Woodland Regional High School - Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements

In order to graduate, students must meet several requirements. Each student must accumulate 25 credits, several of which are required:

• 4 credits of English
  • 9th Grade Humanities- World Cultures
  • 10th Grade Humanities- American Literature
  • 11th Grade Humanities- American Literature and Composition or Advanced Placement English Language and Composition
  • 12th Grade Humanities- Two-part class: World Literature and English Language and Composition
• 3.5 credits of History
  • 9th Grade Humanities- World Civilizations
  • 10th Grade Humanities- United States History I
  • 11th Grade Humanities- United States History II or Advanced Placement United States History
  • 0.5 credit in Civics
• 3 credits of Mathematics
• 3 credits of Science, one of which must be Biology
• 0.5 credit of Fine Arts
• 0.5 credit of Applied Technologies
• 1.5 credits of Physical Education/Health (0.5 credit for three years)

Of the 25 credits needed for graduation, 16 are core/mandatory and 9 are elective. Every student must be registered for 7 credits each semester. For students planning on attending college, three years of the same World Language are strongly recommended.

In order to receive credit, the student must have a final grade of 70 or above. If not, Summer School Mastery is available in some subject areas.

In addition to the credits required for graduation, there are 6 other graduation requirements:

• 40 hours of community service which is documented in the Guidance Office
• Four years of Advisory (successfully passed all four years)
• Completion of a Freshman Exhibit
• Completion of a Sophomore Exhibition
• Completion of a Junior Interview
• Completion of a Senior Project, which is considered a 0.5 credit course.