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Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

High school 
  1. Ninth grade students must earn at least six (6) credits to be promoted to tenth grade. 
  2. Tenth grade students must earn a total of twelve (12) credits in ninth and tenth grade to be promoted to eleventh grade, 
  3. Eleventh grade students must earn a total of nineteen (19) credits ninth, tenth and eleventh grades or be able to earn a total of 27 credits by the end of their senior year to be promoted to twelfth grade. 
  4. Twelfth grade students must satisfy the following requirements for graduation: 
                  Credits                                        Course
                      4                                               English (9, 10, 11, 12)
                     .5                                               English Electives 
                      4                                               Mathematics
                      4                                               Science 
                      3                                               Social Studies
                     1.5                                             Physical Education 
                     .5                                               Health
                      9                                               Electives
                     .5                                               Computers
                   ____
                     27                                               Total Credits
 
                                                         GCCTC Graduation Requirements 
 
                  Credits                                        Course
                      4                                               English (9, 10, 11, 12)
                      3                                               Mathematics
                      3                                               Science 
                      3                                               Social Studies
                     1.5                                             Physical Education 
                     .5                                               Health
                    11.5                                            Electives
                     .5                                               Computers
                   ____
                     27                                               Total Credits
 
If a student drops out of the Career/Technology Center for any reason, they will be required to follow the graduation requirements for home school students. 
      5. Credits toward graduation begin in ninth grade. 
      6. Summer school credits will be accepted only from institutions which have received accreditation from the Commonwealth of         Pennsylvania or approved, by the principal. 
      7. Students can only receive credit for the the same course one time.  Students who retake a class for which they have already             received credit will not receive credit for that course. The grade earned the first time a course is passed will be used in all grade                   calculations. 
Graduation Requirements Starting the 2021-2022 School Year 
 
Ninth-grade students must earn at least six (6) credits to be promoted to tenth grade.
 
Tenth-grade students must earn a total of twelve (12) credits in ninth and tenth grade to be promoted to eleventh grade.
 
Eleventh-grade students must earn a total of nineteen (18) credits in ninth, tenth, and eleventh grades or be able to earn a total of 25 credits by the end of their senior year to be promoted to twelfth grade.
 

Course

Credits

English (9, 10, 11, 12)

4

Mathematics   

3

Science

3

Social Studies

3

Physical Education/Health

1.5

Electives focused on College/Career Pathways            

9.5

 

 

Total Credits Required to Graduate

25