Graduation Requirements & Promotion

Students are expected to earn 35 credits yearly, keeping in mind that graduation requirements (listed below) must be fulfilled. Consult the tables below to determine the number of credits needed for graduation and promotion. Any student with a question regarding the number of credits he or she has earned should check with his or her guidance counselor. Any student not achieving the required number of credits will be retained in the appropriate grade.

PROMOTION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL CLASSES

Promotion to: Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Graduation Requirements

Number of Credits: 27 55 84 115

REQUIREMENTS FOR A DIPLOMA

1. Students must pass a minimum number of full year courses or their equivalency according to the chart listed below:

Required Courses

English 20 credits

Social Studies 15 credits (includes 5.0 credits in US History)

Science 15 credits

Mathematics* 15 credits

World Languages 10 credits (of the same language at the high school level)

Wellness** 10 credits (one semester each year of high school)

Visual, Fine & Applied Arts*** 5 credits

*Please note: The Massachusetts State Colleges and Universities will require four years of Mathematics.

** Students are required to take 1 semester of the required grade level Wellness course each year.

*** Included in this category are any courses in the Visual Arts, Performing Arts or Business and Technology sections, as well as Culinary Arts, International Cuisine and Culture, Journalism, Yearbook Design and Publishing, Creative Writing and Speech.

Total credit requirements are: 115 credits

2. Students must achieve a competency determination on the English/Language Arts, Mathematics and Science MCAS tests.