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To graduate from high school, you must earn 26 credits.
To graduate from high school, you must earn 26 credits.
1 passed class = 1 credit towards graduation
Students take 8 courses each year which means you have the opportunity to earn 32 credits in high school.
Within these 26 credits, students must complete and pass 16 core courses as mandated by the state of North Carolina. These 16 core courses are listed below.
16 core courses:
16 core courses:
4 English credits:
4 English credits:
English 1
English 2
English 3
English 4
4 Math credits:
4 Math credits:
Math 1
Math 2
Math 3
+ 1 additional math course
3 Science Credits
3 Science Credits
+ 1 Health/PE credit:
+ 1 Health/PE credit:
Earth/ Environmental Science
Biology
A Physical Science*
Healthful Living
4 Humanities credits:
4 Humanities credits:
World History
Civics Literacy
American History
Economics & Personal Finance
Note: These are the minimum requirements for high school graduation. 4-year colleges and universities want to see that students go above and beyond these minimum requirements by taking other rigorous courses and doing well in those courses.
*A Physical Science = Physical Science, Chemistry, or Physics
Wake County Graduation Requirements Chart
Wake County Graduation Requirements Chart
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