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The Washington State Legislature authorized the State Board of Education (SBE) to establish state graduation requirements. In 2019, new legislation (Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1599) removed the explicit link of the state assessment to graduation, replacing it with a set of pathway options for graduation.
New Pathway Options: In order to graduate from high school, students must meet any combination of at least one ELA and one math option of the options listed below.
English & Math State Testing: Smarter-Balanced Assessment
English & Math State Testing: Smarter-Balanced Assessment
Meet or exceed the graduation scores on the Washington State Assessments in English/Language Arts (ELA) (score 2548) and Mathematics (score 2595).
Dual Credit Courses
Dual Credit Courses
Earn at least one high school credit in ELA and at least one high school credit in math in dual credit courses (Running Start, College in the High School, and Career and Technical Education dual credit courses - Business Communication, Financial Fitness). Students do not have to pay fees or claim college credit to meet this pathway, but they must be eligible for college credit at the level of 100 or higher, by meeting the program criteria established by the local district and the applicable higher education entity.
AP Courses & Exams
AP Courses & Exams
For both ELA and math, earn a 3 or higher on certain Advanced Placement exams or pass the course with at least a C+.
Qualifying AP classes:
Math - Calculus, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Statistics
English - Language/Composition, Literature, Psychology, US History, World History, Government
SAT or ACT
SAT or ACT
Meet or exceed the graduation scores set by SBE in the math and ELA portions of the SAT or ACT.
SAT cut scores: Math 430, ELA 410
ACT cut scores: Math 16, ELA 14
ASVAB
ASVAB
Meet standard on the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery) by scoring at least the minimum established by the military for eligibility to serve in a branch of the armed forces. The cut score can change each year. OSPI will post the score twice a year. The current cut score is 31.
CTE Coursework
CTE Coursework
Complete a sequence of Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses: two or more high school credits of CTE courses in a progression tailored to the student's goals and relevant to the postsecondary pathway(s) outlined in the student's High School and Beyond Plan. The sequence must appear on the list of BHS approved CTE Coursework Pathways
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