcript and report cards.

Acceptance to all schools is subject to student qualifications and availability of seats at the student's grade level at the school(s) to which they are applying. School decisions are final. 

Entering 12th Grade

Cass and Renaissance do not admit applicants into 12th grade unless one of the following is true:

• They previously attended the school to which they are seeking admission. Re-admission is subject to the applicant's qualifications and available eats. 
• The student recently moved (or will be moving) to the Detroit area from another city that is not in the immediate vicinity of Detroit
• The student's school will be closed during the next school year, when they will graduate (this is rare)

There is no petition process for students who are already in high school. All applications are directly reviewed by the schools to which they are applying. School decisions are final.