Graduation Requirements

Subject Requirements

● Physical Education and Health for each year of attendance ● 4 Years of Language Arts Literacy (English) ● 3 years of Mathematics* ● 3 years of Science* ● 2 years of a World Language ● 1 year of World History ● 2 years of United States History

1 year of Visual and Performing Arts

All Art Courses ● All Music (except Materials of Music) ● CAD ● Photography● Theater Arts ● All TV Production courses ● Graphic Arts

1 year in Career Education, and Consumer, Family and Life Skills

● All Family and Consumer Science Courses ● All Technology Education Courses● All Business Courses ● All Computer Courses● All TV Production Courses ● Journalism

1 year of Humanities

● All English Electives ● All World Language Courses ● All Art Courses ● Materials of Music ● All World Studies Courses

● ½ year of Financial, Economic, Business and Entrepreneurial Literacy

● Principles of Business ● Entrepreneurship ● Managing Personal Finance● Accounting ● Financial Literacy ● Economics

● Technological Literacy (infused into the curriculum)

*It is highly recommended that students pursue a 4 year course of study in math and science to meet the admissions criteria of many colleges and universities. The following is a list of courses which fulfill various graduation requirements. Please note that courses may not be used to fulfill more than one requirement

Credit Requirements - 135 credits are required for graduation. Students are permitted to take a maximum of 40 credits during the school year. Students will not receive any credit for study hall. Please see the “Grade Point Average” section below for calculation thereof.

There is also a Testing Requirement for Graduation. Please Click here for more information from NJ