Graduation Requirements

Subject Area	Requirements	Course Offerings
English	4.00 credits	9th—English 10th—Communication and Western Literature 11th—Composition and American Literature 12th—Semester Courses: 19th Century Literature World Literature/Creative Writing Contemporary Women Writers Men's Studies/Multicultural Literature/Film and Literature
Math	3.00 credits	Grades 9-12 Regular Track—Geometry/Algebra II- Trigonometry/Functions Probability and Trigonometry/Basic Statistics&Discrete Math Accelerated Track—Honors Geometry/Honors Algebra II- Trigonometry/Analytic Algebra and Trigonometry/ Pre-Calculus/AP Calculus AB/AP Statistics
Science	3.00 credits	9th—Physical Science 10th—Biology/Honors Biology 11th—Chemistry/Honors Chemistry 12th—Physics/Honors Physics; Anatomy and Physiology/Environmental Studies
Social Studies	4.00 credits	9th—World History 10th—World History 11th—Modern United States History 11th and 12th Grade Semester Courses: Economics/Constitutional Law/Anthropology/ Ethics and Philosophy/21st Century
World Language	3.00 credits	Grades 9-12—French, Mandarin, Spanish
Physical Ed.	2.00 credits	9th—Physical Education 10th—Physical Education
Health	0.25 credits	9th-Health
Fine Arts	3.00 credits	Art, Drama, Instrumental Music, Vocal Music
Service Project	0.50 credits	Each senior must have completed .5 credits of service in or out of school during the upper school years.
Senior Seminar		0.25 credits
Senior Performance		0.25 credits
Total Academic credits Required: 23.25 credits
Total Required for Graduation: 28.00 credits
The remaining credits needed to meet the minimum required for graduation may be earned by taking elective courses offered throughout the curriculum. In the area of fine arts, students are encouraged to take courses in each of the four areas although it is not required.