Graduation Requirements
The graduation requirements for the Class of 2010 is 24 credits: 4 Social Studies credits; including Civics, Modern Hawaiian History, World History, and United States History; 4 English credits; 3 Math credits, 3 Science credits,.5 Health credits; .5 Personal Transition Plan (PTP) credit; and 1 Physical Education credit 6 elective credits, 2 "consecutive electives"(2 credits in: World Language OR Career and Technical Education OR Fine Arts). In order to be a class valedictorian students must do a senior project which is worth 1 credit (earning a total of 25 credits for a BOE recognized diploma-students must have a minimum 3.0 gpa to earn this type of diploma). Passing all 4 years of citizenship (equivalent to 1 year of social studies and 1 year of elective credit) is required in order to walk the line at graduation. A passing grade in citizenship is currently 85%. A student not passing citizenship can make up their year grade if they are in the 80-84% range.
For Hawaii Dept of Education Graduation Requirements See: http://doe.k12.hi.us/graduationreqts_2010.htm
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