Graduation Requirements

WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Required Credits = 30

Elective Credits = 26

Total Credits Required for Graduation = 56

Math: 6 credits required = 3 years

9 Integrated Math A 9 Algebra A

9 Integrated Math B 9 Algebra B

10 Algebra A 10 Geometry A

10 Algebra B OR 10 Geometry B

11 Geometry A 11 Algebra II A

11 Geometry B 11 Algebra II A

Science: 6 credits required = 3 years

9 Science I A

9 Science I B

10 Science II A

10 Science II B

11 Science III A

11 Science III B

Social Studies: 6 credits required = 3 years

10 US History A

10 US History B

11 World History I or II

11 or 12 Personal Finance

12 Modern US History I or II

12 American Government

English: 8 credits required = 4 years

9 English 9A

9 English 9B

10 English 10A

10 English 10B

11 Creative Writing

11 American Literature

12 Writing (Writing 12 or College Prep Writing or AP English A or Composition I)

12 Reading (Modern Prose or College Prep Reading or AP English B or Composition II or Fundamentals of Oral Communication)

Physical Education: 4 credits required

9 PE 9/10

10 PE 9/10

11 Team PE or Life Activities PE or Strength and Conditioning

12 Team PE or Life Activities PE or Strength and Conditioning or Personal Workout

**Any additional course in the departments listed above is considered to be elective credit.

Additional View of Graduation Requirements

To obtain a diploma from Washington High School students must successfully complete the required credits and select additional elective credits to complete a full 4-block schedule. Fifty-six (56) credits are required to graduate.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENT CHECK

Students are required to earn 56 credits to graduate from Washington High School. It is the responsibility of the student and/or parent to make certain all requirements are met. STUDENTS FAILING COURSES SHOULD SEE THE COUNSELOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

DIPLOMA OF MERIT

Students desiring a Diploma of Merit at commencement must earn 64 credits and a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Students receiving the Diploma of Merit will receive special acknowledgement at Commencement, a gold seal attached to the diploma as well as a notation in the student’s individual cumulative folder.