High School

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Graduation Requirements

27.5 credits will be required to graduate from LHS

Required courses/credits include:

4 Credits of English

• English 9 (1 credit)

• English 10 (1 credit)

• English 11 or College-Prep English (1 credit)

• English 12 (1 credit) orHigher Education English Courses (1.5 credits)

NOTE: Juniors who wish to fulfill their senior English requirements with higher education courses must take the 1-credit College-Prep English course in their junior year

• .5 credit of English must be taken during the senior year

3 Credits of Mathematics

• Algebra (1 credit)

• Geometry (1 credit)

• Intermediate Algebra (1 credit)

NOTE: 1/2 credit may be earned in Algebra Basics with teacher permission

3 Credits of Science

• Integrated Science or Biology in grade 9 (1 credit)

• Biology (if not taken in grade 9) (1 credit)

• One more Science credit

NOTE: students are encouraged to take General Chemistry (1 credit)

3 Credits of Social Studies

• American History (1 credit)

• Political Science (.5 credit)

• 3 Social Studies selections (.5 credit each)

1 Credit of Personal Finance

• Personal Finance (.5 credits)

• Finance and Investing (.5 credits)

1.5 Credits of Physical Education

• Phy Ed 9 (.5 credit)

• 2 Phy Ed selections (.5 credit each)

Other Required Courses:

• .5 Credit of Co-Health

• .5 Credit of Computer Applications

All other credits will be earned by selecting elective course options.  Please see the Loyal High School Course Description Book and the CWETN Course Description Book.

Eight credits of music may apply toward graduation.

*Classes approved for the third credit/year of Mathematics and Science at Loyal High School will apply toward the credit requirements to graduate from Loyal High School.  However, these classes may not be accepted as math/science credit at other secondary schools or post-secondary institutions.  Please consider this as you select your third Mathematics and third Science credits.

*Basic Algebra can count as .5 credit of Mathematics toward LHS graduation.

*Animal Science can count as .5 credit of Science toward LHS graduation.

*Horticulture can count as .5 credit of Science toward LHS graduation.

Foreign Language--2 years of foreign language are recommended, but not required for graduation.  UW Madison requires students have 2 years of a foreign language for acceptance. 

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