• Eligibility

    GLK-UAIS applications are open to 8th grade students in Macomb, Oakland, Wayne, Lapeer, and St. Clair counties.

    Applicants MUST have completed Algebra I prior to starting 9th grade. If a student is neither currently enrolled in Algebra I in the 8th grade, nor has completed the course prior to 8th grade, arrangements must be made for the student to complete Algebra I before matriculating to GLK-UAIS.

    For information on how students currently in Math 8 should complete this requirement, please contact your home school counselor.

    Application Process Timeline

    • GLK-UAIS IB Program Information Night: November 13, 2024
      • Families of 8th grade students are invited to attend our informational night for the GLK-UAIS specialty program, offered through Utica Community Schools!
        More details about the four-year International Baccalaureate program and the application process will be shared at this event. At the event, applications will also be accepted from UCS students as well as students currently enrolled outside of the school district.
    • GLK-UAIS Shadow Experience: November 4, 2024 – February 15, 2025
    • Application period opens: December 6, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
    • Applications Due: December 20, 2024 at 4:00 p.m.
    • Schools of Choice Application Period: tentatively January 6 – September 5, 2025 
      • All applicants who reside outside the UCS district boundaries will be required to apply for Schools of Choice during this application period.
    • Testing Dates: January 18 and January 25, 2025
    • Accept/Decline/Waitlist notifications: will be sent by email Feb 28, 2025
    • Program Commitment Date: March 14, 2025, by 3:00 p.m.

    Applicants will be evaluated on the following criteria:

    • NWEA Mathematics - Student should be on track for College and Career Readiness 
    • NWEA Reading - Student should be on track for College and Career Readiness 
    • Algebra 1 completed by start of fall semester
    • Socratic Circle testing, click here for the Socratic Circle Rubric - Student participation scored for feedback

  • GLK-UAIS Entrance Exam Results Guidelines

    The following rules and guidelines are in place regarding our entrance testing:

    1. We do not give access to assessments (including review, student scores, or cut scores)
    2. Students may not retest for acceptance
    3. We will not make individual meetings to discuss testing successes/failures
    4. We will not provide student scores
    5. We will disclose location on waiting lists

    GLK-UAIS Program Policies

    The following policies are required to be implemented by all IB World Schools under the International Baccalaureate Organization umbrella. These policies comprise the foundation upon which we at GLK-UAIS make choices in our daily lives. All members of our community are expected to live up to the highest standards of behavior in the area of personal integrity and respect for others. Below are five integral specialty program policies that serve GLK-UAIS and its students:

    GLK-UAIS Academic Honesty Policy

    GLK-UAIS Assessment Policy

    GLK-UAIS Language Policy

    GLK-UAIS Inclusion Policy

    GLK-UAIS Access and Admission Policy

    GLK-UAIS Transfer Policy

    UCS students cannot transfer to GLK-UAIS in the 10th, 11th, or 12th grades. Students may be granted the opportunity to transfer to GLK-UAIS provided that they matriculate from a comparable IBO World School, space is available, and we can provide a schedule that meets program requirements for our students. For more information about transferring from another IBO World School, please contact our IB Diploma Coordinator, Jennifer Gebbie, at jennifer.gebbie@uticak12.org.