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Students > Academics > Course Offerings (Program of Studies) > Graduation Requirements
Each student in grades 9 through 12 must carry a full schedule of at least 7 credits each year in order to be classified as a full-time student. In exceptional cases, a student may be allowed to carry fewer credits with the approval of the principal. Promotion from one grade to the next, and ultimately graduation, will be based on the satisfactory completion of individual courses.
In order to be eligible for graduation, each student must satisfactorily complete a minimum number of course credits in grades 9-12. The basic graduation credit requirements, which all students must successfully pass, include:
| English |
4.0 Credits |
| Social Studies |
4.0 Credits1 |
| Mathematics |
3.0 Credits |
| Science |
4.0 Credits2 |
| Arts (Art, Music, & Theater) |
1.0 Credit |
| Physical Education |
2.0 Credits4 |
| Health |
0.5 Credit3, 4 |
| Business |
1.0 Credit4 |
| Family and Consumer Science |
0.25 Credit |
| Electives |
3.75 Credits |
| Graduation Project |
0.5 Credit4 |
| TOTAL REQUIRED CREDITS |
24.0 Credits |
1 = Must pass 19th Century US History, 20th Century US History or AP US History, and Global Studies
2 = Must pass Biology/ Biological Applications - A fourth math credit may be substituted for the fourth science credit.
3 = Must pass 11th Grade Health
4 = May be taken at North Montco Technical Career Center
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