Students shall meet the minimum credit requirements in order to earn a high school diploma from the East Pennsboro Area High School. In addition to earning these credits all students must also meet the school attendance requirements, satisfy one of the five statewide high school graduations pathways under Act 158 (see "State High School Graduation Pathways" below), and complete all required elements of the EP Pathfinders Career Development Program.

Use the downloadable and print friendly worksheet to keep track of your credits and make a plan for your high school academic career.

Each year at the high school, students schedule 7 credits that they will earn if they successfully pass their classes. In order to be promoted to the next grade level, students must earn a minimum number of credits each year.  A total of 25 credits is required to earn an East Pennsboro diploma, as outlined above.

 Credits necessary to move into the next grade level are laid out in this chart.

Students MUST successfully pass their grade level English and Social Studies courses each year, as these courses are sequential.  If a student fails one of these courses, they must complete credit recovery, or risk being required to return to school for a 5th year.