Graduation Requirements

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To be eligible for a diploma, students must complete the high school’s graduation requirements. The high school principal, college counselors, grade level deans, and advisors will assist students in planning their academic programs so that all requirements are met. Students interested in presenting the strongest possible record for college admission may want to take more than the minimum requirements listed to the right.

Requirements

English
  • 4 years
History
  • 3.5 years: 3 years of Social Science, including U.S. History and Government or A.P. U.S. History, and one semester of Senior Seminar
Human Development
  • 1 semester: Required for all freshmen
Foreign Language
  • 3 years in one langauge
Mathematics
  • 3 years, including Algebra I and II, Geometry
Science
  • 3 years of Laboratory Science: All students must take Biology, plus Chemistry and/or Physics
Art History
  • 1 semester of Art History
Music History
  • 1 semester of Music History
Visual and Performing Arts
  • 1 full year in a single discipline
Community Service
  • 20 hours per year of high school
Physical Education
  • 2 years (may be fulfilled by team sports, dance, or cheerleading)

Graduation 2005

Graduation 2005