from dress code, though on these days students must still dress within the specified theme. Finally, the school holds "free dress days", typically on the last day of the semester, where students are allowed to wear anything which fits within the wider AUHSD dress code. Violation of dress code during normal school hours results in the student being forced to change clothes in addition to an assigned consequence according to the school's progressive discipline policy (typically detention). Too many of such infractions may even cause the offender to lose the privilege of participating in the free dress days. Academics Oxford Academy aims to best prepare its students for college in a number of ways. For one, it runs on a "block schedule", holding even periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays and odd periods on Wednesdays and Fridays, mirroring the longer but more spaced out class structure found at most American universities. The school also provides a large selection of advanced placement (AP) courses for potential future college credit, even some which are mandatory (including, but not limited to, AP English Language and AP US History). Oxford offers classes which fit the University of California "A-G Course" requirements, guaranteeing that students graduate having fulfilled the minimum course requirements for attending a school in the UC system. Students may even dual enroll at nearby Cypress College to take courses which directly transfer to CSU or UC system schools. Oxford Academy upholds a strict GPA requirement for its students. 7th and 8th graders must maintain a 2.5, 9th and 10th graders a 2.7, and 11th and 12th graders a 3.0 grade point average in order to avoid being placed on academic probation. Failure to improve one's academic performance to this standard results in expulsion from the school. Aside from its standard classes, Oxford also offers four different pathways - Biotechnology, Business, Computer Science, and Engineering - in an effort to expose students to different fields of study they may pursue after high school. In junior high, students take a pathway introductory course lasting one quarter each. Afterwards, in high school, students select a pathway and take three corresponding courses at their own pace. Students are also required to take at least four years of foreign language and two years of some visual and performing arts (also called VAPA). The foreign language offerings have changed over the years, with French and Mandarin being taught in