Graduation Requirements

Graduation Ceremonies Participation: The Washington County School District requires that students meet all graduation requirements in order to participate in graduation ceremonies.

Traditional Diploma Requirements

Subject Area Credits

Language Arts (English)  (4.0) Credits

Mathematics (3.0) Credits

Science (3.0) Credits

Social Science (History) (3.0) Credits

Arts (1.5) Credits

Healthy Lifestyles (Health & PE) (2.0) Credits

Career and Technical Education (CTE) (1.0) Credits

Digital Literacy (0.5) Credits

Financial Literacy (0.5) Credits

Total “Required Courses” (18.5) Credits

Total “Elective Courses” (8.5) Credits

Total Graduation (27) Credits

Changes for the 2027-2028 School Year: Class of 2028 and Beyond

For students in the graduating Class of 2028, the total credits required for graduation will increase from 27 to 28.

• New Social Studies Requirement: In accordance with state law, students are now required to complete an additional .5 credit of Social Studies.

• American Government & Citizenship: To meet this requirement, the previous .5 credit "US Government" course is being replaced by a full 1.0 credit "American Government and Citizenship" course. This course provides a deeper dive into the foundations of our democracy and the responsibilities of civic life.

Valedictorian & Salutatorian

1. All candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 4.0 at the end of third quarter of their senior year. 

2. Class rank will be determined using a point system valuing classes from the areas of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

3. The student with the highest class rank will be the Valedictorian. The student with the second highest class rank will be the Salutatorian.

4. The following SCHS courses are worth 1 point:

   • Language Arts 9 Honors

   • Language Arts 10 Honors

   • Language Arts 11 Honors

   • Geography for Life Honors

   • World Civilization Honors

   • Math 1 Extended

   • Math 2 Extended

   • Math 3 Extended

   • Calculus

   • Chemistry

   • Physics

The following SCHS concurrent enrollment courses are worth 1 point:

4. • ENGL 1010

   • ENGL 2010

   • ENGL 2200

   • CHEM 1010 w/ Lab 1015

   • Human Biology 1200

   • CE HIST 1700 American History

   • POLS 1100 American Government

   • MATH 1040

   • MATH 1050

Any other concurrent enrollment courses available through an accredited institution in the area of English, Math, Science, and Social Science

5. The following SCHS AP courses are worth 2 points:

   • AP Language Arts

   • AP Literature

   • AP World History

   • AP US History

   • AP US Government

   • AP Psychology

   • AP Biology

   • AP Chemistry

   • AP Calculus

   • AP Chinese

   • AP Spanish

   • AP French

Any other advanced placement courses available through an accredited institution in the area of English, Math, Science, and Social Science. 

* Note – In the event of a tie in rank after implementing the point system, ACT score will determine final class ranking.