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Graduation Requirements


Graduation requirements include a minimum of 26.5 total credits as well as thirty (30) hours of community service. The following table specifies the minimum credit requirements for each subject:

SUBJECT

REQUIRED CREDIT(S)

Religion

4.00 credits

English

4.00 credits

Social Studies

4.00 credits

Mathematics

4.00 credits

Science

4.00 credits

Language2

3.00 credits / 4.00 credits1

Physical Education/Health

1.50 credits3

Fine Arts

1.00 credit

Computer Science4

1.00 credit

 

Additional Notes


For a year-by-year breakdown, see the curriculum sequence.

  1. Higher option (4.00 credits) credit recommendation for more selective colleges. Beginning with the Class of 2009, 4.00 credits in Mathematics will be required for graduation.
  2. Two years of a foreign language followed by two years of a different language may be substituted.
  3. Physical Education/Health Requirement for Classes 2004 and 2005 is 2.00 credits.
  4. Computer Science Requirement for Classes 2004 and 2005 is 0.50 credits.

 

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