New Jersey Graduation Requirements

In order to receive a core technical certificate for an occupational, technical or vocational education program, a student must earn a minimum of 40 credits. Full-time students, in order to graduate, must earn 140 credits and meet all New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards. All shared-time students must carry a minimum of ten credits each semester and 20 credits for each year. All full time students must carry a minimum of 20 credits per semester and 40 credits per year. 

In order to advance to the next grade level students must meet the following minimum credit requirements:

• Grade 10 - 35 credits including all NJDOE Core Curriculum Content Requirements

• Grade 11 - 70 credits including all NJDOE Core Curriculum Content Requirements

• Grade 12 - 105 credits including all NJDOE Core Curriculum Content Requirements

• To Graduate - 140 credits including all NJDOE Core Curriculum Content Requirements

Students who fail courses can recover credits through online summer course offerings. In order to remain eligible to meet credit requirements, students must recover failed courses that exceed five credits per year before beginning the next school year. Due to the course requirements and sequencing of career and technical classes, students are not afforded additional elective credits to make-up failed courses. Students who do not meet the minimum credits for advancement to the next grade may be removed from the program and return to their resident high school.

SCVTS offered courses that meet NJDOE Core Curriculum Content Requirements:

ELA - 20 credits

• English 9 or Honors English 9

• English 10 or Honors English 10

• English 11 or Honors English 11

• English 12 or Honors English 12

Mathematics - 15 credits

• Geometry or Honors Geometry

• Algebra I or Honors Algebra I

• Algebra II or Honors Algebra II

• Honors Pre-Calculus

• Calculus 101

• Calculus 102

Science - 15 credits

• Environmental Science

• Biology or Honors Biology I

• Chemistry or Honors Chemistry

• Chemistry 101

• Chemistry 102

• Anatomy and Physiology 220

• Anatomy and Physiology 221

Social Studies - 15 credits

• World History or Honors World History

• US History I or Honors US History I

• US History II or Honors US History II

• World History 161

Financial Business and Literacy

• Work Based Learning

Health and Physical Education - 15 credits

• PE and Health 9

• PE and Health 10

• PE and Health 11

• PE and Health 12

World Languages - 5 credits

• Spanish I

• Spanish II

Grade point averages are calculated on two scales. GPA is stated as simple or weighted.

• GPA Formula (Simple):

Grade points multiplied by potential credit earned divided by sum of potential credit

• GPA Formula (Weighted):

Grade points plus added value multiplied by potential credit = calculation

Calculation divided by potential credit = weighted GPA

GPA Points:

A = 4

B = 3

C = 2

D = 1

F = 0

Added Value:

College classes receives 1 additional GPA point on scale

Honors classes receives 0.5 additional GPA point on scale

The class rank is based upon a student's weighted GPA. Class rank for full time students is considered on the number of full time students at the Career and Technical High School in that grade level regardless of academy or program.