Graduation Requirement
Four years of upper school attendance are required with a minimum of 22 credits to be earned in grades 9 – 12. Credits are awarded on a semester basis. The required 22 credits must include the following:
| English |
4 credits |
Grade 9: English 9 or Honors English 9 Grade 10: English 10 or Honors English 10 Grade 11 and 12: Full-year courses each year. Note: Journalism, Writing Workshop & Seminar, Poetry Seminar & Workshop, and Expository Writing do NOT fulfill this requirement. |
| Public Speaking | 1 credit |
Students may satisfy the requirement by taking: Public Speaking, Rhetoric, & Debate, International Relations/Honors International Relations/IB Global Politics, or AP Research; or, by taking Theater Arts, or Honors Theater. IB Diploma students may fulfill the requirement automatically through TOK Year 2. Note that students may NOT satisfy both the public speaking and the performing & visual arts requirements with the same course. |
| History & Social Studies |
3 credits |
Grade 9: History of Asia or AP World History: Modern Grade 10: History of Europe or AP European History Grade 11: United States History or AP United States History or IBHL 1: US History |
| Mathematics |
3 credits |
3 Credits |
| Computer Science and Robotics | 0.5 credit | All courses offered in the Computer Science and Robotics Department satisfy the graduation requirement. |
| Science |
3 credits |
Grade 9: Physics Grade 10: Chemistry Grade 11: Biology |
| Performing Arts or Visual Arts |
1 credit |
This requirement can be fulfilled by taking visual arts and/or performing arts courses that total 1 credit. Note that students may NOT satisfy both the public speaking and the performing & visual arts requirements with the same course. |
| World Languages or Classics |
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3rd year proficiency |
| Health & PE |
2 credits |
Required for ninth and tenth grade students |
The balance of the required credits will be made up of elective courses.