GRADUATION
Only students who have met all requirements on the day of graduation may
participate in graduation exercises and receive their diplomas. Seniors who are
placed in the alternative school during the final nine-weeks of the school year
will not be allowed to return to the home school for graduation practice and
graduation.
THERE
ARE TWO (2) DIFFERENT SETS OF REQUIREMENTS DEPENDING ON CHOICE OF PATH
SELECTION. STUDENTS
MUST CHOOSE TECHNICAL PATH OR UNIVERSITY PART AT END OF 8TH GRADE.
CHANGE OF PATH/GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CAN OCCUR AS LATE AS END OF 11TH
GRADE. CHOICE OF PATH DOES
DETERMINE WHICH SET OF GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STUDENT MUST FOLLOW
DURING HIS FOUR YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL. BOTH PATHS MAY BE CHOSEN.
| TECHNICAL PATH | UNIVERSITY PATH |
| (MIN. REQUIREMENTS TO GRADUATE) | (MIN. REQUIREMENTS TO GRADUATE) |
| ENGLISH 4 CREDITS | ENGLISH 4 CREDITS |
| MATH *3 CREDITS (TERMINATING COURSE MUST BE AT LEAST MATH TECH II OR ALGEBRA I) | ALGEBRA I 1 CREDIT |
|
GEOMETRY 1 CREDIT |
|
| ALGEBRA
II
1 CREDIT |
|
| SCIENCE 3 CREDITS (RECOMMENDED SCIENCE I-A, BIO/TECH, PHYSICAL SCIENCE, BIOLOGY, PRIN./TECH.) | SCIENCE
I-A OR PHYSICAL SCIENCE 1 CREDIT |
BIOLOGY I 1 CREDIT |
|
| CHEMISTRY OR
PRIN./TECH
1 CREDIT (REQ. IF SCIENCE I-A IS NOT TAKEN) |
|
| WORLD GEOGRAPHY 1 CREDIT | WORLD GEOGRAPHY 1 CREDIT |
| U.S. GOVERNMENT ***1 CREDIT | U.S.
GOVERNMENT
***1 CREDIT |
| ECONOMICS **1 CREDIT (1 CREDIT-MARKETING ED (JR/SR YR) REPLACES ECONOMICS REQUIREMENT) | ECONOMICS
**1 CREDIT |
| UNITED STATES HISTORY 1 CREDIT | UNITED STATES
HISTORY
1 CREDIT |
| WELLNESS 1 CREDIT | WELLNESS
1 CREDIT |
|
TECHNICAL ELECTIVES 4 CREDITS (FOCUSING ON A PARTICULAR TECH AREA) |
FOREIGN
LANGUAGE
(SAME)
2 CREDITS |
| VISUAL/PERFORMING
ARTS
1 CREDIT |
|
| ....................................................................................... | ....................................................................................... |
|
TOTAL REQUIRED COURSES 19 CREDITS |
TOTAL REQUIRED
COURSES
18 CREDITS |
TOTAL ELECTIVE COURSES 9 CREDITS |
TOTAL ELECTIVE
COURSES
10 CREDITS |
| ....................................................................................... | ....................................................................................... |
| TOTAL CREDITS TO GRADUATE 28 CREDITS | TOTAL CREDITS TO
GRADUATE
28 CREDITS |
BECAUSE
STUDENTS ARE ENROLLED IN 8 CLASSES EACH YEAR FOR 4 YEARS, THIS MAKES 32 CREDITS
POSSIBLE, THUS INCREASING THEIR TOTAL NUMBER OF ELECTIVES AS FOLLOWS:
TECH
PATH (9 TOTAL ELECTIVES)
UNIVERSITY PATH - (10 TOTAL ELECTIVES)
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BELOW FOR EXPLANATION FOR THESE ITEMS**********
*
COMPETENCY MATH WILL NOT COUNT AS MATH CREDIT FOR GRADUATION.
COMPETENCY MATH WILL COUNT FOR ELECTIVE CREDIT ONLY.
**
STUDENTS MAY MEET THE (1 CREDIT) ECONOMIC REQUIREMENT BY:
1. One Credit of Economics
2. One Credit of Marketing Education
***
AMERICAN BUSINESS LEGAL SYSTEMS CAN SUBSTITUTE FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT.
CREDIT REQUIREMENTS FOR HOMEROOM CLASSIFICATION
SOPHOMORES
7 CREDITS
JUNIORS
14 CREDITS
SENIORS
20 CREDITS (or enough to graduate)
Students
in the Class of 2003, and 2004 must have a passing (70) average on the TCAP
Competency in Language and Math before he/she can be awarded a regular high
school diploma. Beginning
with the Class of 2005, students will be required to pass Gateway exams in
Algebra I, Biology, and English II in order to receive a regular high school
diploma.