Early Admission to College and Graduation from Shaker High School

A limited number of students who have not completed all of the requirements for graduation from Shaker High School may be accepted into college at the end of their junior year. In order to be eligible for this program, a student must have attended Shaker High School as a full-time student for a period of one school year. In addition, students wishing to pursue this option must have successfully completed three years of physical education, English and Social Studies and passed all of the Regents exams required for graduation. Interested students must also complete an application and submit it through their school counselor to the building principal for approval. Those students who receive approval will be awarded a Shaker High School diploma after successfully completing their first year of college, which must include the equivalent of two semesters of English and Social Studies and confirmed by the submission of a completed official transcript to the Counseling Department Office. Those students wishing to participate in graduation ceremonies must notify the Taft Hall Principal by April 1 of the year in which they plan to graduate.