High School Graduation Course Requirements
A student must have accumulated 28 hours of credits during their high school career which encompasses 9th through 12th grades. Each field of study has a certain number of credits that must be completed. A credit is earned when one YEAR of study in a certain subject is completed. A normal credit load is 8 credits per year.
The requirements for high school graduation in each area are the following:
| MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS | RECOMMENDED FOR COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS |
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| LANGUAGE A | 4 credits (four years of study) | 4 credits (four years of study) |
| MATH | 3 credits (three years of study) Required: Alg.1, Geometry, and Alg.11/Trig. |
4 credits (four years of study) |
| SCIENCE | 3 credits (three years of study) Required: Biology & Chemistry |
4 credits (four years of study) |
| SOCIAL STUDIES | 3 credits (three years of study) | 4 credits (four years of study) |
| FINE ARTS | 1 credit (one year of study) | 2 credits (two years of study) |
| PHYSICAL ED | 2 credits (two years of study) | same as minimum requirements |
| LANGUAGE B | 3 credits (three years of study) | same as minimum requirements |
| TECHNOLOGY | 1 credit | same as minimum requirements |
| ELECTIVES | these can be chosen from either the 4 core areas of study such as English, Math, Science, or Social Studies or they can be taken from other electives.) | same as minimum requirements |
| COMMUNITY SERVICE | 50 hours (Class of 2010) 75 hours (Class of 2011) 100 hours (Class of 2012 and onwards) |
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N.B.: Exceptions to these rules must be determined by the Director or a designated committee of the faculty.