Graduation Requirements

Kentucky Department of Education / Oldham County Board of Education / Oldham County High School Site Based Decision Making (SBDM) Council

A traditional Oldham County High School Diploma requires a student to:

• Complete 8 semesters of high school
• Make a good faith effort to complete the appropriate state-mandated assessment in the year of accountability
• Demonstrate, in accordance with district guidelines, varied technical skills and completion of ILP to 100% each year of high school.
• Earn number of required credits in each area to meet minimal Graduation Requirements

• Notes on Graduation Requirements:
• Integrated Social Studies or AP Geography; World History or AP World History; and United States History or AP US History are social studies options to meet the three credit graduation requirement.
• Science courses must include a biology course (Biology 1 or Pre-AP Biology 1), a chemistry course, (Introduction to Chemistry, Chemistry 1 or Pre-AP Chemistry 1), and a physics course (Introduction to Physics, Physics 1, AP Physics 1).
• If a student were to receive four credits in math prior to the senior year because of high school credits earned in middle school, that student is still required to have a math course each year of their high school career.
• Students will be required to complete their Individual Learning Plan (ILP) annually to 100% completion status.
• State Assessments as outlined by Kentucky Department of Education and OCHS Site Based Council
  • Beginning July 1, 2018 all Oldham County students must pass a board-approved civics test in order to graduate from high school. The test will be comprised of 100 questions from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services test. Students must score a minimum of 60% on the test, which may be taken as many times as necessary to pass. A student who has passed a similar test within the previous five (5) years shall not be required to take the test. The required testing is subject to the requirements and accommodations of a student's individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 Plan.
  • State ACT - Juniors
  • KPREP
• Pre-College Curriculum for the State of Kentucky requires at least two years of world language in the same language.