Graduation
Traditional Diploma Requirements
Subject Area
Language Arts (English)
Mathematics
Science
Social Science (History)
Arts
Healthy Lifestyles (Health & PE)
Career Technical Education
Digital Literacy
Financial Literacy
Total “Required Courses”
Total “Elective Courses”
Total Graduation
Credits
(4.0) Credits
(3.0) Credits
(3.0) Credits
(3.0) Credits
(1.5) Credits
(2.0) Credits
(1.0) Credits
(0.5) Credits
(0.5) Credits
(18.5) Credits
(8.5) Credits
(27) Credits
Honors Diploma
ACT Composite Score
Achieve a 21 or better ACT composite score or Superscore.
Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or Higher
Course Criteria: (Student must earn a “C” or better in each required class)
- English – 4 credits (One must be AP or CE)
- Math – 4 progressive credits (One must be AP or CE)
- Science – 3 credits (One must be AP or CE)
- Social Science – 3 credits (2.5 from required and .5 social studies elective)
- No Foreign Language requirement
Valedictorian & Salutatorian
- All candidates must have a cumulative GPA of 4.0 at the end of third quarter of their senior year.
- Class rank will be determined using a point system valuing classes from the areas of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.
- The student with the highest class rank will be the Valedictorian. The student with the second highest class rank will be the Salutatorian.
- 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
- 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
- AP Language Arts
- AP Literature
- 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.