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Credit and Assessments Requirement: Students must earn a minimum of twenty- one (21) credits to graduate. Credits must be earned in the following areas:
SUBJECT CREDITS REQUIREMENTS
English 4 English 9, 10, 11, 12
Social Studies 3 1 credit in U.S. History 1 credit in American Government 1 credit in Modern World History Fine Arts 1
Physical Education 1/2 1/2 credit in Lifetime Fitness
Health 1/2 1/2 credit in Health Education or Current Health Issues Technology Ed. 1
Program Choice 2-4 2 credits in World Language**; OR 2 credits in an approved Advanced Technology Program; OR 4 credits in a Career Academy
Electives 1-3
*Students who successfully completed high schoool level mathematics in middle school still need to earn 3 credits in mathematics, preferably in higher level courses. A student who passed Intro to Algebra/Data Analysis and passed the Algebra/Data Analysis HSA in 2005-2006 has fulfilled the Algebra graduation requirement.
**Students who received credit for Spanish 1 or French 1 based on work in middle school, still need to earn at least 2 credits in World Language for the program choice option.
HIGH SCHOOL ASSESSMENT: Students must take the Maryland High School Assessments for English, Algebra/Data Analysis, Biology and Government. The student must achieve one of the following: 1) the passing score on each test, 2) a minimum score for each test and a combined overall score, 3) a specific score on an MSDE-approved comparable assessment(s) OR 4) a passing score on the four High School Assessments by a combination of (1) and (3).