HS Graduation Requirements
Please be aware that high school promotional criteria are different than middle school.
9th grade - accumulation of 8 credits.
10th grade - accumulation of 24 credits
(including 2 years of English and 2 years of Global History)
11th grade - accumulation of 36 credits
12th grade- accumulation of 44 credits
(4 years of English, 4 years of Social Studies, 3 years of Science, 3 years of Math, 2 years of Art and/or Music and/or Drama, 1 year of Foreign Language, 1 year of Health, 4 years of Physical Education, and 7 Electives)
In order to receive a high school regents diploma, all students must pass the following regents:
1 Math (Algebra)
1 Science
Global History
U.S. History
English
In order to receive an advanced high school regents diploma, students must pass above mentioned regents,
AS WELL AS...
Living Environment
Geometry and Trigonometry
Foreign Language
Early Decision and Early Action Choice
Early Decision (ED) and Early Action (EA) plans can be beneficial to students- BUT only to those who have thought through their college options carefully and have a clear preference for one institution.
Early Decision plans are binding- a student who is accepted MUSTattend the college. You can only apply to one early decision school.
Early Action plans are non-binding- a student receives an early response to their application but do not have to commit to the college until the normal reply date of May 1st. Each school with an EA program differs in their guidelines and policies.
Please research your list of schools. Some schools do not offer the EA/ED program.
If you will be applying for early decision or early action, please let Ms. Park know so that she can begin your college process early.